[Abraham Lincoln, three-quarter length portrait, seated and holding hi...
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Miss Clara Barton. Female portrait of American Civil War time by Mathe...
Original Caption: Miss Clara Barton..U.S. National Archives’ Local Identifier: 111-B-1857..From:: Series: Mathew Brady Photographs of Civil War-Era Personalities and Scenes, (Record Group 111)..Photographer: B... More
Washington, District of Columbia. Grand review of the army
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Washington, District of Columbia. Officers and men, 3d Regiment, Massa...
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Petersburg, Virginia. Fortifications in front of Petersburg
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[Major General George Armstrong] Custer, American Civil War Photograph...
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Richmond, Virginia. Ruins of Gallego Mills
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Farmville, Virginia (vicinity). Distance view of High bridge of the So...
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District of Columbia. Headquarters of General Martin D. Hardin at Fort...
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President's car, Alexandria - A black and white photo of a train
Photograph shows the president's rail car at the Alexandria station. Photograph probably taken in Jan. The car was later used as Lincoln's funeral car.
"Is all dem Yankees dat's passing?"
Caricature showing black woman on porch looking at large number of Union troops marching by (Sherman's march through Georgia). Illus. in: Harper's weekly, 1865 Jan. 7, p. 16.
Washington, District of Columbia. Grand review of the army
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Prospect Hill, Virginia. Signal station at camp of 13th New York Caval...
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Richmond, Virginia. Pratt's castle on Gamble's Hill
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Poplar Grove, Virginia. Officer's quarters and church. 50th New York E...
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Map showing the operations of the Army of the Potomac under command of...
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Appomattox Court House, Virginia. McLean house
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Poe, General, O.M. U.S.A., American Civil War Photograph, Glass Negati...
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Petersburg, Virginia. Earthworks in front of Petersburg
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Harper's Ferry, West Virginia. View of Maryland Heights
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General Henry S. Gansevoort and staff, Prospect Hill, Virginia (near W...
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[Washington, District of Columbia (vicinity)]. General James A. Hall, ...
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Military prisons at Charleston, South Carolina / sketched by Lieutenan...
Illus. in: Harper's weekly, v. 9, no. 425 (1865 February 18), p. 108.
Washington, District of Columbia. Officers of 9th or 10th U.S. Veteran...
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Washington, District of Columbia. Grand review of the army. Troops pas...
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Fort Fisher, North Carolina. Dismounted gun
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[Mounted cavalry riding past reviewing stand during the "grand review"...
No. 1252. On verso: Grand Review of Army, Wash. D.C., May 1865. Printed 1905 by Handy Studio, Washington, D.C.
Richmond, Virginia. Burnt district - 19th century Virginia.
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[Washington, D.C. Spectators at side of the Capitol, which is hung wit...
No. 748. Hand-written on back of mount: Grand Review of Army, Wash. D.C., May 1865, scene at Capitol. Printed 1905 by Handy Studio, Washington, D.C. Civil War Photograph Collection (Library of Congress). Title ... More
Maj. H.H. Humphrey and others, American Civil War Photograph, Glass Ne...
Three Civil War Union soldiers, drinking outside a canopied living quarters area, African American on right holding bottle. Original neg. no.: LC-B817-7406.
Washington, District of Columbia. [General Martin D. Hardin's] headqua...
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Lloyd's new military map of the border & southern states
Scale ca. 1:850,000. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 71 At top of map: The rebellion as it was and as it is. Shows "territory held by Rebels April 1st, 1865, in red," "territory gained from Rebels since January 1s... More
Campaigns of the Civil War in the East.
16904 U.S. Copyright Office Scale ca. 1:10,000,000. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 71c.2 Copyright, 1910, by A. B. Adlerman. "Plate no. 8" in the lower right margin. Map of the South Atlantic states showing "Sher... More
Dead Confederate soldiers in trenches of Fort Mahone in front of Peter...
Copyright 1865 by E. & H.T. Anthony & Co. No. 4283. Mounted with 5 other photographs with general caption: Dead Confederates in Ft. Mahone, Petersburg, Va. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.
Plan of the Battle of Five Forks, Va., March 31st 1865 and 1st April.
Map shows view from Petersburg to Five Forks, Va. As part of an overall plan to force the Confederate troops out of their Petersburg trenches, on March 30, 1865, Gen. Sheridan's troops advanced on Dinwiddie Co... More
Campaigns of the Civil War in the West.
16903 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright, 1910, by A. B. Adlerman. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 71c.4 Description derived from published bibliography. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a r... More
"As if he had been in a bottle strongly corked" / W.H.T.
