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General Samuel P. Heintzelman and staff with their families at Robert E. Lee's home, Arlington House, Virginia

General Samuel P. Heintzelman and staff with their families at Robert ...

Ten soldiers and four women posed on porch and steps. 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 e... More

General Lee / Bendann Bros, 205 Baltimore st., Baltimore.

General Lee / Bendann Bros, 205 Baltimore st., Baltimore.

Photograph shows reproduction of portrait of Robert E. Lee originally taken ca. 1850, possibly in a Mathew Brady studio, in civilian clothing and retouched with uniform. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2014; (DLC/PP 20... More

[General Robert E. Lee's headquarters, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania]

[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

Map showing position of Union and Rebel armies and Jackson's flank march during 2nd Battle of Bull Run, Aug. 28th to 31st, 1862.

Map showing position of Union and Rebel armies and Jackson's flank mar...

Fortunately, Pope's forces retained control of Henry House Hill, thereby allowing the bulk of his army to retreat safely across Bull Run toward Centreville. As part of Lee's plan to interrupt Pope's line of co... More

Second battle field at Bull Run - Public domain old map

Second battle field at Bull Run - Public domain old map

Shows the Union forces under Gen. John Pope and the Confederates under Gen. Robert E. Lee on the 29th, 30th, and 31st of August 1862 in an area of Virginia defined by the towns of Chantilly to the north, Manass... More

Map showing position of Union and Rebel armies and Jackson's flank march during 2nd Battle of Bull Run, Aug. 28th to 31st, 1862

Map showing position of Union and Rebel armies and Jackson's flank mar...

Fortunately, Pope's forces retained control of Henry House Hill, thereby allowing the bulk of his army to retreat safely across Bull Run toward Centreville. As part of Lee's plan to interrupt Pope's line of co... More

Map shewing [sic] advance of 6th Army Corps (Genl. John Sedgwick U.S.A.) to assist Gen. Hooker at Chancellorsville.

Map shewing [sic] advance of 6th Army Corps (Genl. John Sedgwick U.S.A...

In January of 1863 Joseph Hooker replaced Ambrose Burnside as commander of the Army of the Potomac. His first order of business was to dislodge R. E. Lee from his position outside of Fredericksburg. Hooker envi... More

The line of the Rappahannock, 30th April 1863 Showing position of Union and Rebel armies at and near Fredericksburg, Va.

The line of the Rappahannock, 30th April 1863 Showing position of Unio...

This map shows the location of the two armies on the eve of the Chancellorsville Campaign. Union Gen. Hooker has moved his forces via Kelly's Ford into position south of the Rappahannock near Chancellorsville, ... More

Genl Lees position, 1863, looking

Genl Lees position, 1863, looking

Title inscribed lower right. Formerly Waud no. C-6. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.933) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

Position of Union and Rebel armies near Chancellorsville May 4th 1863

Position of Union and Rebel armies near Chancellorsville May 4th 1863

Map shows the location of troops in the area surrounding Chancellorsville, Va. The main focus of the map is the troops under Union General Hooker located to the north along the Rapidan River as well as the Co... More

The line of the Rappahannock, 30th April 1863 Showing position of Union and Rebel armies at and near Fredericksburg, Va

The line of the Rappahannock, 30th April 1863 Showing position of Unio...

This map shows the location of the two armies on the eve of the Chancellorsville Campaign. Union Gen. Hooker has moved his forces via Kelly's Ford into position south of the Rappahannock near Chancellorsville, ... More

The Battle of Chancellorsville, Va., including operations from April 29th to May 5th, 1863

The Battle of Chancellorsville, Va., including operations from April 2...

Map depicts Hooker's attempt to flank Lee's position at Fredericksburg via Kelly's Ford and Chancellorsville, which backfired when Lee discovered it. Dividing his forces, Lee turned half to meet Hooker's Federa... More

The Battle of Chancellorsville, Va., including operations from April 29th to May 5th, 1863

The Battle of Chancellorsville, Va., including operations from April 2...

Map depicts Hooker's attempt to flank Lee's position at Fredericksburg via Kelly's Ford and Chancellorsville, which backfired when Lee discovered it. Dividing his forces, Lee turned half to meet Hooker's Federa... More

General Lee's headquarters, Pennsylvania, 19th century stereoscope card.

General Lee's headquarters, Pennsylvania, 19th century stereoscope car...

Robert E. Lee's headquarters, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Photographed and published by W.H. Tipton & Co. Civil War Photograph Collection (Library of Congress). No. 573.

Map of the field of operations in Virginia and Battle of Mine Run, during November 1863.

Map of the field of operations in Virginia and Battle of Mine Run, dur...

Includes areas of Orange and Culpeper counties, Va., where Meade approached the Rapidan River and the Mine Run Valley to try and push Lee's forces unsuccessfully back towards Richmond in the Mine Run Campaign o... More

The true peace commissioners, Confederate States of America.

