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Maj. General T.C. Devin [?], U.S.A., Glass negative photograph, American Civil War time.

Maj. General T.C. Devin [?], U.S.A., Glass negative photograph, Americ...

A black and white photo of a man in uniform. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The celebrated trotting Stallions "Ethan Allen" and "George M. Patchen": In the first quarter of their great match to Wagons for $2000-mile heats. Over the Union Course, L.I. October 28th 1858. Eathan Allen winning in the remarkable time of 2:28

The celebrated trotting Stallions "Ethan Allen" and "George M. Patchen...

Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Research. Detroit, MI : Gale Research, c1983, no. 1031.

Ethan Allen & Mate and Lantern & Mate: crossing the score "a dead heat" time 2:24 1/2 In their great match for $10,000 over the Union Course, L.I. May 18th 1859, mile heats best 3 in 5 to wagons.

Ethan Allen & Mate and Lantern & Mate: crossing the score "a dead heat...

Artist: Louis Maurer (signature on image). Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Research. Detroit, MI : Gale Research, c1983, no. 1904

Maj. General Gordon Granger, American Civil War Photograph, Glass Negative.

Maj. General Gordon Granger, American Civil War Photograph, Glass Nega...

A black and white photo of a man with a beard. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Brig. General Jacob Sharp Colonel 156th N.Y. Infantry.

Brig. General Jacob Sharp Colonel 156th N.Y. Infantry.

A black and white photo of a man in a military uniform. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Maj. General William T. Sherman, American Civil War Photograph, Glass Negative.

Maj. General William T. Sherman, American Civil War Photograph, Glass ...

A black and white photo of a man in uniform. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Unidentified Union officer, full-length portrait with right hand in coat, facing front]

[Unidentified Union officer, full-length portrait with right hand in c...

On verso: Photographed by Amey & Lemer, Wyeth's Hall, Harrisburg. In album: [U.S. army officers and other persons of the Civil War period / John White Geary, comp. 1861-1865], no. 86, surrogate p. 22 (upper rig... More

Gordon Granger, American Civil War Photograph, Glass Negative.

Gordon Granger, American Civil War Photograph, Glass Negative.

A black and white photo of a man in uniform. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Maj. Genl. Joe Hooker / From photographic negative in Brady's National Portrait Gallery.

Maj. Genl. Joe Hooker / From photographic negative in Brady's National...

Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Maj. General Lovell Harrison Rousseau, American Civil War Photograph, Glass Negative.

Maj. General Lovell Harrison Rousseau, American Civil War Photograph, ...

A black and white photo of a man in uniform. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Maj. General Robert C. Schenck, American Civil War Photograph, Glass Negative.

Maj. General Robert C. Schenck, American Civil War Photograph, Glass N...

A black and white photo of a man in uniform. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Ulysses S. Grant, in uniform, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front]

[Ulysses S. Grant, in uniform, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing fro...

Photograph of etching was possibly a carte de visite before being trimmed to oval shape. Reference copy in BIOG FILE.

Maj. General W.S. Harney, American Civil War Photograph, Glass Negative.

Maj. General W.S. Harney, American Civil War Photograph, Glass Negativ...

A black and white photo of a man in uniform. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Maj. General Judson Kilpatrick, American Civil War Photograph, Glass Negative.

Maj. General Judson Kilpatrick, American Civil War Photograph, Glass N...

A black and white photo of a man reading a book. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Unidentified soldier in Union uniform] / Bell & Brother, photographers, 480 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D.C.

[Unidentified soldier in Union uniform] / Bell & Brother, photographer...

The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites and salt, which creates a glossy surface to h... More

Brig. General J. Hobart Ward, American Civil War Photograph, Glass Negative.

Brig. General J. Hobart Ward, American Civil War Photograph, Glass Neg...

A black and white photo of a man in a uniform. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Brig. General Henry A. Barnum, American Civil War Photograph, Glass Negative.

Brig. General Henry A. Barnum, American Civil War Photograph, Glass Ne...

A black and white photo of a man in uniform. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Soldier named Halsey in Union uniform with sword in front of painted backdrop] / Jno. Holyland, Metropolitan Gallery, 250 Pennsylvania Ave., Washington, D.C.

[Soldier named Halsey in Union uniform with sword in front of painted ...

The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites and salt, which creates a glossy surface to h... More

Bv't. Maj. General I.H. Duval. American Civil War 1861-1865.

