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Great Copperhead Jubilee! On the banks of Salt River!

Anti-Democratic Party presidential campaign cartoon broadside. Reference copy may be in SSF (Gr) - Copperhead (Nickname) 1864 Cartoons. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card ... More

Petersburg, Virginia. Company D, U.S. Engineer Battalion

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Engine "Government" [Commodore?] down the "banks" near Brandy, April 1...

Photograph shows a train off the track laying on its side near Brandy Station, Virginia.

North Anna River, Virginia. Soldiers bathing. Ruins of Richmond & Fred...

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Battle of Monocacy., Confederate States of America

Shows Confederate troop movements and names of some residents. Relief shown by hachures. Pen-and-ink and pencil (some col.), mounted between sheets of transparent paper. Date and scale from Stephenson's Civil W... More

Brandy Station, Virginia. Colonel Thomas Wilson, Chief Commissary, Arm...

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Map of Campbell Co. /, Confederate States of America

Relief shown by hachures. Shows the names of some residents. Four sheets pasted together as two sheets joined to form 1, mounted on cloth. "Map from the Confederate Engineer Bureau in Richmond, Va. General J.F.... More

Edward Sylvester Ellis - The lost trail

A captive woman being carried off into the wilderness by a Native man. Illus. in: Beadle's Dime Novels, no. 71 (The Lost Trail). New York : Beadle and Company, 1864, cover. Reference copy in LOT 4391-E. Publish... More

Army repair shop / negative by T.H. O'Sullivan, positive by A. Gardner...

Photograph showing military personnel engaged in various repair activities at the field workshop of the Ninth Army Corps near Petersburg. Illus. in: Gardner's photographic sketch book of the war / Alexander Ga... More

Brandy Station, Virginia. Capt. Beckwith's horse, headquarters, Army o...

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North Anna River, Virginia. Chesterfield bridge with Confederate redou...

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Petersburg, Virginia. Field and staff officers of 39th U.S. Colored In...

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Bv't Maj. General O.B. Willcox and staff

Group of nine men posed in front of tent, under pine bough canopy. No. 67. Caption on negative sleeve: Gen. O.B. Willcox and staff in front of Petersburg. Sept. 1864. Original neg.: LC-B817-7067. Caption card ... More

Petersburg, Virginia. General Orlando B. Willcox and staff

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Information map of part of Georgia. - Public domain map

Shows vicinity of Pumpkinvine Creek in southeast Bartow County. Relief shown by hachures. Main entry from Stephenson's Civil War maps, 1989. Negative photocopy. LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.), S100 Available also ... More

Part of Cobb Co., Ga. / - Public domain vintage map

Shows northern Cobb County, Georgia. Relief shown by hachures. Differs from other 1864 ed. in omission of continuation at left edge. Main entry from Stephenson's Civil War maps, 1989. Negative photocopy. LC Civ... More

Petersburg, Virginia. Field and staff officers of 39th U.S. Colored In...

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Dutch Gap Canal, James River, Virginia, November, 1864

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

Brandy Station, Virginia. Telegraph Corps camp

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Brandy Station, Virginia. Headquarters, 5th Army Corps

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More men! Subscribers to the recruiting fund, are requested to meet at...

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 71, Folder 19.

Quarles Mill, North Anna River, Virginia

No. 4199. Illus. in: Gardner's photographic sketch book of the war / Alexander Gardner. Washington, D.C. : Philp & Solomons, [c1866], v. II, pl. 67. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. Alexander Gardner (October... More

Quarles' Mill, North Anna, Virginia / Alex. Gardner, photographer.

Photograph showing Quarles Mill on the North Anna River where soldiers in nearby camps caught fish. Illus. in: Gardner's photographic sketch book of the war / Alexander Gardner. Washington, D.C. : Philp & Solo... More

Petersburg, Virginia. General Orlando B. Willcox and staff

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Pontoon bridge across the James / negative by J. Gardner, positive by ...

Photograph showing a pontoon bridge across the James River at Powhatten Point, which was used by Gen. Grant's army in his march from Coal Harbor to City Point. Illus. in: Gardner's photographic sketch book of ... More

Levee at Memphis, Tenn., 1864 - A black and white photo of an old town

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A ward in hospital at convalescent camp near Alexandria, Virginia

No. B390. Hand written on verso: "Miller, vol. 7, p. 279". Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

Fort Sedgwick /, Confederate States of America.

Detailed plan of fort with four cross sections. Sun print. LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.), 542 Description derived from published bibliography. Civil War salted paper maps. AL-10. Available also through the Librar... More

[Map of part of Catoosa, Whitfield, and Walker counties, Georgia].

Railroads and principal towns are colored red by hand. Relief shown by hachures. Title and date from Stephenson's Civil War maps, 1989. Printed on blue paper. LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.), S21 Available also thr... More

Wagon park, Brandy Station, Virginia, May 1864

No. 268. Forms part of: Civil War Photographs (Anthony-Taylor-Rand-Ordway-Eton collection). Published in: Gardner, Alexander / Gardner's photographic sketch book of the War. Washington, D.C. : Philp & Solomons... More

[View of City Point, Virginia from along shore of James River]

A few buildings and ship masts, seen across mud flats. Civil War Photographs collection.

