1863, 19th century

[Portrait of Emanuel Rudasill, Company M, 16th North Carolina Regiment...

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Rebel works in front of Atlanta, Ga., no. 2

This record contains unverified data from shelflist. Plate from: Photographic views of Sherman's campaign / from negatives taken in the field by Geo. N. Barnard. New York : 1866. Published in: Photographic view... More

The house that Jeff built - Public domain drawing

An extended and bitter indictment of Jefferson Davis and the Southern slave system. The work consists of a series of twelve vignettes with accompanying verse, following the scheme of the nursery rhyme "The Hous... More

Staff officers at headquarters, Army of Potomac, April 1863

Capt. Alexander Moore, Capt. Harry Russell and Capt. W.L. Candler on horseback. No. 552. Civil War Collection. Civil War Photograph Collection (Library of Congress). This record contains unverified, old data fr... More

One kind of patriotism. - Public domain portrait print

Public domain image related to President Abraham Lincoln, gelatin silver print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Bealeton, Virginia. Company E, 93d New York Infantry

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Vendue Range, Charleston, S.C.--The building on the left is where the ...

Civil War Photograph Collection (Library of Congress). No. 3070. Original neg. for this print: LC-B811-3070. Brady-Handy Collection.

William H. Lambert, Capt. 33rd N.J. Infantry., U.S.A.

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

Group at transportation office, Aquia Creek, Virginia

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Amerikajin - bango wakai - Public domain Japanese woodblock print

Japanese print shows an American couple conversing; includes text of Japanese translation.

[Tom Thumb, full-length portrait, facing left, standing by chair]

Carte de visite photograph. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card.

Siege of Charleston - the magazine of Fort Moultrie exploded by a shel...

Wood engraving after sketch by W.T. Crane. Illus. in: Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, 1863 Oct. 3. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Artists, Publ. I.; US... More

[Morris Island, South Carolina], American Civil War Photograph, Glass ...

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

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. General George G. Meade's headquarters

An old black and white photo of a farm. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Unidentified young man, full-length studio portrait, standing in fron...

Public domain photograph - portrait of an officer in military uniform, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Private John J. Rhodes of Company K, 5th Virginia Infantry Regiment, ...

Photograph shows identified soldier. Case: Leather quatrefoil and scroll. (Case damaged and not retained by Library of Congress.) Copy photo made by LC in 1961 is in Civil War Reference File. Gift; Robert H. S... More

Headquarters of the Sanitary Commission, Brandy Station, Virginia 1864...

No. 4202. Alternate title and date from Gardner's Photographic Sketchbook of the War. Illus. in: Gardner's photographic sketch book of the war / Alexander Gardner. Washington, D.C. : Philp & Solomons, [c1866... More

Company I, 6th Pennsylvania Cavalry, Falmouth, Virginia, June 1863

Photograph shows "Rush's Lancers" with Capt. J. Starr and Lt. F. Furness seated in front. No. 140. Additional information from Catalogue of photographic incidents of the war, from the gallery of Alexander Gar... More

The battle of Gettysburg - Longstreet's attack upon our left centre - ...

Wood engraving after drawing by A.R. Waud. Illus. in: Harper's Weekly, 1863 Aug. 8. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card.

Captain Craig of Flints staff. American Civil War 1861-1865.

Full length portrait. Public domain scan of 19th century American drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Hugh W. Mercer, of Georgia, Brigadier General, C.S.A., half-length po...

Reference copy in BIOG FILE. Public domain photograph of a military, American Civil War, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The war in the southwest - Adjutant-General Thomas addressing the Negr...

Print shows a large crowd of African American men, women, and children, some wearing military uniforms, listening to Adjutant-General Lorenzo Thomas speak "on the duties and responsibilities of freedom."

Secretary Chase's Grand March, composed for the piano

"To the Hon. Salmon P. Chase, Secretary of the Treasury." Music cover illustrated with fifty dollar United States Treasury note on top of 2 other U.S. Treasury notes. LOT subdivision subject: Money. Title and ... More

The war in Mississippi - General McPherson's army crossing the Big Bla...

