[Envelope addressed to General Howell Cobb, Commdr., etc., Quincy, Flo...
Handwritten envelope addressed to General Howell Cobb of 16th Georgia Infantry Regiment and General Staff; bears 10-cent stamp. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). Forms part of: Liljenquist Family... More
"Whew! That old hen, Jeff Davis, has been trying to hatch a rotten egg...
Chicken with head of Jefferson Davis over nest labeled Richmond containing secession egg, which is being broken by a Union soldier. Illus. in: Harper's Weekly, (1862). Ref. copy may be in LOT 4419 - CIVIL WAR, ... More
[Sketch of a portion of Orange County, north and east of Orange showin...
Relief shown by hachures. Date, title, and scale from Stephenson's Civil War maps, 1989. Pen-and-ink and pencil on an irregularly cut and torn piece of brown paper, mounted on cloth. LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.)... More
181023-N-HP188-0031 RICHMOND, Va. (October 23, 2018)
181023-N-HP188-0031 RICHMOND, Va. (October 23, 2018) Erik Farrell, an archaeological conservator from the Mariners’ Museum and Park located in Newport News, works with a device to collect measurement data from ... More
Co. - , 153d New York Infantry. American Civil War 1861-1865.
No. B281. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. 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 a... More
[Sketches of roads west of Fredericksburg, Va.].
Shows names of some residents. Relief shown by hachures. Title, date, and scale derived from Stephenson's Civil War maps, 1989. Pencil on sheets of ledger paper originally held together with 2 labels, mounted b... More
Battle of Crampton's Gap, Maryland : fought Septr 14th 1862.
Shows the area surrounding Burkittsville, Frederick County, Md., as the left wing of McClellan's army moved toward Crampton's Gap to try to prevent the Confederate assault on Harper's Ferry, W. Va.
Map shewing [sic] retreat of Union Army from Savage's Station to White...
Public domain scan of a architecture diagram, settlement map, plan, or drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.
The liberator. v.32:no.46(1862:Nov.14)
Journal of the times Courtesy of Boston Public Library
Yorktown, Virginia. Confederate battery. Magruder with 8-inch Columbia...
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View of the camps of the Army of the Potomac, on Bolivar Heights, near...
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Plan of the Battle of Chantilly, Va., September 1st, 1862, 5 to 10 p.m...
Concerns the placement of Union and Rebel forces, including the headquarters of General Samuel P. Heintzelman, for the last scene of fighting of the Second Bull Run Campaign, June-September, 1862. Covers porti... More
Appeal to the people of Tennessee ... Andrew Johnson. Executive office...
C. S. A.; Appeal to the people of Tennessee. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. 10 duplicate copies Printed Ephemera Collect... More
Sketch of portions of seacoast of South Carolina & Georgia /
Map of the coast from Bull's Bay, South Carolina, to Ossabaw Sound, Georgia, showing forts, drainage, roads, railroads, and towns. "References" at the bottom center of the map give dates on which forts were cap... More
Position of Richmond, Va. - Public domain vintage map
Area map of Richmond showing locations of roads, railroads, waterways, and landforms, as well as outlying Confederate defenses. Also includes notations of Union positions on June 13th and June 20th, 1862, and ... More
Ruins at Manassas Junction, Virginia after its evacuation by Confedera...
Alternate title, photographer, and date from Catalogue of photographic incidents of the war, from the gallery of Alexander Gardner...by Bob Zeller, published by the Center for Civil War Photography, c2003. Ill... More
Battle between the Mexicans and the allied invaders, at the National B...
Ref. copy. Illus. in: Harper's Weekly, v. 6, (1862 February 22), p. 124. Title and other information transcribed from caption card. Caption card tracings: Geogr.; Mex Hist 1862; France Hist 1862.
War telegram marking map. - Public domain vintage map
Scale ca. 1:490,000. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 465.75 Base map depicting eastern Virignia printed in brown ink. "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1862 by L. Prang & Co." "Explanations. The ex... More
Attack and capture of Fort Donelson, Tenn. by Genl. U.S. Grant U.S.A.