The United States monitor "Neosho" engaging three Rebel batteries on t...

Published in: Harper's weekly, 1864. Public domain photograph of a navy ship, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Jericho Mill, North Anna River, Virginia

No. 4197. Illus. in: Gardner's photographic sketch book of the war / Alexander Gardner. Washington, D.C. : Philp & Solomons, [c1866], v. II, pl. 65. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. Alexander Gardner (October... More

Petersburg, Virginia. Company D, 1st Massachusetts Cavalry

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North Anna River, Virginia. View of log bridge at Quarles mill from so...

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Sketch of the roads &c near the position of this Div. on the left of t...

Relief shown by hachures. Shows the names of some residents. LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.), S94, 191 Similar to a map in the Atlas to accompany the official records of the Union and Confederate Armies, 1891-95, p... More

Petersburg, Virginia. Company H, 114th Pennsylvania Infantry

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Knoxville from Mabry's house, looking towards the southwest, March, 18...

Transfer; LC Manuscript Division; December 20, 1985; DLC/PP-1985:644. Forms part of: Visual materials from the papers of O.M. Poe. No. 22. Landmarks labeled on image.

Admiral D. D. Porter - A black and white photo of a man on a boat

Alternate title, 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. Gift; Col. Godwin... More

The operations near Washington--scene of the fight in front of Fort St...

Illustration showing soldiers behind low wooden barricades; the remains of a building burned to the ground; and the smoke from cannon fire in the background. Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, v.... More

Engine house at City Point, Virginia, September 1, 1864 (Andrew J. Rus...

Photograph shows railroad tracks leading to the engine house at City Point on the City Point and Army railroad. No. 138.

Breaking Camp, Brandy Station, Virginia, American Civil War Glass Nega...

No. 4165. Illus. in: E468.7 .G2, Gardner's photographic sketch book of the war / Alexander Gardner. Washington, D.C. : Philp & Solomons, [c1866], v. II, pl. 63. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

Washington, District of Columbia. Surgeons at Finlay Hospital

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Brandy Station, Virginia. Tent of A. Foulke, Sutler at headquarters of...

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Scouts and guides, Army of the Potomac

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Charles City Courthouse, Virginia. Rear view

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Officers of 3rd Battalion, 15th New York Heavy Artillery Fort Woodbury...

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For President of the United States of America, For the term commencing...

Handwritten at bottom, "This vote was given by me at the electoral college December 7, 1864. A. Hale.

Portrait of brevetted Brigadier General Napoleon Bonaparte McLauglen (...

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[Bombproof kitchen and tents on front line in front of Petersburg, Aug...

No. 806. 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. Mount... More

[Brandy Station, Virginia]. Discussing the probilities of the next mov...

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Point Lookout, Md. View of Hammond Genl. Hospital & U.S. genl. depot f...

Scale not given. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 257 Sixty-three sites are listed in the margin and keyed by number to the appropriate position in the view. Inset: Headquarters of the general commanding St. Mary's... More

Stockade and entrance to camp of 50th New York Engineers, Rappahannock...

No. 351. Civil War Collection. This record contains unverified data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Geogr.; Civil War Troops; Civil War Camps; Civil War Engineers; Forts and Fortifications.

Petersburg, Virginia. Surg. Charles N. Hewitt, 50th New York Engineers

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[Photograph of a campaign button with portrait of Abraham Lincoln and ...

Stamped on verso: Gift, Joseph Verner Reed, July 22, 1955. Reference copy in PRES FILE - Lincoln ... Campaign.

Brandy Station, Virginia. Headquarters Army of the Potomac (General Ru...

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Petersburg, Virginia. Surgeons of 2d Division

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[Group of six men, one in Union uniform]

Notation on verso: Joe Reynolds, Capt. Weeks, Dr.[?] Frank, A. Mills, W. Dasasie[?], Geo. Warren. April 1864.

General U.S. Grant & staff in front of Hdq. Cold Harbor, Virginia

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Surgeon John H. Brinton and group of hospital attendants in front of P...

No. 564. Alternate title 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. Gift; Col... More

Looking up Appomattox River, from Point of Rocks, December 1864

Photograph showing the channel of the Appomattox River from Point of Rocks.

Rappahannock Station, Virginia. Officers of 50th New York Engineers

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Fort Morgan just after the surrender, August 23, 1864

Battle of Mobile Bay, Ala. Wood engraving after sketch by George Slater Illus. in: Harper's Weekly, (1864). LOT 9355; CIVIL WAR, 1861-1865 FORTS. This record contains unverified data from caption card.

Andersonville Prison, Ga., August 17, 1864. South view of stockade

No. 8216. Hand written on verso: "Vol. VII, p. 119 (top)". Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

Old mill on Mountain Run near Culpepper [sic] Court House, Virginia Ap...

Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.1.148) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

Belle Plain, Virginia (vicinity). Camp of Negro laborers in the Quarte...