Wood engraving after sketch by Fred B. Schell. Illus. in: Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, 1863 Nov. 28, p. 153. Reference copy may be available in LOT 4416 G (1863). This record contains unverified, old d... More

[President Abraham Lincoln seated with his secretaries John Hay and Jo...

Photo shows President Abraham Lincoln seated between his private secretaries John G. Nicolay and John Hay at a photo session in Alexander Gardner's studio in Washington, D.C., on November 8, 1863. "On this day ... More

West front of the U.S. Capitol at Washington, D.C., as it appeared the...

Photograph showing Capitol building with scaffolding surrounding Thomas Crawford's Statue of Freedom atop the dome.

[Portraits of the executioner of Kanagawa with sword and prisoner, the...

Captions on front of item: "Executioner of Kanagawa" (upper left); [no caption] (upper right); "Chinese women" (lower left); and "Foochau woman" (lower right). Captions on back of item: "Executioner of Kanagaw... More

[President Abraham Lincoln, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front]

Copy negative was made from a photograph in a private collection. Ostendorf, no. 77 Meserve, 59 Published in: Lincoln's photographs: a complete album / by Lloyd Ostendorf. Dayton, OH: Rockywood Press, 1998, p.... More

Gettysburg battle-field. Battle fought at Gettysburg, Pa., July 1st, 2...

LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 324 Inset: Plan of the Soldiers National Cemetery. Uncolored. 6 x 12 cm. Endorsed (facsim.): I have examined Col. Bachelder's isometrical drawing of teh battle field of Gettysburg a... More

Repairing Orange and Alexandria Railroad near Catlett's Station, after...

No. 448. 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 an... More

General Tom Thumb's grand wedding march, composed by E. Mack. Respectf...

Music sheet cover showing Tom Thumb and wife surrounded by ten other people.

Washington, D.C., April 1865 [i.e. 1863?]

Photograph showing bird's-eye view of the Smithsonian Institution building in the near distance with the Capitol building in the background. No. B1133. Date of 1863 and attribution to Mathew Brady Studio based... More

[Morris Island (vicinity), South Carolina. The "Marsh Battery" or "Swa...

A man standing on top of a stone building. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Culpeper, Virginia (vicinity). Residence of John Minor Botts

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

[Studio portraits of Japanese women, the wife of an officer, and a hig...

Captions on front of item: "A half face pose showing style of powdering the neck" (upper left); ""As pensive I thought," &c." (upper right); "Wife of native officer" (lower left); and "Japanese high official i... More

Virginia. Headquarters, New York Herald. Army of the Potomac

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[Two long-necked creatures accosting a noodle shop customer]

Ukiyo-e print illustration showing Rokurokubi and Mikoshi-nyûdô, demons from Japanese folklore, frightening noodle shop customers to illustrate the proverb that "resistance is futile." Illus. in: Kyōsai hyakuzu... More

Washington, District of Columbia. Ambulance train at Harewood Hospital...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo, American history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Castle Murray, near Auburn, Virginia / negative by T.H. O'Sullivan. po...

Photograph showing soldiers and their tents in front of the residence of Dr. Murray, a stone building called "the Castle." Illus. in: Gardner's photographic sketch book of the war / Alexander Gardner. Washingt... More

[Studio portraits of a Japanese officer in riding clothes, a student, ...

Captions on front of item: "A young Japanese officer in riding habilments" (upper left); "A Japanese student" (upper right); "A Japanese police officer" (lower left); and "Japanese infantry officer" (lower rig... More

[Studio portraits of the Commandant of Yokohama Garrison, a cabinet of...

Captions on front of item: "The Commandant of Yokohama Garrison" (upper left); "One of the Gorogio" (upper right); "Three friends meeting" (lower left); and "Japanese wrestlers in everyday garb" (lower right)... More

Revival of the old slave laws of Louisiana--a scene in New Orleans--ar...

Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, 1863 March 7, p. 381.

[General John McArthur, 1826-1906, head and shoulders, facing left, in...

Photo copyrighted by Barr & Young (no. 31). This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Transfer; LC Manuscript Division (gift, John A. Logan 3rd); Dec. 1962. Caption card tracings: Photog. I.;... More

The Capitol, Nashville, (Tenn.)

This record contains unverified data from shelflist. Plate from: Photographic views of Sherman's campaign / from negatives taken in the field by Geo. N. Barnard. New York : 1866. Published in: Photographic view... More

Colonel [Hugh Judson] Kilpatrick's late cavalry raid through Virginia

During Chancellorsville campaign, 29 April - 8 May 1863. Illus. in: Harper's Weekly, 1863 May 30, p. 348. Reference copy may be in LOT 4416 G (1863). This record contains unverified, old data from caption card,... More

Dr. Murray's house near Auburn, Virginia

Photograph shows soldiers outside of their tents at Army headquarters. No. 4209. Illus. in: Gardner's photographic sketch book of the war / Alexander Gardner. Washington, D.C. : Philp & Solomons, [c1866], v. ... More

Enlistment of Sickles' brigade - Public domain book illustration

Satire on the disreputable class of men allegedly recruited in New York City by Colonel Daniel Sickles for the Excelsior brigade. Drawn and published by Adalbert Volck. Illus. in: Sketches from the Civil War in... More

Aquia Creek Landing, Virginia. View from Commissary Department

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Contrabands building a levee on the Mississippi river, below Baton Rou...

Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, 1863 May 9, pp. 104-105.

The new capitol, Columbia, S.C.

This record contains unverified data from shelflist. Plate from: Photographic views of Sherman's campaign / from negatives taken in the field by Geo. N. Barnard. New York : 1866. Published in: Photographic view... More

The United [States] iron-clad monitor "Weehawken" in the storm of 20th...

Illus. in: Harper's weekly, v. 7, no. 319 (1863 Feb. 7), p. 92.

Ascension de la colossale Montgolfiére L'Aigle conduite par Eugène God...

Admission ticket to Eugène Godard's ascent in the balloon "L'Aigle" from a location in France. Includes a picture of a balloon decorated with flags and an eagle emblem. Tissandier collection.

General Custer and General Pleasanton, Warrenton, Virginia, October 18...

Photograph shows Brigadier General George A. Custer and Major General Alfred Pleasonton seated together. No. 371. Photographer information from Catalogue of photographic incidents of the war, from the gallery ... More

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Body of Confederate sharpshooter

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Bealeton, Virginia. Capt. Cunningham of General T.F. Meagher's staff

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Falmouth, Virginia. A muss at headquarters, Army of the Potomac

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Home in Charleston, S.C., American Civil War Glass Negative.

Ruins of home in Charleston, South Carolina and another house in background. Photograph by Haas and Peale. No. 46.

Great Battle of Murfreesboro, Tenn.--Jany, 2nd 1863: between the Union...

Public domain scan of American 19th-century print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Unidentified African American soldier in Union cavalry uniform with s...

Case: Berg, no. 1-52. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2012; (DLC/PP-2012:127). Purchased from: Regimental Headquarters, Falmouth, Va., 2011[?]. Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs (Lib... More

Jeff Davis's last appeal to arms

Jefferson Davis making address to soldiers missing arms and legs. Illustration from: Harper's Weekly, 1863.

[Studio portraits of Japanese officers (yaconin) and a high priest dre...

Captions on front of item: "Japanese calvary officer" (upper left); "Japanese officer" (upper right); "A Japanese officer (Yaconin)" (lower left); and "Japanese high priest in full canonicals" (lower right). C... More

[Abraham Lincoln]. American Civil War 1861-1865.

