Plan of Gettysburg with the battlefield of July 2nd & 3rd, 1863 and th...
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Map and profile of the Gettysburg Rail Road as surveyed by order of th...
Survey map and profile of part of Pennsylvania and Maryland from Gettysburg to the Potomac River. Shows relief by hachures along the line, creeks, roads, cities and towns. Chartered on January 9, 1838; construc... More
Hummelbaugh Farm, Pleasonton Avenue, Gettysburg, Adams County, PA
Significance: The farm house was used by General Alfred Pleasonton of the Union as a headquarters during the Battle of Gettysburg and also as a hospital by U.S. troops. Confederate Gen. William Barksdale died a... More
The following poetical effusion is from the pen of Capt. John Adair, w...
1. Baloon ascensions.; 2. McClellan, John H. 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 163, Folder 58.
Honorable Samuel J. Randall of PA - Public domain portrait print
Title from unverified information on negative sleeve. Annotation from negative, glass side: Randall. Provost marshall at Gettysburg 1863. Credit line: Brady-Handy photograph collection, Library of Congress, Pri... More
Cyclorama building. Battle of Gettysburg. Tremont Street
Picryl description: Public domain image of Boston, Massachusetts, from Boston Pictorial Archive, New England history, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Design drawing for woodwork for proposed Chancel changes for Gettysbur...
Sticker: Small Early Blue. Purchase, Donald Samick, 2003 (DLC/PP-2003:109). Forms part of: Lamb Design Collection.
Map of Adams Co., Pennsylvania / - Public domain old map
Exhibition: Maps for an Emerging Nation: Commercial Cartography in Nineteenth-century America, Aug. 8-Oct. 20, 1977, Relief shown by hachures. "Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1857 by Robert P.... More
Map of Adams Co., Pennsylvania / - Public domain old map
Relief shown by hachures. Annotated in ink: underlines and place name changes. "Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1858 by M.S & E. Converse..." Imperfect: lacking lower left central portion of ma... More
Colonel E.E. Cross, 5th N.H. Infantry. U.S.A. Killed at Gettysburg 186...
A black and white photo of a man with a beard. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Map of the region between Gettysburg, Pa. and Appomattox court house, ...
Relief shown by hachures. Reduced and redrawn version of the index map in the U.S. Army, Corps of Engineer's Military Maps Illustrated the Operations of the Armies of the Potomac & James... ([Washington] War De... More
Little Round Top - A black and white photo of a landscape
Photograph showing view from summit of Little Round Top, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, with farms in the distance. On recto: The E. N. Pickerill Collection. Accession box no. DLC/PP-1970:253
[Map of portions of Virginia and Maryland, extending from Baltimore to...
Relief shown by hachures. Date and title from Stephenson's Civil War maps, 1989. Pen-and-ink and crayon on tracing cloth mounted on paper. LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.), H9 Available also through the Library of C... More
Lincoln's Gettysburg speech. - Public domain broadside, Library of Con...
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Gettysburg song. - Public domain American music sheet
Illustrated with the "Proposed design for the National Homestead of Gettysburg for soldier's orphans".
Joseph Dickinson (Maine) Brevetted for gallantry of staff duty at Gett...
A black and white photo of a man in uniform. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Lincoln's Gettysburg address at the National Cemetery at Gettysburg.
Printed in black and orange ink.
W.D. Pender, C.S.A., killed at Gettysburg
Photograph shows a half-length portrait of William Dorsey Pender. Public domain photograph of a military, American Civil War, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Gettysburg from Cemetery Hill, Battlefield, in the distance. U.S.A
No. 5268. Public domain photograph of 19th-century stereoscopic card, landscape, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Address of President Lincoln at the dedication ceremonies of the Soldi...
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Joseph Dickinson (Maine) Brevetted for gallantry of staff duty at Gett...
A black and white photo of a man in uniform. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
General Samuel K. Zook. Killed Gettysburg, July 3, 1863
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Distant view of Emmettsburg [sic], scene of the rebel horse raid; Unio...
Signed lower right: A.R. Waud (underlined). Title from recto. Inscribed upper left: E. Catholic College. Emmitsburg is associated with the advance and retreat of the Confederate army at Gettysburg. Gift, J.P. M... More
General Samuel K. Zook. Killed Gettysburg, July 3, 1863
A black and white photo of a man in uniform. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Colonel E.E. Cross, 5th N.H. Infantry. U.S.A. Killed at Gettysburg 186...