Bv't. Maj. General I.H. Duval. American Civil War 1861-1865.

Head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left. No. 8237. Public domain photograph of a military, American Civil War, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Generals of the Cavalry Corps.. American Civil War 1861-1865.

Generals of the Cavalry Corps.. American Civil War 1861-1865.

Portrait photograph shows from left, Major General Philip Sheridan, Col. James William Forsyth, Chief of Staff Merritt, Brig. General Thomas C. Devin, Major General George Armstrong Custer. Hand written on ver... More

[Illustrated Civil War "Union Envelopes"]: A Secession Movement

[Illustrated Civil War "Union Envelopes"]: A Secession Movement

Riding jackass backwards. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card, with subsequent revisions. Caption card tracings: The South; Patriotism; Devils & Demons (Cart. themes); Cotton industry; C... More

Sketches with Co. B, 8th Reg. Pennsylvania Ma. under the officers of the old Southwark Guard / J. Queen del.

Sketches with Co. B, 8th Reg. Pennsylvania Ma. under the officers of t...

Drawing shows soldier guarding as men sleep in bedrolls on sidewalk.

[Burial of Union soldier at Camp Griffin, Langley, Virginia]

[Burial of Union soldier at Camp Griffin, Langley, Virginia]

Attribution of G.H. Houghton as photographer from "A very fine appearance" : the Vermont Civil War photographs of George Houghton / Donald H. Wickman. Barre : Vermont Historical Society, c2010, page 33. Title d... More

Bomb proof quarters at Ft. Burnham. The sides and top are 7 feet thick, contains two rooms, sleeping and cooking

Bomb proof quarters at Ft. Burnham. The sides and top are 7 feet thick...

Stereograph showing three Union soldiers in front of bombproof quarters at Fort Burnham, near James River, Virginia.

[Jean Allard Jeancon, Union officer, half-length portrait, seated, facing front] / Photographed by E. & J. Bruening, Indianapolis, Ind.

[Jean Allard Jeancon, Union officer, half-length portrait, seated, fac...

Photo shows Jean (sometimes called John) Allard Jeancon, a surgeon for the 32nd Indiana Volunteers. (Source: Descendant, 2012) In: Adolph Metzner photograph album ..., no. 57. Three cent stamp on verso. Color ... More

[Unidentified soldier in Union uniform with bayoneted musket]

[Unidentified soldier in Union uniform with bayoneted musket]

Case: Berg, no. 1-38. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2012; (DLC/PP-2012:127). Purchased from: Paul Reeder, Germantown, Tenn., 2012. Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs (Library of Con... More

[Unidentified soldier in Union sack coat and forage cap with musket and scabbard]

[Unidentified soldier in Union sack coat and forage cap with musket an...

Case: Leather scroll motif. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs (Library of Congress). pp/liljunion

[Unidentified soldier in Union officers's uniform and Connecticut state seal buttons]

[Unidentified soldier in Union officers's uniform and Connecticut stat...

Case: Berg, no. 3-167. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2012; (DLC/PP-2012:127). Purchased from: Nick Harris, 2012. Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs (Library of Congress). Forms part... More

[Unidentified soldier in Union uniform with three Remington revolvers, two Bowie knives, and a Springfield rifle musket]

[Unidentified soldier in Union uniform with three Remington revolvers,...

Case: Berg, no. 1-192. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2011; (DLC/PP-2012:127). pp/liljunion

[Unidentified soldier in Union assistant surgeon uniform with Ames medical sword]

[Unidentified soldier in Union assistant surgeon uniform with Ames med...

Photograph shows identified soldier. Case: Leather; floral design. Identification of soldier from match with photograph in Digital Maine Repository (https://digitalmaine.com/arc_civilwarportraits/1137/) made b... More

[General William Tecumseh Sherman]. American Civil War 1861-1865.

[General William Tecumseh Sherman]. American Civil War 1861-1865.

Frame: Thermoplastic. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2012; (DLC/PP-2012:127). Purchased from: Regimental Headquarters, Falmouth, Va., 2012. Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs (Librar... More

[Unidentified soldier in Union uniform and kepi with unidentified young boy, probably father and son]

[Unidentified soldier in Union uniform and kepi with unidentified youn...

