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Point Isabel, Texas / from a sketch by our special artist, C.E.H. Bonwill.

Point Isabel, Texas / from a sketch by our special artist, C.E.H. Bonw...

Soldiers digging trench in foreground; buildings and steamboats in background. Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, 1864 Feb. 13, p. 321.

Dead confederate soldier, Petersburg, Virginia, Confederate States of America.

Dead confederate soldier, Petersburg, Virginia, Confederate States of ...

Dead Confederate soldier lying in trench. Civil War Photograph Collection (Library of Congress). Published in: Viewpoints; a selection from the pictorial collections of the Library of Congress .... Washington :... More

This view was taken in the trenches of the rebel Fort Mahone, called by the soldiers "Fort Damnation," the morning after the storming of Petersburgh (i.e. Petersburg), Virginia, April 2d, 1865 [...]

This view was taken in the trenches of the rebel Fort Mahone, called b...

Stereograph showing a partially dressed Confederate boy lying dead outside a bomb proof in the trenches of Fort Mahone, Petersburg, Virginia. No. 3187, part of series: War Views. Part of series: The War for the... More

C.S. soldier killed by a shell in the trenches of "Fort Hell" (i.e. "Fort Damnation")

C.S. soldier killed by a shell in the trenches of "Fort Hell" (i.e. "F...

Stereograph showing a dead Confederate soldier lying at the bottom of a trench at Fort Mahone, Petersburg, Virginia.

Going to the trenches--a sketch in Camp Winfield Scott. Before Yorktown
Dead Confederate soldier in the trenches

Dead Confederate soldier in the trenches

Stereograph showing a dead Confederate soldier crumpled in a fetal position in the trenches outside of Fort Mahone near Petersburg, Virginia, April 2, 1865. No. 6190. Part of series: The War for the Union. Phot... More

C.S. soldier killed in the trenches at the storming of Petersburgh (i.e. Petersburg), Virginia, April. The marks and spots on his face are blood issuing from his mouth and nose. The wound is in the head, caused by a fragment of shell

C.S. soldier killed in the trenches at the storming of Petersburgh (i....

Stereograph showing a soldier wearing a gunner's haversack, which confirms his identity as an artilleryman. The photographer placed a broken gun sponge in the scene as a prop, which indicates that the image was... More

C.S. soldier killed in the trenches at the storming of Petersburgh (i.e. Petersburg), Virginia, April. The marks and spots on his face are blood issuing from his mouth and nose. The wound is in the head, caused by a fragment of shell

C.S. soldier killed in the trenches at the storming of Petersburgh (i....

Stereograph showing a soldier wearing a gunner's haversack, which confirms his identity as an artilleryman. The photographer placed a broken gun sponge in the scene as a prop, which indicates that the image was... More

Our boys in the trenches - 19th century Virginia.

Our boys in the trenches - 19th century Virginia.

Stereograph showing Union soldiers occupying a line of breastworks on the north bank of the North Anna River, Va. No. 756. Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic War History, 1861-1865. Attributed... More

Filipinos retreat from trenches /

Filipinos retreat from trenches /

"An incident of the Battle of the Trenches at Candabar [sic]. The enemy threw up a high earth embankment during the night, and are defending it with great stubbornness. The pits are crowded with Filipinos, who ... More

Second line coming up amid shell fire to win the trench

Second line coming up amid shell fire to win the trench

British soldiers in World War I. J217084 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Realistic Travels.

C.S. soldier killed by a shell in the trenches of "Fort Hell" (i.e. "Fort Damnation")

C.S. soldier killed by a shell in the trenches of "Fort Hell" (i.e. "F...

Stereograph showing a dead Confederate soldier lying at the bottom of a trench at Fort Mahone, Petersburg, Virginia.

Dead Confederate soldier in the trenches

Dead Confederate soldier in the trenches

Stereograph showing a dead Confederate soldier with a musket next to him in the trenches outside of Fort Mahone, near Petersburg, Virginia, April 2, 1865. No. 6189. Part of series: The War for the Union. Photog... More

A dead rebel soldier, as he lay in the trenches of Fort Mahone, called by the soldiers, "Fort Damnation" [...]

A dead rebel soldier, as he lay in the trenches of Fort Mahone, called...