Photograph shows full-length portrait of Lincoln seated at a table and leaning on a book. Ostendorf, no. 74. Meserve, no. 55. Alexander Gardner (October 17, 1821 - December 10, 1882) was a Scottish photograph... More

[Embossed red leather album back cover]

In album: Japanese and Chinese portraits, [back cover]. Public domain photograph of leather object, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Culpeper, Virginia. Lt. Williston and horse. U.S. Horse Artillery

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Battlefield of Gettysburg. Bodies of dead Federal soldiers on the fiel...

No. 964. Hand written on verso: "See also B811-242". Hand written on verso: "Miller, vol. II, p. 241". Illus. in: E468.7 .G2, Gardner's photographic sketch book of the war / Alexander Gardner. Washington, D.C... More

[Edward H. Perkins, Co. "C" 6th Vt. Vols., head-and-shoulders portrait...

Printed on verso: Hugo Bartels' Photograph Gallery No. 262 Penna. Ave. bet. 12th & 13th Sts., Washington, D.C. Inscribed on verso: Truly your Friend, Ed. H. Perkins, Co. "C" 6th Vt. Vols., Mt. Pleasa[nt S]ept 27, 1863.

[Morris Island, South Carolina. Unidentified camp]

Public domain portrait photograph, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

One cause, one country - 45th Regt. U.S. Colored Troops

Regimental flag depicting African American soldier, representing the 45th United States Colored Troops, standing next to bust statue of George Washington. On verso: D.B. Bowser - Artist - No. 481 North 4th St. ... More

[Abraham Lincoln, U.S. President. Seated portrait, holding glasses and...

"Lincoln poses in Gardner's new gallery on Sunday, August 9, 1863. ... Lincoln had promised to be Gardner's first sitter and chose Sunday for his visit to avoid 'curiosty-seekers and other seekers' while on his... More

A straggler - Drawing. Public domain image.

Group of officers at Headquarters Army of Potomac, June 1863

No. 4172. Illus. in: Gardner's photographic sketch book of the war / Alexander Gardner. Washington, D.C. : Philp & Solomons, [c1865], v. 1, pl. 27 with title: What do I want, John Henry? Warrenton, Va., Novem... More

Resumption of the draft - inside the Provost Marshal's office, Sixth D...

Blindfolded men drawing names for the draft. N.Y.C. Illus. in: Harper's Weekly, 1863. Ref. copy may be in LOT 4420 O - CIVIL WAR, 1861-1865 DRAFT. This record contains unverified data from caption card.

The English pirate ALEXANDRA seized by the British government at Liver...

Ship at dock. Illus. in: Harper's Weekly, 1863 June 6, p. 364. Reference copy may be in LOT 4248. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Gt. Britain Eng. Liverpool 1... More

[Folly Island, South Carolina. Bomb and splinter proof of General Gill...

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

Battle-field of Gettysburg. The cemetery gate

Public domain image of a historic building, 16th, 17th, 18th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.

The meeting of the friends, City Hall Park

New York governor Horatio Seymour's famous "My Friends" speech, delivered from the steps of New York's City Hall during the draft riots, was widely misrepresented in the press. On the basis of reports such as t... More

Culpeper, Virginia. Colonel William R. Brewster, 73d New York Infantry...

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Maj. General George B. McClellan / photograph by F. Gutekunst.

Photograph shows George Brinton McClellan, half-length portrait, seated, facing slightly right with hands on lap, wearing military uniform. Inscribed in ink on verso: No. 31. Filed January 13th, 1863. F. Gutek... More

[Morris Island, South Carolina. Unidentified camp]

A couple of men standing on top of a sandy beach. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Confederate soldiers as they fell near the center of the battlefield o...

No. 235. Top left photograph on mount with five other photographs. Forms part of Civil War Photographs (Anthony-Taylor-Rand-Ordway-Eaton Collection) Alexander Gardner (October 17, 1821 - December 10, 1882) wa... More

Bealeton, Virginia. Company K, 93d New York Infantry. (Morgan Rifles)

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Fairfax Courthouse, Virginia (vicinity). Headquarters, Army of the Pot...