Case: Berg, no. 3-141. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). Published in: Military images. Henryville, Pa., March-April 1999 (XX, 5), p. 11. pp/liljwoch pp/liljunion

[Unidentified soldier in Union uniform with musket]

[Unidentified soldier in Union uniform with musket]

Case: Leather scroll. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). pp/liljunion

[Unidentified young soldier in Union uniform]

[Unidentified young soldier in Union uniform]

Case: Leather; floral design. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2014; (DLC/PP 2014:202) Purchased from: Canberg & Son, 2013. Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs (Library of Congress). Fo... More

[Two unidentified soldiers in Union uniforms with Model 1809 Prussian bayoneted muskets and Model 1858 cloth-covered canteens]

[Two unidentified soldiers in Union uniforms with Model 1809 Prussian ...

Case: Leather; ornate oval design. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2012; (DLC/PP-2012:127). Purchased from: The Historical Shop, Metairie, La., 2012. Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photograph... More

[Unidentified soldier in Union uniform and forage cap with holstered revolver and bayoneted musket]

[Unidentified soldier in Union uniform and forage cap with holstered r...

Case: Leather geometric with scroll embellishments. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). pp/liljunion

[Unidentified sergeant and corporal in Union uniforms in front of painted backdrop showing camp scene]

[Unidentified sergeant and corporal in Union uniforms in front of pain...

Case: Berg, no. 2-56. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2012; (DLC/PP-2012:127). Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs (Library of Congress). Forms part of: Ambrotype/Tintype photograph fi... More

[Unidentified soldier in Union uniform with Colt revolver and Sheffield side knife]

[Unidentified soldier in Union uniform with Colt revolver and Sheffiel...

Case: Berg, no. 1-162. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2012; (DLC/PP-2012:127). Purchased from: Matthew Fleming, Milan, Ohio, 2011. Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs (Library of Cong... More

[Unidentified soldier in Union uniform and U.S. belt buckle with pistol holding hand-drawn map of Virginia]

[Unidentified soldier in Union uniform and U.S. belt buckle with pisto...

Case: Leather, floral and scroll design. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2011; (DLC/PP-2012:127). Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs (Library of Congress). NewsetLilj02 pp/liljunion

[Unidentified soldier in Union uniform]. American Civil War 1861-1865.

[Unidentified soldier in Union uniform]. American Civil War 1861-1865.

Photograph case has coin visible through cracked section. Case cracked with gilded border. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). pp/liljunion

[William W. Smith of Company G and Company K, 4th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment in uniform and tricorn hat]

[William W. Smith of Company G and Company K, 4th Massachusetts Infant...

Photograph shows identified soldier, William W. Smith, who enlisted in Company G, 4th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, as a private and enlisted in Company K as a sergeant. Case: Rinhart, no. 54. Gift; Tom Lil... More

[Unidentified soldier in Union cavalry uniform with Colt Dragoon revolver and sword in front of American flag]

[Unidentified soldier in Union cavalry uniform with Colt Dragoon revol...

Case: Berg, no. 1-188; vintage mat provided by donor. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2011; (DLC/PP-2012:127). Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs (Library of Congress). NewsetLilj01 p... More

[Unidentified soldier in Union uniform with Company F hat and upside down U.S. belt buckle, armed with Colt revolver and cavalry sword]

[Unidentified soldier in Union uniform with Company F hat and upside d...

Case: Leather; geometric design; vintage case, brass mat, and preserver supplied by donor. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2012; (DLC/PP-2012:127). Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs ... More

[Unidentified soldier in Union uniform]. American Civil War 1861-1865.

[Unidentified soldier in Union uniform]. American Civil War 1861-1865.

Case: Berg, no. 1-127. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2012; (DLC/PP-2012:127). Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs (Library of Congress). pp/liljunion

[Unidentified soldiers in Union officers' uniforms and hats with engineers' insignia seated outdoors with food on their laps]

[Unidentified soldiers in Union officers' uniforms and hats with engin...

Case: Leather; Geometric design. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2015; (DLC/PP-2015:180) Purchased from: Jeffrey Kraus Antique Photographics, 2014. Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs ... More

[Unidentified soldier in Union uniform in front of posing stand and leaning against column]

[Unidentified soldier in Union uniform in front of posing stand and le...