A black and white photo of a man with a beard. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Old Abe, the War Eagle, who took part in 36 battles W.M. Chase
Photograph shows mascot of the 8th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment who was given to the state of Wisconsin after the war. Printed on recto: "With the Stereoscope, by the fireside, one can wander through strange ci... More
[Dead soldiers lying side by side in a field]
Photograph shows dead Confederate soldiers at the southwestern edge of the Rose Woods, probably on July 5th or 6th, 1863 (Source: Early photography at Gettysburg / by William A. Frassanito. Gettysburg, Pa. : Th... More
Unidentified soldier in Union Hardee hat with engineer's insignia
Case: Berg, no. 3-97. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2012; (DLC/PP-2012:127). Purchased from: The Union Drummer Boy, Gettysburg, Pa., 2012. Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs (Librar... More
The battle-field of Gettysburg. Little Round Top
No. 959. Different cropping of this image in LC-B817-7318. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.
Unidentified soldier of 15th Pennsylvania Cavalry Regiment in uniform ...
Deposit; Tom Liljenquist; 2018; (D074) Purchased from: The Horse Soldier, Gettysburg, PA, December 2017. Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs (Library of Congress). pp/liljpaper
Northern portion of Gettysburg, with General Hospital in the Distance,...
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Close-up of Union and Confederate soldiers.
This photo shows a close-up of Union and Confederate soldiers engaged in hand to hand combat.
[Group of soldiers, some in uniform and some with crutches, pose in fr...
No. 4411. Title devised by library staff. Mounted with five other photographs. Photograph is half stereograph. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.
Arnold's Battery A - 1st Rhode Island Light Artillery fire their guns.
Arnold's Battery A - 1st Rhode Island Light Artillery fires a round into the oncoming Confederate soldiers while a cannon sits in the foreground
The battle-field of Gettysburg. Dead horses of Bigelows (9th Massachus...
No. 955. Caption continues: This battery was posted at Abram Trostle's (i.e. Abraham Trossel's) house. In the battle of second day it fought with fixed prolonges until the enemy was within six feet of the guns... More
Culp's Hill, occupied by the right wing of the Union Army, and the sce...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a small palace, chateau, villa, residential historic building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
U.S. Christian Commission, at the General Hospital, Gettysburg, Pa.
Public domain photograph of 19th-century drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
General G.G. Meade's headquarters, Gettysburg, American Civil War Glas...
Civil War Photograph Collection (Library of Congress). Public domain photograph of a military, American Civil War, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Unidentified soldier in Union uniform with combination fork-knife-spoo...
Case: Berg, no. 2-77. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2012; (DLC/PP-2012:127). Purchased from: The Horse Soldier, Gettysburg, Pa., 2012. Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs (Library of... More
Battle-field of Gettysburg. Scene of the charge of the Louisiana Tiger...
No. 961. Caption continues: The foreground of the picture is the crest of Cemetery Hill at the point when the assault struck. Hoke's brigade formed behind the rising ground in centre of picture. Hays' brigade ... More
Devil's Den, Gettysburg, American Civil War Glass Negative.
Copyright J224990 Aug. 16, 1917. Embossed on image: White Studio, Hanover, Pa. Possibly a copy photograph made from an albumen print of a Brady negative.
General Hospital, near Gettysburg, Pa. This hospital was established ...
Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of camp, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
Gettysburg [?], American Civil War Glass Negative.
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General Meade’s Head Quarters. : A position of great peril, occupied b...
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
Extract from the original (large scale) map of Gettysburg battle field...
Scale 1:2400 ("1" = 200 feet"). LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 350.5 Manuscript map drawn on tracing linen of the intersection of the Emmitsburg and Taneytown roads. Depicted are roads, buildings, names of reside... More
Dedication of monument at Gettysburg cemetery
No. 4426. 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
The residence of John L. Burns, now familiarly known as the Hero of Ge...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a residential building, house, 19th-20th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
General Lee's Headquarters. Mrs. Thompson's house, on Chambersburg Pik...