Photographic reproduction of drawing shows caricature of Brigadier General Benjamin Franklin Butler inside a corked bottle referring to a quotation about Butler by U.S. Grant: "... as completely shut off from f... More
Richmond, Virginia. Ruins of Gallego Mills. Interior view
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Greyfriars Bobby - A black and white photo of a dog
Unknown..about 1865..Accession no. PGP R 831 .Medium Albumen print .Size 9.1 x 5.9 cm .Credit Gift of Mrs. Riddell in memory of Peter Fletcher Riddell 1985 . PGP R 831 ) .
Panoramic view, the ruins of Charleston, S.C., Roman Catholic Cathedra...
Stereograph showing a young man seated on the ruins of exterior stairs. The ruins of several buildings, and the cathedral are in the distance. Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic History. Hand... More
Drewry's Bluff, Virginia (vicinity). Sling for heavy artillery
Photo shows the equipment used by Union troops to remove heavy artillery pieces from Drewry's Bluff, which was on the James River and part Confederate defenses for Richmond, Virginia, until evacuated in April 1865.
General Ferrero and staff, Petersburgh (i.e. Petersburg), Virginia
Stereograph showing General Edward Ferrero and staff on the steps of a building in Petersburg, Virginia. No. 3333. Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic History. Copyright in 1865 by E. & H. T. A... More
McLean's House, Appomattox Court-House, Virginia where the capitulatio...
Photograph showing a group of people seated on the steps of the brick house in which the terms of surrender were signed on the ninth of April 1865 in the village of Appomattox Court House. Illus. in: Gardner's... More
District of Columbia. Soldiers' cemetery near Fort Stevens (Brightwood...
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Washington Navy Yard, District of Columbia. Man arrested on suspicion ...
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The great labor question from a Southern point of view
Man, seated on porch, with family, holding newspaper, and saying, "My boy - we've toiled and taken care of you long enough - now you've got to work!", to an African American man standing in front of the porch, ... More
View of Fort Sumpter (i.e. Sumter). Interior, showing remains of a cas...
Stereograph showing a fortified enclosure on the parapet, and gabions used as reinforcements inside Fort Sumter.
View of Ft. Sumpter (i.e. Sumter), showing a mingled mass of debris, s...
Stereograph showing two men seated on rocks amidst the debris of Fort Sumter. One man leans on a damaged cannon. Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic History. Copyright 1865 by E. & H.T. Anthony... More
Interior of Fort Sumpter (i.e. Sumter), Charleston Harbor, S.C., April...
Stereograph showing crowd at the flag-raising ceremony inside Fort Sumter on the occasion of the anniversary of Major General Anderson's surrender four years earlier. Part of series: The War for the Union. Phot... More
View of Fort Sumpter (i.e. Sumter), showing the debris, shot, and shel...
Stereograph showing ruins of artillery among the rocks on the exterior of Fort Sumter.
Pontoon bridges across James River, Richmond Virginia
Photograph shows an aerial view of the James River with a pontoon bridge going across it. No. B841. Mounted with four other photographs with general caption: Views in Richmond, Va., April, 1865. Photograph is ... More
Richmond, Virginia. Ballard house on Franklin Street. (Photographer's ...
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Richmond, Virginia. Burnt district - 19th century Virginia.
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Washington, District of Columbia. Grand review of the army
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Dutch Gap Canal, James River, Virginia (vicinity). A 10-inch Columbiad...
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[Fort Fisher, defensive work protecting the entrance to the port of Wi...
LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 313 Stamped in the lower right corner "From Collection of David Dixon Porter." Similar to pl. 67, no. 1, in the Atlas to Accompany the Official Records of the Union and Confederate ... More
Appomattox Station, Virginia / negative by T.H. O'Sullivan, positive b...
Photograph showing tracks at the Appomattox railroad station where a train containing provisions for the Confederate Army was overtaken by Union forces.
Petersburg, Virginia. Earthworks in front of Petersburg
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Quartermaster's Office at 7th St. Wharf, Wash., D.C.
Fourteen men posed in front. Brady-Handy Studio. Civil War Photograph Collection (Library of Congress). No. 876.
War views. No. 1997, Ruins of P.M. Gen'l M. Blair's residence, MD
Stereograph shows several citizens standing among the ruins of Postmaster General Montgomery Blair's home, which was destroyed by Confederate forces during a raid on July 12, 1864. Caption continues: Destroyed... More
Petersburg, Virginia. Blandford church, American Civil War Glass Negat...
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Washington, District of Columbia (vicinity). Headquarters of defenses ...
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Dutch Gap Canal. Taken after the bank was blown out
Stereograph showing partial view of the canal on the James River in Virginia. Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic History. Copyright in 1865 by E. & H. T. Anthony & Co. Forms part of: Civil War... More
Artillery camp at City Point, January 1865
Photograph showing Union soldiers and caissons at a military camp.