Case: Leather, geometric design with circle motif. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2011; (DLC/PP-2012:127). Purchased from: Lee's Headquarters Civil War Memorabilia, Fredericksburg, Va., 2011. Forms part of: Liljenquis... More

[Unidentified soldier in Union uniform with bayoneted musket in front of painted backdrop showing a window with curtains]

[Unidentified soldier in Union uniform with bayoneted musket in front ...

Case: Berg, no. 3-164. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2012; (DLC/PP-2012:127). Purchased from: Medhurst & Co., Overland Park, Kan., 2012. Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs (Library ... More

[Unidentified sailor in Union uniform with pistol]

[Unidentified sailor in Union uniform with pistol]

Case: Berg, no. 3-162. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2011; (DLC/PP-2012:127). Purchased from: Ryan M. Cooper Nautical Antiques, Yarmouth Port, Maine, 2011. Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Ph... More

[Unidentified soldier in Union uniform with pipe]

[Unidentified soldier in Union uniform with pipe]

Case: Rinhart, no. 184 (variant). Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2011; (DLC/PP-2012:127). Purchased from: Heller's Civil War Antique Shop, Newport, Pa., 2011. Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War ... More

James H. Carlten, Brig. General, Colonel, 1st Colonel Infantry.

James H. Carlten, Brig. General, Colonel, 1st Colonel Infantry.

James H. Carlten, three-quarter length portrait, seated, facing right. Civil War Photograph Collection (Library of Congress). No. 6559.

Maj. General Thomas / A.S. Morse, photographer, Dep't. of the Cumberland, Branch of Hd. Qrs., 25 Cedar Street, Nashville, Tenn.

Maj. General Thomas / A.S. Morse, photographer, Dep't. of the Cumberla...

Photograph shows portrait of Major General George Henry Thomas, known as the "Rock of Chickamauga." Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2016; (DLC/PP-2016:144) Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Phot... More

[Colonel Géza Milahótzy, Union officer in the 24th Illinois Infantry Regiment, full-length portrait, standing, facing front] / Webster's Bros.

[Colonel Géza Milahótzy, Union officer in the 24th Illinois Infantry R...

In: Adolph Metzner photograph album ..., no. 44. Color laser copy reference surrogate, showing front and back of photo, filed with finding aids for LOT 8751 in P&P Reading Room.

[Private George H. Hall of Kane County Illinois Cavalry Company and Co. H, 15th Illinois Cavalry Regiment with sword and handgun]

[Private George H. Hall of Kane County Illinois Cavalry Company and Co...

Photograph shows identified soldier. Manuscript describes details of Hall's military service; recipe for chemical solution on verso. Case: Leather; geometric. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2016; (DLC/PP-2016:144) Fo... More

[Union soldiers in front of tents, probably at Camp Griffin, Langley, Virginia]

[Union soldiers in front of tents, probably at Camp Griffin, Langley, ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an American Civil War, military forces and conflict, officer, uniform, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

[Unidentified cavalry officer in Union uniform with sword]

[Unidentified cavalry officer in Union uniform with sword]

Picryl description: Public domain image of an American Civil War, military forces and conflict, officer, uniform, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

[Civil War envelope showing American flags, eagle with laurel branches, and shield bearing message "Union and liberty"]

[Civil War envelope showing American flags, eagle with laurel branches...

Addressed to Mr. Asa Foote, Fowler, Trumbull Co., Ohio; postmarked; bears 3 cent stamp. Notation on verso: Gallipolis, Ohio. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). pp/liljmem

The War in America: Union troops attacking Confederate prisoners in the streets of Washington

The War in America: Union troops attacking Confederate prisoners in th...

Wood engraving in The Illustrated London News, 14 September 1861, p. 283. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: DC, Washington Misc. 1861; Civil War Prisoners; She... More

Colonel Paine's barracks, brigade hospital, Dr. [Sim's?] headquarters, roof of State quartermasters office, United States Quartermasters Department, ice houses, Mississippi River

Colonel Paine's barracks, brigade hospital, Dr. [Sim's?] headquarters,...

Photograph shows a commercial street in Cairo, Illinois with Union military barracks in the distance. Title from inscriptions on mount reading top left to right. "No. 4" upper left corner. Photograph possibly t... More

[Three unidentified soldiers in Union uniforms]

[Three unidentified soldiers in Union uniforms]

Case: Leather; oval surrounded by leaves design. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2011; (DLC/PP-2012:127). Purchased from: Daniel A. Schwab, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, 2011. Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection o... More

Major Anderson, U.S.A. commanding Fort Sumter, Charleston Harbor / lith. P.S. Duval & Son, Philadelphia.