No. 4067. 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
Battle-field of Gettysburg. Culp's Hill
No. 962. Caption continues: The intrenchments (i.e. entrenchments) on side of the hill was the line of Wadsworth's Division. The lunettes in foreground covered the guns of Reynolds, (L, 1st New York) Battery. ... More
Jennie Wade Tipton, Gettysburg, Pa, Cabinet photograph
Photograph shows portrait of identified young woman who was killed by a stray bullet at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Notation on verso: "Jennie Wade shot by a stray ball while baking in kitchen." Gift; Tom Liljen... More
View of Chambersburg Turnpike from Gettysburg, showing a portion of th...
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 battle-field of Gettysburg. Little Round Top and Round Top
No. 969. 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
Gettysburg, battlefield of, Scene of Pickett's charge, 974
Photograph shows clump of trees on left that was point of direction for Pickett's soldiers, monument to 2nd Corps placed near where General Alexander S. Webb was wounded, spot in the center where General Armist... More
The battle-field of Gettysburg. Bryan's house
Public domain photograph of American Civil War, 19th-century early photogrpahy, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Confederate dead, Confederate States of America.
Photograph shows dead Confederate soldiers at the southwestern edge of the Rose Woods, probably on July 5th or 6th, 1863 (Source: Early photography at Gettysburg / by William A. Frassanito. Gettysburg, Pa. : Th... More
[General Robert E. Lee's headquarters, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania]
Civil War Photograph Collection. No. 2394(?). Public domain photograph of a military, American Civil War, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Dead rebel sharpshooter at Gettysburg
This photograph of the Gettysburg battlefield was selected from an album attributed to Mathew Brady. However, many were not taken by Brady himself, but by his team of unrecognized assistants or by former associ... More
Dead on Little Round Top, Gettysburg
Copyright J224991 Aug. 16, 1917. Embossed on image: White Studio, Hanover, Pa. Possibly a copy photograph made from an albumen print of a Brady negative.
Battle-field of Gettysburg. Scene of General Reynold's death
No. 966. Caption continues: Archer's (Confederate) brigade was advancing to seize the clump of woods on right of picture. General Reynolds ordered Meredith's brigade to repel the attempts, and was sitting on h... More
Brigadier General Van Valkenburgh and staff officers W.J. Moulton, pho...
Photograph shows group portrait of soldiers of 107th New York Infantry Regiment, some identified as Brigadier General Robert B. Van Valkenburgh, seated left; Major Gabriel L. Smith, standing left; and Quarterma... More
Battle of Gettysburg, Penna. Showing positions held 1st and 3rd July 1...
This map of the battlefield at Gettysburg juxtaposes locations of various units on the first and third days of the three-day battle. Most of the fighting on July 1st seems to have taken place to the northwest o... More
Battle of Gettysburg, Penna. Showing positions held 1st and 3rd July 1...
This map of the battlefield at Gettysburg juxtaposes locations of various units on the first and third days of the three-day battle. Most of the fighting on July 1st seems to have taken place to the northwest o... More
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. View from Culp's hill
Picryl description: Public domain historical photo, American history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
Westover Landing, Virginia. Officers of 3rd and 4th Pennsylvania Caval...
Photographer name from negative sleeve: Alex. Gardner. Caption from negative sleeve: Officers of 3d and 4th PA Cavalry, illustrating the hardships of war. Westover Landing. Annotation from negative, glass side:... More
Unidentified soldier in Union uniform of 15th Pennsylvania Cavalry Reg...
Deposit; Tom Liljenquist; 2018; (D074) Purchased from: The Horse Soldier, Gettysburg, PA, December 2017. Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs (Library of Congress). pp/liljpaper
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. View from Culp's hill
Title from Civil War caption books. Caption from negative sleeve: Gettysburg, PA. View from Culpr [?] Culpeper Hill. Corresponding print is in LOT 4167-A. Credit line: Civil war photographs, 1861-1865, Library ... More
Gettysburg and vicinity, showing the position of the troops July 3, 18...
Scale ca. 1:15,840. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 336 "Land of battlefield Memorial Association tinted pink" and "land of General Crawford tinted blue." Indicates troop positions and movements, roads, "Gettysbur... 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
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
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.
Prayer at the dedication of the National Cemetery at Gettysburg, Thurs...
"An authentic copy, free from errors in the newspaper reports."