No. 3190, part of series: War Views. Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic History. Caption continues: This soldier must have been killed by a fragment of shell, that exploded close by, as he is ... More

Picket in front of Ft. Mahone - Public domain  drawing

Picket in front of Ft. Mahone - Public domain drawing

Guard in canvas-covered trench in foreground, fort in background. Title inscribed below image. Rough sketch of trench or breastworks on verso. See also Waud, No. 120. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.2... More

The Union Line before Petersburg, Virginia, during the long siege. This gives a good idea of our Line, which was miles in length, and was thoroughly occupied

The Union Line before Petersburg, Virginia, during the long siege. Thi...

Stereograph showing Union soldiers in fortified trenches. No. 756. Corrected title, date, and photographer from record for original negative. Copyright 1904 by John C. Taylor. Forms part of: Civil War Photogra... More

Dead Confederate soldier in the trenches

Dead Confederate soldier in the trenches

Stereograph showing a dead Confederate soldier on the foot passages in the trenches of Fort Mahone with blood on his face, near Petersburg, Virginia, April 2, 1865.

Rebel soldier, killed in the trenches of Fort Mahone, called by the soldiers "Fort Damnation"

Rebel soldier, killed in the trenches of Fort Mahone, called by the so...

Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic History. Caption continues: This view was taken the morning after the storming of Petersburgh, Va., April 2d, 1865. Copyright 1865 by E. & H.T. Anthony & Co.... More

Trenches near Manila - A black and white photo of a man on a horse

Trenches near Manila - A black and white photo of a man on a horse

No. 744. Copyright by Perley Fremont Rockett, San Francisco.

[Union soldiers entrenched along the west bank of the Rappahannock River at Fredericksburg, Virginia]

[Union soldiers entrenched along the west bank of the Rappahannock Riv...

Title information from: Grant and Lee: The Virginia Campaigns, by William Frassanito (NY: Scribner's Sons, 1983), p. 422. And, Brian Pohanka. "The Famous 'Petersburg' Photo," in Military Images Magazine, Jan.-... More

Dead Confederate soldier in the trenches

Dead Confederate soldier in the trenches

Stereograph showing a dead Confederate soldier with a musket next to him in the trenches outside of Fort Mahone, near Petersburg, Virginia, April 2, 1865. No. 6189. Part of series: The War for the Union. Photog... More

Dead Confederate soldier in the trenches

Dead Confederate soldier in the trenches

Stereograph showing two dead Confederate soldiers in the trenches of Fort Mahone, Petersburg, Virginia, on April 2, 1865. No. 6182. Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic War History, 1861-1865. A... More

Picket in front of Ft. Mahone - Public domain scan / drawing

Picket in front of Ft. Mahone - Public domain scan / drawing

Guard in canvas-covered trench in foreground, fort in background. Title inscribed below image. Rough sketch of trench or breastworks on verso. See also Waud, No. 120. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.2... More

A dead rebel soldier, as he lay in the trenches of "Fort Hell"

A dead rebel soldier, as he lay in the trenches of "Fort Hell"

Stereograph showing a dead Confederate soldier crumpled sideways at the bottom of a trench in Fort Mahone, Petersburg, Virginia. Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic History. Caption continues: ... More

This view was taken in the rebel trenches, the morning after the storming of Petersburgh (i.e. Petersburg), Virginia, April 2d, 1865 [...]

This view was taken in the rebel trenches, the morning after the storm...

Conservation no. 2.90.291.27. Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic History. Caption continues: [This view] shows a dead rebel soldier who must have died instantly, his left temple and part of th... More

This view was taken in the trenches of the rebel Fort Mahone, called by the soldiers "Fort Damnation," the morning after the storming of Petersburgh (i.e. Petersburg), Virginia, April 2d, 1865 [...]

This view was taken in the trenches of the rebel Fort Mahone, called b...

Stereograph showing a partially dressed Confederate boy lying dead outside a bomb proof in the trenches of Fort Mahone, Petersburg, Virginia. No. 3187, part of series: War Views. Part of series: The War for the... More

[Dead Confederate soldier in the trenches of Fort Mahone, Petersburg, Virginia]

[Dead Confederate soldier in the trenches of Fort Mahone, Petersburg, ...

Public domain scan of American Civil War photograph, Confederates, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Firing a volley from shelter of bank - Chinese soldiers at Tien-Tsin, China

Firing a volley from shelter of bank - Chinese soldiers at Tien-Tsin, ...