The true peace commissioners, Confederate States of America.

An angered response to false Confederate peace overtures and to the push for reconciliation with the South advanced by the Peace Democrats in 1864. (See also "The Sportsman Upset by the Recoil of His Own Gun," ... More

Arlington House, east front, June 28, 1864 (Andrew J. Russel)

Arlington House, east front, June 28, 1864 (Andrew J. Russel)

Photograph shows a group of men, some Union soldiers, including African Americans, in front of Arlington House, Robert E. Lee's former home. The home was taken over by Union forces in 1864, and later became a m... More

Arlington House, June 29, 1864. Former residence of rebel General Robert E. Lee

Arlington House, June 29, 1864. Former residence of rebel General Robe...

Photograph shows armed Union soldiers standing outside the portico of Arlington House, the former residence of Confederate General Robert E. Lee. No. 111.

[Robert E. Lee, seated] / Brady & Co.

[Robert E. Lee, seated] / Brady & Co.

Photograph shows portrait of Robert E. Lee sitting in a chair, holding a hat.

The surrender of General Lee. And his entire army to Lieut General Grant, April 9th 1865

The surrender of General Lee. And his entire army to Lieut General Gra...

Print shows Generals Grant and Lee, each with two officers nearby, standing at center beneath a large tree with scarred trunk; Union and Confederate officers are on horseback in the middle distance and the sold... More

Freedom's immortal triumph!  Finale of the Jeff Davis Die-nasty."  Last scene of all, that ends this strange eventful history

Freedom's immortal triumph! Finale of the Jeff Davis Die-nasty." Las...

A vindictive Northern fantasy on the aftermath of the Civil War. Confederate president Jefferson Davis, dressed in a hoopskirt or crinoline, hangs from a "Sour Apple Tree" at left, a Bowie knife in one hand and... More

The first of May 1865 or gen[era]l moving day in Richmond, Virginia / Kimmel.

The first of May 1865 or gen[era]l moving day in Richmond, Virginia / ...

Print shows Robert E. Lee, Jefferson Davis, and Stonewall Jackson vacating premises in Richmond as African Americans and whites look on.

Plan showing positions of Union and Rebel armies 8th and 9th April 1865, to the surrender of Lee 2nd Corps at Cumberland Church

Plan showing positions of Union and Rebel armies 8th and 9th April 186...

This detail of an unidentified printed map has annotations by Sneden showing the locations of troops surrounding Appomattox Courthouse, April 9th, 1865. Union forces identified include Sheridan's 9th Corps, Hum... More

Plan showing positions of Union and Rebel armies 8th and 9th April 1865, to the surrender of Lee 2nd Corps at Cumberland Church.

Plan showing positions of Union and Rebel armies 8th and 9th April 186...

This detail of an unidentified printed map has annotations by Sneden showing the locations of troops surrounding Appomattox Courthouse, April 9th, 1865. Union forces identified include Sheridan's 9th Corps, Hum... More

The end of the rebellion in the United States, 1865 / C. Kimmel.

The end of the rebellion in the United States, 1865 / C. Kimmel.

A sequel to Kimmel's grand image "The Outbreak of the Rebellion in the United States" (no. 1865-19), issued the year before. The artist depicts in symbolic terms the downfall of the Confederacy. Columbia, crown... More

Gen's. R.E. Lee and J.E. Johnston / D.J. Ryan, Savannah, Ga.

Gen's. R.E. Lee and J.E. Johnston / D.J. Ryan, Savannah, Ga.

Photographs shows full-length portraits of Lee and Johnston seated at a table. In this print Lee holds a pen and appears to be writing on a piece of paper.Taken during Lee's farewell tour of the South, this pho... More

In memoriam. Robert E. Lee Born Jan. 6th, 1808. Died Oct. 12th, 1870.

In memoriam. Robert E. Lee Born Jan. 6th, 1808. Died Oct. 12th, 1870.

Print shows draped memorial with urn, burning torches, laurel wreath, and religious symbols; portrait of Robert E. Lee attached in center. Copyright 1870 by Charles Quartley. Source unknown.

Recumbent figure of General R.E. Lee by Edward V. Virginialentine, of Richmond, Virginia To be placed in the mausoleum, at Lexington, Virginia Photographed by M. Miley, Lexington, Virginia

Recumbent figure of General R.E. Lee by Edward V. Virginialentine, of ...