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Winter quarters in Army of Potomac near Brandy Station, Virginia, 1864

No. B383. 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

Officers' winter quarters, Army of Potomac, Brandy Station

Two men beside log structure with brick chimney, Brandy Station, Virginia. Civil War Photograph Collection. No. 133VA.

Outer line of Confederate fortifications, in front of Petersburg, Virg...

No. B139. Hand written on mount: Mathew Brady in center, hands in pockets. Hand written on verso: orig. neg. in National Archives. Forms part of: Civil War Photographs (Anthony-Taylor-Rand-Ordway-Eton collection).

Preliminary chart of western end of Florida Reefs including Tortugas K...

Scale 1:200,000. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 117.52 From its Report of the Superintendent of the Coast Survey, showing the progress of the survey during the year 1863 (Washington, Government Printing Office, 1... More

[Interior view of Rebel fort in front of Petersburg works, manned by C...

No. 788. 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. Mount... More

Knoxville, Tenn., from the cupola of University of East Tennessee, Mar...

Transfer; LC Manuscript Division; December 20, 1985; DLC/PP-1985:644. Forms part of: Visual materials from the papers of O.M. Poe. No. 19. Landmarks labeled on image.

Free Negroes in the North - A black and white drawing of a group of pe...

Satire on the degraded condition of free blacks in the northern United States. Drawn and published by Adalbert Volck. Illus. in: V. Blada's war sketches. London [i.e. Baltimore], 1864, pl. 26.

North Anna River, Virginia. View of log bridge at Quarles' mill. Where...

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Petersburg, Virginia. William Johnson a Negro soldier

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Hampton Roads, Virginia. Steamer FORT JACKSON

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Ralph R. Gurley to Abraham Lincoln, Tuesday, July 19, 1864 (Seeks off...

[Map of portions of Orange, Louisa, Spotsylvania, and Culpeper countie...

Title, date, and scale from Stephenson's Civil War maps, 1989. Pencil (some col.), mounted on cloth. LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.), H173 Available also through the Library of Congress web site as raster image. In... More

Atlanta, Georgia. Confederate fort in front of Atlanta

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Hampton, Virginia. "Slabtown.", American Civil War Glass Negative.

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Sketch of the battle of Rutherford Farm, July 20th, 1864 /

Shows names of some residents. Relief shown by hachures. Oriented with north to the right. Pen-and-ink and pencil on lined paper, mounted on cloth. Similar to the map reproduced in the Atlas to accompany the of... More

Rappahannock Station, Virginia. Quarters of field and staff of 50th Ne...

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Brandy Station, Virginia (vicinity). General George G. Meade and staff

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[Soldiers from the 134th Illinois Volunteer Infantry drilling at Colum...

Purchase; Jeffrey Kraus; 2011; (DLC/PP-2011:122). 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 ... More

Joseph J. Stewart to Francis S. Corkran, Saturday, February 20, 1864 ...

[Northern Virginia with adjacent parts of Maryland and West Virginia] ...

Relief shown by hachures. Endorsed (facsim.): Approved S. Howell Brown, 1st Lt. Engs: troops, in chg: Topl. Dept., A.N. Va., March 23rd 1864. "No. 22" in upper left corner. Map of Loudoun County, Virginia, and ... More

Rappahannock Station, Virginia. Winter camp of 50th New York Engineers

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Chesterfield Bridge, North Anna, Virginia / negative by T.H. O'Sulliva...

Photograph showing a group of soldiers near a bridge over the North Anna River, Virginia. Illus. in: Gardner's photographic sketch book of the war / Alexander Gardner. Washington, D.C. : Philp & Solomons, [c18... More

The war in Virginia - a regiment of the 18th Corps carrying a portion ...

Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, 1864 July 23, p. 276.

Brandy Station, Virginia. Bates quarters. Headquarters, Army of the Po...

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[Abraham Lincoln, oval bust portrait, facing right]

Photograph by an unknown operator for Wenderoth & Taylor. Ostendorf, no. 95 Meserve, no. 79 Published in: Lincoln's photographs: a complete album / by Lloyd Ostendorf. Dayton, OH: Rockywood Press, 1998, p. 184.

The capture of Plymouth, North Carolina, October 31, 1864

Naval Battle. Illus. in: Harper's Weekly, (1864 December 24), p. 820. Reference copy may be in LOT 9353 E. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: US Hist. 24 Dec. 1864; Shelf.

General view of the city of Alexandria, Virginia, April 15, 1864

No. 284. 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 su... More

Petersburg, Virginia. Company C, 1st Massachusetts Cavalry at Army of ...

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A camp in front of Petersburg, Virginia August, 1864

No. 152. Note on verso: Half of original negative is missing. Alternate title, photographer, and date from Catalogue of photographic incidents of the war, from the gallery of Alexander Gardner...by Bob Zeller,... More

[Map of part of Cobb County, Georgia, showing roads to the west of Mar...

Relief shown by hachures. Title and date from Stephenson's Civil War maps, 1989. Similar map appears in the U.S. War Dept.'s Atlas to accompany the official records of the Union and Confederate armies, 1891-95,... More