D24262 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 12038. Copyright by B.L. Singley. Public domain photograph of stereoscopic card, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A dead rebel soldier, as he lay in the trenches of "Fort Hell"

A dead rebel soldier, as he lay in the trenches of "Fort Hell"

Stereograph showing a dead Confederate soldier crumpled sideways at the bottom of a trench in Fort Mahone, Petersburg, Virginia. Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic History. Caption continues: ... More

Dead Confederate soldier in the trenches

Dead Confederate soldier in the trenches

Stereograph showing a dead Confederate soldier with gun in the trenches of Fort Mahone, near Petersburg, Virginia on April 2, 1865. No. 6175. Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic War History, 186... More

Bivouaced in the rifle pits 5th Corps

Bivouaced in the rifle pits 5th Corps

Signed lower right: ARW. Title inscribed below image. Inscribed on a separate sheet of cream paper: Bivouac of the 5th corps in the rifle pits. The men in the trenches were not only exposed to shot & shell but ... More

A dead rebel soldier, as he lay in the trenches of "Fort Hell"

A dead rebel soldier, as he lay in the trenches of "Fort Hell"

Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic History. Caption continues: This view was taken the morning after the storming of Petersburgh, Va., April 2d, 1865. Copyright 1865 by E. & H.T. Anthony & Co.... More

U.S. troops and Red Cross in the trenches before Caloocan /

U.S. troops and Red Cross in the trenches before Caloocan /

"Our troops have driven the Filipinos out of the trenches, and, after firing one or two volleys, press on in pursuit. The enemy returns the fire and the forward rush is marked by a trail of dead and wounded. Fo... More

South-west trenches Major Francisco S. Peralta standing back to shack, in command.

South-west trenches Major Francisco S. Peralta standing back to shack,...

Photograph shows soldiers aiming rifles over trenches. Public domain photograph - New Mexico, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Genl. Hunt--and Major Duane, chief of Arty. and Chief Engineer

Genl. Hunt--and Major Duane, chief of Arty. and Chief Engineer

Title inscribed below image. Signed lower right: A.R. Waud. Reference print available in the Civil War Drawings file L. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.475) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil... More

Picket in front of Ft. Mahone - Public domain scenic drawing

Picket in front of Ft. Mahone - Public domain scenic drawing

Guard in canvas-covered trench in foreground, fort in background. Title inscribed below image. Rough sketch of trench or breastworks on verso. See also Waud, No. 120. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.2... More

Dead Confederate soldier in the trenches

Dead Confederate soldier in the trenches

Stereograph showing a dead Confederate soldier on the foot passages in the trenches of Fort Mahone with blood on his face, near Petersburg, Virginia, April 2, 1865.

Rebel soldier, killed in the trenches of Fort Mahone, called by the soldiers "Fort Damnation"

Rebel soldier, killed in the trenches of Fort Mahone, called by the so...

Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic History. Caption continues: This view was taken the morning after the storming of Petersburgh, Va., April 2d, 1865. Copyright 1865 by E. & H.T. Anthony & Co.... More

[Dead Confederate soldier in the trenches of Fort Mahone, Petersburg, Virginia]

[Dead Confederate soldier in the trenches of Fort Mahone, Petersburg, ...

Public domain scan of American Civil War photograph, Confederates, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Capture of trenches at Candaba /

Capture of trenches at Candaba /

"The Filipinos execute a flank movement and re-occupy the trenches, cutting off the advance guard of Americans. The rebel flag waves over the ditch and they defend their position bravely. A fierce charge by our... More

[Union soldiers entrenched along the west bank of the Rappahannock River at Fredericksburg, Virginia]

[Union soldiers entrenched along the west bank of the Rappahannock Riv...

Title information from: Grant and Lee: The Virginia Campaigns, by William Frassanito (NY: Scribner's Sons, 1983), p. 422. And, Brian Pohanka. "The Famous 'Petersburg' Photo," in Military Images Magazine, Jan.-... More

Dead Confederate soldier in the trenches

Dead Confederate soldier in the trenches

Stereograph showing a dead Confederate soldier crumpled in a fetal position in the trenches outside of Fort Mahone near Petersburg, Virginia, April 2, 1865. No. 6190. Part of series: The War for the Union. Phot... More

Dead Confederate soldier in the trenches

Dead Confederate soldier in the trenches

Stereograph showing a dead Confederate soldier with gun in the trenches of Fort Mahone, near Petersburg, Virginia on April 2, 1865. No. 6175. Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic War History, 186... More

Dead Confederate soldier in the trenches

Dead Confederate soldier in the trenches

Stereograph showing two dead Confederate soldiers in the trenches of Fort Mahone, Petersburg, Virginia, on April 2, 1865. No. 6182. Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic War History, 1861-1865. A... More

How Sherman fixed the railroad so the "Johnnies" could not use it. Sherman's march to the sea

How Sherman fixed the railroad so the "Johnnies" could not use it. She...