Photograph shows statue of Lee asleep on the battlefield by Edward V. Valentine for the Lee Chapel in Lexington, Virginia. Notation on recto: "To Dr. L.C. Chew with the compliments of Edward V. Valentine." Pri... More

Peace and good will --  General R.E. Lee

Peace and good will -- General R.E. Lee

Drawn on verso of letterhead, Henry Romeicke's press cuttings, New York; letter to Nast dated Dec. 26, 1889. No publication information. (DLC/PP-1936:0065). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Libr... More

Robert E. Lee monument, Monument Avenue, Richmond, Virginia

Robert E. Lee monument, Monument Avenue, Richmond, Virginia

Photograph shows equestrian monument by Antonin Mercié soon after installation with crate pieces lying beside it. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2016; (DLC/PP-2017:171, formerly deposit D072) Purchased from: Everitt B... More

Chancellorsville. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Chancellorsville. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Robert E. Lee with his soldiers in battle at Chancellorsville. Illus. in: Robert E. Lee / by John Esten Cooke. New York : G.W. Dillingham Co., p. 244.

Fredericksburg, Confederate States of America, American Civil War.

Fredericksburg, Confederate States of America, American Civil War.

Robert E. Lee with his soldiers at Fredericksburg, Virginia. Illus. in: Robert E. Lee / by John Esten Cooke. New York : G.W. Dillingham Co., p. 176.

Headquarters of General Rob. E. Lee during battle of Gaines Mill

Headquarters of General Rob. E. Lee during battle of Gaines Mill

Public domain photograph of 19th-century vintage card, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Residence of General Robert E. Lee, 1861-1865, Richmond, Virginia

Residence of General Robert E. Lee, 1861-1865, Richmond, Virginia

"Virginia Historical Society" above building entrance. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 018412. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.

Residence of General Robert E. Lee, 1861-1865, Richmond, Virginia

Residence of General Robert E. Lee, 1861-1865, Richmond, Virginia

Picryl description: Public domain vintage artistic photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Genl. Robt. E. Lee / J.L. Giles lith.

Genl. Robt. E. Lee / J.L. Giles lith.

Head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left. Public domain scan of American 19th-century print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

General Robert E. Lee of General & Staff Confederate States Infantry Regiment in uniform Virginiannerson & Jones, photographers, &c, 77 Main St., Richmond, Virginia

General Robert E. Lee of General & Staff Confederate States Infantry R...

Photograph shows identified soldier. Notation on recto: "Gen. R.E. Lee." Tax stamp on verso. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2016; (DLC/PP-2016:144) Purchased from: Medhurst & Co., North Liberty, Iowa, October 2015. Fo... More

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania Headquarters of General Robert E. Lee on the Chambersburg Pike

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania Headquarters of General Robert E. Lee on the ...

Photograph from the main eastern theater of the war, Gettysburg, June-July, 1863. Civil War photographs, 1861-1865 / compiled by Hirst D. Milhollen and Donald H. Mugridge, Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress... More

Portrait of General Robert E. Lee, officer of the Confederate Army

Portrait of General Robert E. Lee, officer of the Confederate Army

Civil War photographs, 1861-1865 / compiled by Hirst D. Milhollen and Donald H. Mugridge, Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, 1977. No. 1035 Title from Milhollen and Mugridge. Date from: Brooks Johnson, "Mr... More

Richmond, Virginia Franklin Street, including the residence of General Robert E. Lee (second from left)

Richmond, Virginia Franklin Street, including the residence of General...

Photograph from the main eastern theater of war, fallen Richmond, April-June 1865. Civil War photographs, 1861-1865 / compiled by Hirst D. Milhollen and Donald H. Mugridge, Washington, D.C. : Library of Congres... More

Richmond, Virginia Residence of General Robert E. Lee (707 East Franklin Street)

Richmond, Virginia Residence of General Robert E. Lee (707 East Frankl...

Photograph from the main eastern theater of war, fallen Richmond, April-June 1865. Civil War photographs, 1861-1865 / compiled by Hirst D. Milhollen and Donald H. Mugridge, Washington, D.C. : Library of Congres... More

With Lee in Virginia. A story of the American civil war
Gen. Robert Edward Lee - Public domain portrait engraving

Gen. Robert Edward Lee - Public domain portrait engraving

Photograph of a painting in the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.; signed "J.A. Elder, Richmond, Va." Detroit Publishing Co. no. M 29914. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.

Four years under Marse Robert, by Robert Stiles
Recumbent statue of General Robert E. Lee, Lee Chapel, Washington & Lee University, Lexington, Virginia M. Miley & Son, Lexington, Virginia

Recumbent statue of General Robert E. Lee, Lee Chapel, Washington & Le...

Photograph shows statue by Edward Valentine in Lee Chapel with floor added by the Daughters of the Confederacy in 1929. Notation on verso: "To Edmund C. Mayo Esq. from C.C.[?] Pinckney, Lexington, Virginia, Oc... More

General Robert E. Lee of General & Staff Confederate States Infantry Regiment in uniform Virginiannerson & Jones, photographers, &c, 77 Main St., Richmond, Virginia

General Robert E. Lee of General & Staff Confederate States Infantry R...