Petersburg, Virginia. [Confederate Fort McGilvery] - 19th century Virg...
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Dead Confederates in the trenches of Fort Mahone, April 3, 1865
No. B654. Photographer's name from photographic print from the same negative at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Mounted with 5 other photographs with general caption: Dead Confederates at Ft. Mahone,... More
Richmond, Virginia. Ruins of building and Richmond & Petersburg Railro...
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Petersburg, Virginia. Camp of 2d Wisconsin Infantry
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Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Capt. [John J] Huff's clerk
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Petersburg, Virginia. Confederate fortifications at "Gracie's Salient....
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Petersburg, Virginia. Street - 19th century Virginia.
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Contrabands accompanying the line of Sherman's march through Georgia /...
Four illustrations: contrabands accompaning the line of Sherman's march through Georgia; dead girl(?) on bed and man standing alongside; John Garth and Olivia Ruthermayne seated; Ruthermayne escutcheon (barber supplies).
Appomattox Court House, Virginia, April 1865
Photograph shows group of Federal soldiers with rifles. For larger image of portrait, see LOT 4165-G, no. 70.
General L.D. Watkins, American Civil War Photograph, Glass Negative.
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Farmville, Virginia (vicinity). High Bridge over the Appomattox River ...
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Death of President Lincoln! Born February 12th, 1809:--- Died April 15...
Death of President Lincoln.; Verse.; On verso: 1404 Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfol... More
Map prepared to exhibit the campaigns in which the Army of the Cumberl...
Scale 1:1,267,200. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 84 Map of South Carolina, Kentucky, and Tennessee, and parts of Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, North Carolina, and Virginia, showing roads, railroads, towns, rive... More
Chevaux-de-Frise in front of the Rebel Works at Petersburgh (i.e. Pete...
Stereograph showing a barricade composed of long wooden spikes attached to a wooden frame placed by Confederate soldiers in front of parapets. Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic History. Capti... More
Petersburg, Virginia. The first Federal wagon train enterering the tow...
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Extract of military map of N.E. Virginia showing forts and roads.
Covers Washington D.C. metropolitan area. Eastern corner of D.C. off map. Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings. Also shows rural householders' names and vegetation. Coloring differs. Includes not... More
Petersburg, Virginia. Earthworks [Fort Stedman] in front of Petersburg
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Washington, District of Columbia. Quartermaster's Office (Capt. Charle...
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Prospect Hill, Virginia. General Henry S. Gansevoort and staff
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Appomattox Court House, Virginia. McLean house
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Band of 9th Veteran Reserve Corps, Washington, D.C., April, 1865
Group portrait of 17 uniformed men posed in a semicircle and holding instruments, with two drums in foreground. No. 807. Civil War Photograph Collection (Library of Congress). Original glass negative is broken:... More
The custom house, Richmond, Virginia, Ap. 1865 (Andrew J. Russel)
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
The ruins of the Circular church and Seccession Hall, Meeting St., Cha...
Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic History. Hand written on verso: Miller, vol. II, p. 172. Copyright by E. & H.T. Anthony & Co. in 1865. Forms part of: Civil War Photograph Collection (Librar... More
Petersburg, Virginia. Planning mill - 19th century Virginia.
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Washington, District of Columbia. Government repair shops
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War views. No. 2041, Bounty brokers looking out for substitutes
Stereograph shows a line of men standing outside a recruitment office looking for men to enlist in the army for the bonuses offered by local, state, or federal agencies. (DLC/PP-2012:069.07)
Samarkandskiia drevnosti. Medrese Bibi Khanym. Vid glavnago vkhoda s n...
Illus. in: Turkestanskīi al'bom, chast' arkheologicheskaia ..., 1871-1872, part 1, vol. 1, pl. 72.
Washington, District of Columbia. Grand review of the army. Interior v...
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Appomattox Court House, Virginia. View of Court House and soldiers
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Map of a part of the city of Richmond showing the burnt districts
Scale not given. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 641 "The black markes indicates burnt." Confederate imprint. Another copy is in the Hubbard family papers, Manuscript Division, L.C., container no. 17. Description ... More
[Washington, District of Columbia (vicinity)]. General Andrew A. Humph...
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War views. No. 1500, Camp life, Army of the Potomac - basking in the s...
Stereograph shows Union soldiers taking a break to soak up some sunshine in camp. No. 1500. (DLC/PP-2012:069.13)
Petersburg, Virginia. View of mills - 19th century Virginia.
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Richmond, Virginia. View on the canal
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Captured guns at Richmond ready for transportation to Washington, May,...
Photograph showing a stockpile of captured Confederate weapons at Rocketts wharf in Richmond. Published in: Russell's Civil War photographs : 116 historic prints / by Andrew J. Russell ; with a preface by Joe ... More