Stereograph showing Union soldiers in fortified trenches. No. 756. Corrected title, date and photographer from record for original negative. Copyright 1904 by John C. Taylor. Forms part of: Civil War Photograp... More

Bivouaced in the rifle pits 5th Corps

Bivouaced in the rifle pits 5th Corps

Signed lower right: ARW. Title inscribed below image. Inscribed on a separate sheet of cream paper: Bivouac of the 5th corps in the rifle pits. The men in the trenches were not only exposed to shot & shell but ... More

Going to the trenches--a sketch in Camp Winfield Scott. Before Yorktown
Dead Confederate soldier in the trenches

Dead Confederate soldier in the trenches

Stereograph showing a dead Confederate soldier on the foot passages in the trenches of Fort Mahone with blood on his face, near Petersburg, Virginia, April 2, 1865. No. 6178. Part of series: The War for the Uni... More

Dead Confederate soldier in the trenches

Dead Confederate soldier in the trenches

Stereograph showing a dead Confederate soldier on the foot passages in the trenches of Fort Mahone with blood on his face, near Petersburg, Virginia, April 2, 1865. No. 6178. Part of series: The War for the Uni... More

A dead rebel soldier, barefooted, killed by a shell, which tore his side out. The entrails are portruding from his side

A dead rebel soldier, barefooted, killed by a shell, which tore his si...

Conservation no. 2.90.291.28. Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic History. Caption continues: This view was taken in the trenches before Petersburgh, Va., April 2d, 1865, and shows a foot passa... More

Dead Confederate soldier in the trenches

Dead Confederate soldier in the trenches

Stereograph showing a dead Confederate soldier on the foot passages in the trenches of Fort Mahone with blood on his face, near Petersburg, Virginia, April 2, 1865. No. 6178. Part of series: The War for the Uni... More

Genl. Hunt--and Major Duane, chief of Arty. and Chief Engineer

Genl. Hunt--and Major Duane, chief of Arty. and Chief Engineer

Title inscribed below image. Signed lower right: A.R. Waud. Reference print available in the Civil War Drawings file L. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.475) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil... More

Interior view of the Rebel works in front of Petersburgh [sic], Virginia showing ammunition boxes, canteens and soldiers' effects scattered around. This view was taken the morning after the storming of Petersburgh, Virginia, April 2d, 1865

Interior view of the Rebel works in front of Petersburgh [sic], Virgin...

Public domain scan of American Civil War photograph, Confederates, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Genl. Hunt--and Major Duane, chief of Arty. and Chief Engineer

Genl. Hunt--and Major Duane, chief of Arty. and Chief Engineer

Title inscribed below image. Signed lower right: A.R. Waud. Reference print available in the Civil War Drawings file L. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.475) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil... More

Going to the trenches--a sketch in Camp Winfield Scott. Before Yorktown
How Sherman fixed the railroad so the "Johnnies" could not use it. Sherman's march to the sea

How Sherman fixed the railroad so the "Johnnies" could not use it. She...

Stereograph showing Union soldiers in fortified trenches. No. 756. Corrected title, date and photographer from record for original negative. Copyright 1904 by John C. Taylor. Forms part of: Civil War Photograp... More

Dead Confederate soldier in the trenches

Dead Confederate soldier in the trenches

Stereograph showing a dead Confederate soldier on the foot passages in the trenches of Fort Mahone with blood on his face, near Petersburg, Virginia, April 2, 1865.

This view was taken in the rebel trenches, the morning after the storming of Petersburgh (i.e. Petersburg), Virginia, April 2d, 1865 [...]

This view was taken in the rebel trenches, the morning after the storm...

Conservation no. 2.90.291.27. Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic History. Caption continues: [This view] shows a dead rebel soldier who must have died instantly, his left temple and part of th... More

Dead Confederate soldier in the trenches

Dead Confederate soldier in the trenches

Stereograph showing a dead Confederate soldier on the foot passages in the trenches of Fort Mahone with blood on his face, near Petersburg, Virginia, April 2, 1865. No. 6178. Part of series: The War for the Uni... More

The Union Line before Petersburg, Va., during the long siege. This gives a good idea of our Line, which was miles in length, and was thoroughly occupied

The Union Line before Petersburg, Va., during the long siege. This giv...