Major Anderson, U.S.A. commanding Fort Sumter, Charleston Harbor / lit...

Print shows Major Robert Anderson, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly left, wearing military uniform.

[John Lawrence Rapier, Pvt., 1st Battalion Zouaves, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front]

[John Lawrence Rapier, Pvt., 1st Battalion Zouaves, head-and-shoulders...

Information from negative sleeve. Copy photo made by LC in 1961 from unidentified source. Forms part of: Civil War Photograph Collection (Library of Congress).

[Private George H. Bannister of Company H, 13th New Hampshire Infantry Regiment in sack coat and forage cap with holstered bayonet, cartridge pouch, and bayoneted musket]

[Private George H. Bannister of Company H, 13th New Hampshire Infantry...

Photograph shows identified soldier in Union uniform. Case: Berg, no. 3-19. Tintype of Mary Bannister, wife of George, found in case and processed as AMB/TIN no. 2351-A. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-20... More

U.S. Grant, Lt. General U.S.A.. American Civil War 1861-1865.

U.S. Grant, Lt. General U.S.A.. American Civil War 1861-1865.

Photograph shows signed portrait of Ulysses S. Grant in the uniform of a Major General. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2016; (DLC/PP-2016:144) Purchased from: Heritage Auctions, December 2014. Forms part of: Liljenqui... More

Colonel McCallum - Public domain portrait print

Colonel McCallum - Public domain portrait print

Photograph shows side profile portrait of Daniel Craig McCallum, Superintendent of United States Military Railroads, in uniform. Originally in album belonging to Joel B. Clough, Civilian Engineer, United States... More

Pivot guns crew, U.S. Steamer Pocahontas

Pivot guns crew, U.S. Steamer Pocahontas

Photograph shows sailors posed on the ship near the pivot gun. Title inscribed in ink on the front of the mount. Gladstone's inventory code and notes: M22. Purchase; William A. Gladstone; 1995; (DLC/PP-1995:113.269).

Union Playing Cards - Drawing. Public domain image.

Union Playing Cards - Drawing. Public domain image.

Patriotic illustration. LOT subject: Cards. Title and other information transcribed from caption card and item. Copyright by Samuel Hart & Co. Caption card tracings: Civil War Patriotic themes; Advertisements... More

Camp of 31st Pennsylvania Infantry near Washington, D.C.

Camp of 31st Pennsylvania Infantry near Washington, D.C.

Woman with sleeves rolled up holding basket, posed in front of tent with a soldier (possibly her husband) and three children, other soldiers in the background. Civil War Photographs collection. Published in: Am... More

[Portraits of Provost Marshal, McLean]. American Civil War 1861-1865.

[Portraits of Provost Marshal, McLean]. American Civil War 1861-1865.

Title inscribed above and below: Provost Marshal; McLean. Inscribed below inset: feet of officer. Formerly Waud no. C-58. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.985 recto) Forms part of: Morgan collection of... More

[Abraham Lincoln on battlefield at Antietam, Maryland, cropped version that highlights McLellan and Lincoln]

[Abraham Lincoln on battlefield at Antietam, Maryland, cropped version...

Abraham Lincoln with, from left: Col. Alexander S. Webb, Chief of Staff, 5th Corps.; Gen. George B. McClellan; Scout Adams; Dr. Jonathan Letterman, Army Medical Director; an unidentified person; and standing be... More

[2nd South Carolina Infantry Regiment raid on rice plantation, Combahee, South Carolina, and escaped slave named Gordon]

[2nd South Carolina Infantry Regiment raid on rice plantation, Combahe...

Top illustration shows slaves escaping to a Union ship as buildings burn in the distance. Three bottom illustrations show an escaped slave in tattered clothing upon his crossing of Union lines, welts from being... More

Headquarters of the Union Army commanded by General Grant, on the banks of the Mississippi, near Vicksburg [steamboats in backgrd.]

Headquarters of the Union Army commanded by General Grant, on the bank...

Title and other information transcribed from caption card. Wood engraving after sketch by Henri Lovie. Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, vol. 16, no. 392 (1863 Apr. 4), p. 29.