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Body of Confederate sharpshooter
Title from Civil War caption books. Caption from negative sleeve: Rocks could not save him at the Battle of Gettysburg. July 1863. Corresponding print is in LOT 4168. Credit line: Civil war photographs, 1861-18... More
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, 19th century, Metropolitan Museum of Art
Formerly attributed to Mathew B. Brady (American, born Ireland, 1823?–1896 New York)
A Harvest of Death, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Picryl description: Public domain image related to death, funeral, burial, cemetery, free to use, no copyright restrictions. Alexander Gardner (October 17, 1821 - December 10, 1882) was a Scottish photographer... More
Map shewing sic movements of Union and Rebel armies from 30th June to ...
Covers parts of Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Virginia, focusing on the Gettysburg area south through Sharpsburg and Frederick City, Md., and ending around Harpers Ferry, Va. [now W.Va.]. At the end of June 1863... More
Position of Union and Confederate armies on the morning of July 1, 186...
Scale 1:633,600 (10 miles to 1 inch). LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 44.5 No. "1" in the upper right margin. Map of northeastern Virginia, Maryland, and southern Pennsylvania showing roads, railroads, cities and ... More
Map of the battle of Gettysburg, Pa., July 1st, 2nd & 3rd, 1863, showi...
Scale ca. 1:13,100. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 357 Shows topography by hachures, vegetation, drainage, roads, railroads, houses, stonewalls, cultivated areas, churches, and cemeteries. Union and Confederate p... More
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Body of Confederate sharpshooter
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Col. J. W. Hofmann. 56th Penn. vols. Dear Sir: The "Camp Flag" of your...
On verso: Mc# 09-82-038.342 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 158, Folder 18a.
Gettysburg and vicinity : showing the lines of battle, July, 1863, and...
Picryl description: Public domain image of an American Civil War, military forces and conflict, officer, uniform, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
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
Dead horses of Bigelow's (9th Massachusetts) Battery
Dead horses on battlefield, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania; barn in background. Civil War Photograph Collection. No. 266.
Gettysburg from the West - Early photography, Public domain image
Formerly attributed to Mathew B. Brady (American, born Ireland, 1823?–1896 New York)
Map showing the positions occupied by the Tenth New York Cavalry in th...
Union positions are indicated in black and Confederate positions in red. Description derived from published bibliography. LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.), 346.1 Available also through the Library of Congress Web si... More
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.
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
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
Field Where General Reynolds Fell, Gettysburg
Picryl description: Public domain image of an American Civil War, military forces and conflict, officer, uniform, free to use, no copyright restrictions. Alexander Gardner (October 17, 1821 - December 10, 1882... More
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
Plan of the Gettysburg battle ground.
Scale ca. 1:36,500. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 347 Map gives Union positions in black and Confederate positions in red, batteries and lines of fire, roads and streets, vegetation, drainage, and relief by hach... More
Little Round Top, Gettysburg, July 1863
Mathew Brady is recognized as the father of photojournalism because of his initiatives in documenting the Civil War through photography, a technology which was still in its infancy. His photographs, as well as ... More
Federal dead on the field of battle of first day
Photographs show dead soldiers, horses, and a donkey on the battlefield at Gettysburg. Nos. 242, 243, 234, 226, 274, 266. Forms part of Civil War Photographs (Anthony-Taylor-Rand-Ordway-Eaton Collection)
At Gettysburg - Public domain scan / drawing
Title inscribed lower right. Formerly Waud no. C-142. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.1069) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.
Rocks could not save him at the battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania Jul...
Public domain photograph - United States during American Civil War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Procession of Troops and Civilians on Way to Dedication of Soldiers' N...
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Gettysburg, Pennsylvania Nov. 19, 1863. Crowd and marching troops on w...
On mount: Miller, v. 2, p. 233. 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, w... More
Gettysburg battlefield Historic map, Library of Congress
Scale ca. 1:26,000. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 330 Upper right corner: No. 825. Shows troops and artillery points, drainage, roads, railroads, dwellings with names of occupants, several points of interest on ... More
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Offices of U.S. Sanitary Commission
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[Nine views of the Gettysburg battlefield from photographs by Mathew B...
Illus. in: Harper's weekly, 1863 Aug. 22, pp. 532-533. Public domain photograph related to Confederate States of America, American Civil War, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl... More
Map of the Battle of Gettysburg showing positions held July 1st & 3rd ...
In this image Sneden compares troop locations during the first day of the battle with those on the third day. One obvious observation is that the Confederate forces have succeeded in pushing the Union line bac... More