Stereograph showing Union soldiers in fortified trenches. No. 756. Corrected title, date, and photographer from record for original negative. Copyright 1904 by John C. Taylor. Forms part of: Civil War Photogra... More

C.S. soldier killed in the trenches at the storming of Petersburgh (i.e. Petersburg), Virginia, April. The marks and spots on his face are blood issuing from his mouth and nose. The wound is in the head, caused by a fragment of shell

C.S. soldier killed in the trenches at the storming of Petersburgh (i....

Stereograph showing a soldier wearing a gunner's haversack, which confirms his identity as an artilleryman. The photographer placed a broken gun sponge in the scene as a prop, which indicates that the image was... More

Our boys in the trenches - 19th century Virginia.

Our boys in the trenches - 19th century Virginia.

Stereograph showing Union soldiers occupying a line of breastworks on the north bank of the North Anna River, Va. No. 756. Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic War History, 1861-1865. Attributed... More

Dead Confederate soldier in the trenches

Dead Confederate soldier in the trenches

Stereograph showing a dead Confederate soldier on the foot passages in the trenches of Fort Mahone with blood on his face, near Petersburg, Virginia, April 2, 1865. No. 6178. Part of series: The War for the Uni... More

Bivouaced in the rifle pits 5th Corps

Bivouaced in the rifle pits 5th Corps

Signed lower right: ARW. Title inscribed below image. Inscribed on a separate sheet of cream paper: Bivouac of the 5th corps in the rifle pits. The men in the trenches were not only exposed to shot & shell but ... More

Dead Confederate soldier in the trenches

Dead Confederate soldier in the trenches

Stereograph showing a dead Confederate soldier with a musket next to him in the trenches outside of Fort Mahone, near Petersburg, Virginia, April 2, 1865. No. 6189. Part of series: The War for the Union. Photog... More

Dead Confederate soldier in the trenches

Dead Confederate soldier in the trenches

Stereograph showing a dead Confederate soldier crumpled in a fetal position in the trenches outside of Fort Mahone near Petersburg, Virginia, April 2, 1865. No. 6190. Part of series: The War for the Union. Phot... More

Dead Confederate soldier in the trenches

Dead Confederate soldier in the trenches

Stereograph showing two dead Confederate soldiers in the trenches of Fort Mahone, Petersburg, Virginia, on April 2, 1865. No. 6182. Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic War History, 1861-1865. A... More

A dead rebel soldier, barefooted, killed by a shell, which tore his side out. The entrails are portruding from his side

A dead rebel soldier, barefooted, killed by a shell, which tore his si...

Conservation no. 2.90.291.28. Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic History. Caption continues: This view was taken in the trenches before Petersburgh, Va., April 2d, 1865, and shows a foot passa... More

This view was taken in the trenches of the rebel Fort Mahone, called by the soldiers "Fort Damnation," the morning after the storming of Petersburgh (i.e. Petersburg), Va., April 2d, 1865 [...]

This view was taken in the trenches of the rebel Fort Mahone, called b...

Stereograph showing a partially dressed Confederate boy lying dead outside a bomb proof in the trenches of Fort Mahone, Petersburg, Virginia. No. 3187, part of series: War Views. Part of series: The War for the... More

Dead Confederate soldier in the trenches

Dead Confederate soldier in the trenches

Stereograph showing a dead Confederate soldier with gun in the trenches of Fort Mahone, near Petersburg, Virginia on April 2, 1865. No. 6175. Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic War History, 186... More

[Soldier standing in a rifle pit covered by a canopy]

[Soldier standing in a rifle pit covered by a canopy]

Picryl description: Public domain book scan - American Civil War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

A dead rebel soldier, as he lay in the trenches of Fort Mahone, called by the soldiers, "Fort Damnation" [...]

A dead rebel soldier, as he lay in the trenches of Fort Mahone, called...

No. 3190, part of series: War Views. Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic History. Caption continues: This soldier must have been killed by a fragment of shell, that exploded close by, as he is ... More

Dead Confederate soldier in the trenches

Dead Confederate soldier in the trenches

Stereograph showing two dead Confederate soldiers in the trenches of Fort Mahone, Petersburg, Virginia, on April 2, 1865. No. 6182. Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic War History, 1861-1865. A... More