[Sergeant Tom Strawn of Company B, 3rd U.S. Colored Troops Heavy Artillery Regiment, with revolver in front of painted backdrop showing balustrade and landscape]

[Sergeant Tom Strawn of Company B, 3rd U.S. Colored Troops Heavy Artil...

Photograph shows identified soldier. Frame: wooden with brass mat. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2012; (DLC/PP-2012:127) Purchased from: Frank Picini, Las Vegas, Nevada, 2011. Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Colle... More

Culpeper, Virginia / negative by T.H. O'Sullivan. positive by A. Gardner.

Culpeper, Virginia / negative by T.H. O'Sullivan. positive by A. Gardn...

Photograph showing a post boy, seated at left, and another man in front of a tent used by the Post Office Department at General Headquarters in Brandy Station, Virginia. Illus. in: Gardner's photographic sketc... More

The war in Virginia - farmers' families on their way to the Union commissaries for food

The war in Virginia - farmers' families on their way to the Union comm...

People on horseback and with ox-drawn cart. Illus. in: Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, 1863 Nov. 28, p. 152. Reference copy may be in LOT 4420 R. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card.

L. S. Trowbridge, Mich.. American Civil War 1861-1865.

L. S. Trowbridge, Mich.. American Civil War 1861-1865.

Photograph shows portrait of Brevet Brigadier General Luther Stephen Trowbridge of Field and Staff, 5th Michigan Cavalry Regiment, and Field and Staff, 10th Michigan Cavalry Regiment, in uniform. Notation on v... More

Officers and non-commissioned officers of Co. J(?), 93d N.Y. Inf'y., Bealton [i.e., Bealeton], Virginia

Officers and non-commissioned officers of Co. J(?), 93d N.Y. Inf'y., B...

Civil War Photograph Collection. No. 511. LC-B817-7511 broken Public domain photograph of a military, American Civil War, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Grant's campaign south of the James--reinforcements to General Warren arriving at the terminus of Grant's railroad near the Weldon Road, two miles and a half from the recently captured works / from a sketch by our special artist, Joseph Becker.

Grant's campaign south of the James--reinforcements to General Warren ...

Public domain photograph - United States during American Civil War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Army of the Potomac--General Hancock and staff / photographed by Brady.

Army of the Potomac--General Hancock and staff / photographed by Brady...

Illus. in: Harper's weekly, 1864 Aug. 13, p. 517. Public domain photograph of a military, American Civil War, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Lieutenant-General Grant at his head-quarters / photographed by Brady.

Lieutenant-General Grant at his head-quarters / photographed by Brady.

Ulysses S. Grant, full-length portrait, standing, facing front, leaning against tree by tent. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, 1864 July 16, p. 449 (cover).

Wreck of Blakely gun on the Frazer's wharf, Charleston, S.C.

Wreck of Blakely gun on the Frazer's wharf, Charleston, S.C.

Civil War Photograph Collection (Library of Congress). No. 3088. Public domain photograph of stereoscopic card, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Banks, Honorable Nathaniel Prentice of Massachusetts. General in Union Army

Banks, Honorable Nathaniel Prentice of Massachusetts. General in Union...

A black and white photo of a man in a suit. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Vendue Range, Charleston, S.C., looking east, from near the corner of East Bay St.

Vendue Range, Charleston, S.C., looking east, from near the corner of ...

Stereograph showing damaged buildings along a street. Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic History. Copyright by E. & H.T. Anthony & Co. in 1865. Forms part of: Civil War Photograph Collection (... More

Fort C.F. Smith, Co. L, 2d New York Artillery

Fort C.F. Smith, Co. L, 2d New York Artillery

Group of soldiers with cannon and caisson. Civil War Photograph Collection. No. 675. Original neg. number: LC-B817-7675.

Castle Thunder Prison, Petersburg [i.e. Richmond], April, 1865 (Andrew J. Russel)

Castle Thunder Prison, Petersburg [i.e. Richmond], April, 1865 (Andrew...

Photograph shows a Union guard standing next to Castle Thunder, a Confederate military prison in Richmond, Virginia. Published in: Russell's Civil War photographs : 116 historic prints / by Andrew J. Russell ;... More

Meeting St., Charleston, S.C., looking South, showing the ruins of Circular church and the Mills House, St. Michael's church in the distance

Meeting St., Charleston, S.C., looking South, showing the ruins of Cir...