Shows troop locations around Fort Donelson, Tenn., on the Cumberland River, as the Union army prepared to attack. "Fought 14-15th February 1862." -- Page caption. Color coding indicates the location of Union an... More
Yorktown, Virginia, May 1862. A scene during the Civil War
No. B-82. Caption continues: (US Army signal corps "Brady photographs" catalogue, 1921, no. B-82) after a photographer working under the direction of Mathew B. Brady
[Civil War envelope for N.Y. Volunteers, 130th Regiment, U.S. Army]
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Topographical engineers at Headquarters, Army of Potomac, in front of ...
Group of 9 men at table in front of tent. Civil War Collection. Civil War Photograph Collection (Library of Congress). This record contains unverified data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Geogr.; C.W.... More
[Civil War envelope showing flotilla of gunboats engaged in battle on ...
Addressed to Miss Josie Paige, Nelson, N.H.; bears 3 cent stamp. Initialed A.L.M. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs (Library ... More
Fredericksburg - Public domain scan / drawing
Title inscribed below image. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.144) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.
War scenes - return of national foraging parties into camp near Annand...
Title and other information transcribed from caption card. Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, vol. 13 or 14 (1862 Nov. 23), p. 5. Reference copy may be in SSF (Graphic) - Civil War 1861-1865 Forag... More
Farm house used as a hospital by the rebels; their dead and wounded ly...
Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.1.40) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.
Map shewing [sic] vicinity of Winchester, Virginia, Potomac, etc.
Shows portions of southern Maryland and northern Virginia emphasizing Winchester, Va. Sneden notes on the map that Winchester was a city that changed hands 46 times during the war. He lists three major battle... More
Plan of the battle of Gaine's Mill, Virginia fought June 27th, 1862.
Concerns the Battle of Gaines Mill, Hanover County, Va., one of the Seven Days' Battles, 26 June-1 July 1862. NOTE: Researchers will be served a color photocopy of this scrapbook image. Original scrapbook hous... More
Grand concert; by the 79th regt'al band Friday evening April 18th, 186...
C. S. A. 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; Portfolio 173, Folder 16.
Sketch of the lines at Yorktown Virginia April 30th 1862.
Shows an area that includes Gloucester Point on the north/east side of the York River, Yorktown on the south/west side of the river, and Wormsley Creek to the south of Yorktown as the Union forces finalized pre... More
Cumberland Landing, Virginia. Federal encampment on the Pamunkey
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Antietam, Maryland. Bridge across the Antietam. Northeast view
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Plan of the battle of Fredericksburg. Fought 13th Decr. 1862.
Map shows Gen. R. E. Lee's strong position on the heights overlooking Fredericksburg, Va. While he could not prevent the Union forces from crossing the Rappahannock River on December 13 and taking the town, the... More
Antietam bridge, Md., American Civil War Glass Negative.
No. 4221. Illus. in: Gardner's photographic sketch book of the war / Alexander Gardner. Washington, [D.C.]: Philp & Solomons, [1865-66], v. 1, no. 19. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. Alexander Gardner (Octobe... More
The liberator. v.32:no.8(1862:Feb.21)
Journal of the times Courtesy of Boston Public Library
Fort Snelling, Minnesota, at the confluence of the rivers Mississippi ...
Illus. in: Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, 1862 Sept. 20, pp. 408-409. This record contains unverified data from caption card.
Scene in camp life--mess no. of the 13th Illinois Volunteers, in their...
Public domain history book page scan, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
John Adams : from a painting by Chappel in the possession of the publi...
Public domain reproduction of art print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Beaufort, South Carolina. Federal signal station. Formerly the home of...
Public domain photograph of American Civil War era building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Church at Rejkjavik Iceland - Public domain scan / drawing
Drawing shows a church near a small clapboard house in Rejkjavk, the capitol city of Iceland. Taylor visited Iceland in 1862, perhaps en route to Russia. Gift; Charles F. Heartman; 1922; (DLC/PP-46411a).