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The leisurely pursuit. American Civil War photograph by Mathew Brady.

Wagons and tents of General Mead's Army at the Potomac River, Berlin, Maryland, eighteen days after the Battle of Gettysburg. K25630 U.S. Copyright Office. On mount: "Brady photo."

First train across Bull Run Bridge, spring of 1863 (Andrew J. Russel)

Photograph shows United States Military Railroad train going over Bull Run Bridge. Published in: Russell's Civil War photographs : 116 historic prints / by Andrew J. Russell ; with a preface by Joe Buberger an... More

Evacuation of Aquia Creek / negative by T.H. O'Sullivan. positive by A...

Photograph showing ships loaded with supplies in Aquia Creek. Illus. in: Gardner's photographic sketch book of the war / Alexander Gardner. Washington, D.C. : Philp & Solomons, [c1866], v. 1, no. 33. Copyright... More

Halles centrales de Paris - vue perspective à vol d'oiseau / V. Baltar...

Illustration shows bird's-eye view of Les Halles market. Illus. in: Monographie des halles centrales de Paris, construites sous le regne de Napoléon III. et sous l'administration de ... Haussmann ... par V. Ba... More

Anders' Iodine Water - Drawing. Public domain image.

LOT subdivision subject: Angels. Title and other information transcribed from caption card.

Headquarters of the Sanitary Commission, Gettysburg, PA.

Photograph shows officers of the Sanitary Commission in front of the headquarter in Gettysburg. No. 238. Alternate title, photographer, and date from Catalogue of photographic incidents of the war, from the ga... More

Culpeper, Virginia. General George G. Meade's horse, "Baldy"

A man standing next to a horse in a field. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Morris Island, South Carolina. First Parallel]

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

Wilson Chinn, a branded slave from Louisiana--Also exhibiting instrume...

Photograph by Kimball, N.Y.C. Copyright by George H. Hanks. Public domain photograph - United States during American Civil War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Maj. General George B. McClellan. On the Battle Field of Antietam

This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Walter. Copyright Deposit, Eastern District of Penn.: 1863.

Bealeton, Virginia. General Marsena R. Patrick's headquarters

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Battlefield of Gettysburg. Dead Confederate sharpshooter at foot of Li...

No. 96. Illus. in: E468.7 .G19, Gardner's photographic sketch book of the war / Alexander Gardner. Washington, D.C. : Philp & Solomons, [c1866], v. 1, pl. 40. Photographer and date from image in Gardner's Pho... More

The twin sisters liberty and union

A tobacco label produced for C.S. Allen & Company, bearing a patriotic emblem of the mutuality of Liberty and the Union--clearly designed to appeal to Northern sentiments. The two ideals are personified by wome... More

[Studio portraits of a Japanese officer, a girl in indoor dress, a bli...

Captions on front of item: "Japanese officer in gala costume" (upper left); "Japanese girl in indoor costume" (upper right); "Blind shampooer" (lower left); and "A Japanese officer (yaconin) in straw raincoat"... More

[Studio portraits of Japanese botanist's wife, a married woman, a woma...

Captions on front of item: "Japanese botanist's wife" (upper left); "Japanese married lady" (upper right); "A Japanese country girl" (lower left); and "A Japanese "nanso kow" or coolie" (lower right). Captions... More

Portrait of Civil War soldier - Public domain portrait print

Artist: Unknown artist.Creation Date: 1863.Print Date: ca. 1863.Process: tintype.Credit Line: Gift of Stanley B. Burns.Accession Number: 1984.019.096

[Outdoor portraits of a Japanese officers on horseback and studio port...

Captions on front of item: "Japanese officer on horseback" (upper left); "A Japanese mounted officer" (upper right); "Girl in everyday dress and Japanese spaniel" (lower left); and "Japanese singing girls" (lo... More

Bealeton, Virginia. Regimental staff, 93d New York Volunteers

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of camp, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.