No. 3104. The same negative used for items 227 and 228. A copy negative is available for item 228, which shows the full image without the caption. Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic History. C... More

Charles Howland and wife, West Union, Nebraska, Custer County, Nebraska.

Charles Howland and wife, West Union, Nebraska, Custer County, Nebrask...

summary: His brother Andrew proved up on his claim and received $300. He then went to Grand Island and was never heard from again. His brother offered a $500 reward for any clue as to his whereabouts. He was s... More

Weber Family, West Union, Custer County, Nebraska.

Weber Family, West Union, Custer County, Nebraska.

Public domain photograph - historical image of Nebraska, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Henry Groff, West Union, Custer County, Nebraska.

Henry Groff, West Union, Custer County, Nebraska.

original size: 6x8 Public domain photograph - historical image of Nebraska, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Washing wheat at R.G. Carr's mill on the Middle Loup River at West Union, Custer County, Nebraska.

Washing wheat at R.G. Carr's mill on the Middle Loup River at West Uni...

original size: 6x8 Public domain photograph - historical image of Nebraska, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

J.R. Wabel farmhouse at West Union, Custer County, Nebraska.

J.R. Wabel farmhouse at West Union, Custer County, Nebraska.

summary: Note: The man standing to the left smoking a pipe is Thomas Jefferson Butcher, father of the photographer. original size: 6x8

Alva Carter, old blacksmith shop, West Union, Custer County, Nebraska.

Alva Carter, old blacksmith shop, West Union, Custer County, Nebraska.

original size: 6x8 Public domain photograph of antique or medieval ruins, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Union of all nations / Th. Nast, 1893.

Union of all nations / Th. Nast, 1893.

Patriotic drawing commemorating the Naval Review held in New York Harbor in connection with the World's Columbian Exposition held in Chicago in 1893. The drawing shows a young woman holding a paper labeled "Th... More

Florence military prison series--"Washing up" / J.E. Taylor.

Florence military prison series--"Washing up" / J.E. Taylor.

Prisoners of war being washed in large tubs. 13490 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 56. Photographic reproduction of watercolor by James E. Taylor, 1897.

Bronson Howard's greater Shenandoah during American Civil War

Bronson Howard's greater Shenandoah during American Civil War

Caption: Col. West: "You say a prisoner has been captured? Is it a spy?" Serg't Barket: "Worse, a petticoat! Created and "copyright 1898 by The Strobridge Lith Co, Cin'ti & N.Y." Management, Jacob Litt. N.Y. 81... More

Major Genl. Henry W. Halleck General in chief of the armies of the U.S. July 1862.

Major Genl. Henry W. Halleck General in chief of the armies of the U.S...

Henry W. Halleck, full-length portrait, wearing military uniform, seated on rearing horse. 456(?) U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Currier & Ives. Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Res... More

The siege of Vicksburg, the fight in the crater of Fort Hill, after the explosion, June 25 63 / sketched by A.E. Mathews, 31st Reg. O.V.I. ; Middleton, Strobridge & Co. Lith. Cin. O.

The siege of Vicksburg, the fight in the crater of Fort Hill, after th...

Print shows Union soldiers in trench and behind wooden walls and gabions as an assault is made on Fort Hill during the siege of Vicksburg, Mississippi. Includes a "description of the position" with a key that i... More

Fredericksburg, Virginia / negative by T.H. O'Sullivan; positive by A. Gardner.

Fredericksburg, Virginia / negative by T.H. O'Sullivan; positive by A....

Row of cannons with men positioned to load each cannon before the next round of bombardment. Illus. in: Gardner's photographic sketch book of the war / Alexander Gardner. Washington, [D.C.]: Philp & Solomons, [... More

The Union line before Petersburg - 19th century Virginia.

The Union line before Petersburg - 19th century Virginia.

Stereograph showing a view of the defensive fortifications near Fort Morton including sharpened wooden spikes in front of a line of breastworks, and the soldiers' huts behind the breastworks. No. 1062. Part of ... More

[Portrait of Maj. General George G. Meade, officer of the Federal Army]

[Portrait of Maj. General George G. Meade, officer of the Federal Army...

Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Hospital at Fredericksburg, Virginia, May 1864

Hospital at Fredericksburg, Virginia, May 1864

Photograph shows soldiers outside a brick hospital building in Fredericksburg, Virginia, recovering from wounds received during the battles in the "Wilderness campaign." Woman seated in doorway is volunteer nur... More

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