Hampton, Virginia. Ruins of old brick church. (The oldest Protestant c...
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James River, Virginia. Officers on deck of U.S.S. MONITOR
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[Civil War envelope showing woman pouring a drink for a wounded soldie...
Addressed to Miss Fidlia Corwin, Newark, Wayne Co., New York; bears 3 cent stamp. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs (Library ... More
O.H. Perry / from the original painting by Chappel.
Print shows Oliver H. Perry, full-length portrait, facing slightly left, wearing military uniform, with nautical backdrop and props. Entered according to act of Congress AD 1862, by Johnson, Fry & Co. in the c... More
Fair Oaks Station, Virginia - 19th century Virginia.
Battery of howitzers and soldiers, during Civil War. Stereo, The War for the Union. Photographic War History (no. 471). LC-B8171-471 (half). This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption ... More
General George B. McClellan, American Civil War Photograph, Glass Nega...
A black and white photo of a man in uniform. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Major-Genl. Joseph Hooker. (Fighting Joe) at the Battle of Antietam Se...
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The liberator. v.32:no.17(1862:Apr.25)
Journal of the times Courtesy of Boston Public Library
Harrison's Landing, Virginia. General Samuel P. Heintzelman and staff
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Gwine to de field, Hopkinson's Plantation, Edisto Island, S.C.
Photograph shows slaves on the Hopkinson plantation, with two boys in a cart pulled by a donkey.
[The Waltham Bank twenty dollar private bank note proof]
Print shows vignettes of goddesses with grain and a scythe, possibly Ceres; a woman fetching water and horses drinking at a trough; and a woman working a spinning wheel as a factory operates in the distance. O... More
Plan of Fort Lyon on Eagle Hill above Alexandria, Va.
Shows a detailed drawing of Union Fort Lyon located on Eagle Hill in Fairfax County, Va. This fort was the headquarters for Major General Samuel Peter Heintzelman, U.S.A. NOTE: Researchers will be served a col... More
Map of Hampton to Howard's Bridge, Virginia.
The area depicted includes the York River to the north, the James River to the south and the Hampton/Five Points area to the east.
Officers, 1st Conn. Heavy Artillery (hdq), Ft. Richardson, Arlington, ...
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Yorktown, Virginia (vicinity). Comte de Paris, Duc de Chartres, Prince...
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Relics shown in a tent erected in Franklin School House hall, Washingt...
Handwritten on verso: 1862. 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; Portfolio 69, Folder 54.
Upon next Tuesday this precinct must submit to the misfortune and disg...
Civil war posters. 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; Portfolio 157, Folder 39.
Monitor [USS Passaic?], American Civil War Glass Negative.
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[Grigsby House, Centreville, Virginia Headquarters of General Johnston...
Public domain vintage artistic photograph, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.
The Battle of Antietam, fought September 17, 1862
Includes General Burnside holding the hill, attack by General Franklin, and General McClellan to the rescue. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, 1862 Oct. 4, p. 632-633.
[Sketch of the vicinity of Cross Keys, Va.].
Shows the names of some residents. Title and date derived from Stephenson's Civil War maps, 1989. Pencil sketch mounted on cloth. LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.), H95 Available also through the Library of Congress ... More
Reconnaissance of the battle field at Bull Run, Va., fought July 21, 1...
Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Shows names of some residents. Annotations show troop positions and engagements. Oriented with north to the right. Civil War salted paper maps. Sun print with annotati... More
A Confederate picket, Confederate States of America
Illustration showing a Confederate picket seated on rock at Drewry's Bluff, Chesterfield Co., Va. Illus. in: The Southern illustrated news, 1862 Sept. 13, vol. 1, no. 26, p. 5. Engraving after drawing by G.W. Chapman.
Outline view of Thingvalla - Public domain document scan of drawing
Drawing shows an outline of a Icelandic valley, Thingvalla. Taylor visited Iceland in 1862, perhaps en route to Russia.
Harrison's Landing, Virginia. Maj. Myers, Lts. Stryker and Norton. "10...
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