Photograph shows identified soldier. Notation on recto: "Gen. R.E. Lee." Tax stamp on verso. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2016; (DLC/PP-2016:144) Purchased from: Medhurst & Co., North Liberty, Iowa, October 2015. Fo... More

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania Headquarters of General Robert E. Lee on the Chambersburg Pike

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania Headquarters of General Robert E. Lee on the ...

Photograph from the main eastern theater of the war, Gettysburg, June-July, 1863. Civil War photographs, 1861-1865 / compiled by Hirst D. Milhollen and Donald H. Mugridge, Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress... More

Portrait of General Robert E. Lee, officer of the Confederate Army

Portrait of General Robert E. Lee, officer of the Confederate Army

Civil War photographs, 1861-1865 / compiled by Hirst D. Milhollen and Donald H. Mugridge, Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, 1977. No. 1035 Title from Milhollen and Mugridge. Date from: Brooks Johnson, "Mr... More

Richmond, Virginia Residence of General Robert E. Lee (707 East Franklin Street)

Richmond, Virginia Residence of General Robert E. Lee (707 East Frankl...

Photograph from the main eastern theater of war, fallen Richmond, April-June 1865. Civil War photographs, 1861-1865 / compiled by Hirst D. Milhollen and Donald H. Mugridge, Washington, D.C. : Library of Congres... More

Richmond, Virginia Franklin Street, including the residence of General Robert E. Lee (second from left)

Richmond, Virginia Franklin Street, including the residence of General...

Photograph from the main eastern theater of war, fallen Richmond, April-June 1865. Civil War photographs, 1861-1865 / compiled by Hirst D. Milhollen and Donald H. Mugridge, Washington, D.C. : Library of Congres... More

Gen. Robert Edward Lee - Public domain portrait painting

Gen. Robert Edward Lee - Public domain portrait painting

Photograph of a painting in the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.; signed "J.A. Elder, Richmond, Va." Detroit Publishing Co. no. M 29914. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.

With Lee in Virginia. A story of the American civil war
Four years under Marse Robert, by Robert Stiles
Recumbent statue of General Robert E. Lee, Lee Chapel, Washington & Lee University, Lexington, Virginia M. Miley & Son, Lexington, Va

Recumbent statue of General Robert E. Lee, Lee Chapel, Washington & Le...

Photograph shows statue by Edward Valentine in Lee Chapel with floor added by the Daughters of the Confederacy in 1929. Notation on verso: "To Edmund C. Mayo Esq. from C.C.[?] Pinckney, Lexington, Virginia, Oc... More

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania Headquarters of General Robert E. Lee on the Chambersburg Pike

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania Headquarters of General Robert E. Lee on the ...

Photograph from the main eastern theater of the war, Gettysburg, June-July, 1863. Civil War photographs, 1861-1865 / compiled by Hirst D. Milhollen and Donald H. Mugridge, Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress... More

Richmond, Virginia Residence of General Robert E. Lee (707 East Franklin Street)

Richmond, Virginia Residence of General Robert E. Lee (707 East Frankl...

Photograph from the main eastern theater of war, fallen Richmond, April-June 1865. Civil War photographs, 1861-1865 / compiled by Hirst D. Milhollen and Donald H. Mugridge, Washington, D.C. : Library of Congres... More

Richmond, Virginia Franklin Street, including the residence of General Robert E. Lee (second from left)

Richmond, Virginia Franklin Street, including the residence of General...

Photograph from the main eastern theater of war, fallen Richmond, April-June 1865. Civil War photographs, 1861-1865 / compiled by Hirst D. Milhollen and Donald H. Mugridge, Washington, D.C. : Library of Congres... More

With Lee in Virginia. A story of the American civil war
Four years under Marse Robert, by Robert Stiles
With Lee in Virginia. A story of the American civil war
Four years under Marse Robert, by Robert Stiles
With Lee in Virginia. A story of the American civil war
Four years under Marse Robert, by Robert Stiles
With Lee in Virginia. A story of the American civil war
Four years under Marse Robert, by Robert Stiles
With Lee in Virginia. A story of the American civil war
Four years under Marse Robert, by Robert Stiles
With Lee in Virginia. A story of the American civil war
Four years under Marse Robert, by Robert Stiles
With Lee in Virginia. A story of the American civil war
Four years under Marse Robert, by Robert Stiles
With Lee in Virginia. A story of the American civil war
Four years under Marse Robert, by Robert Stiles
With Lee in Virginia. A story of the American civil war
Four years under Marse Robert, by Robert Stiles
With Lee in Virginia. A story of the American civil war
Four years under Marse Robert, by Robert Stiles
With Lee in Virginia. A story of the American civil war
Four years under Marse Robert, by Robert Stiles
With Lee in Virginia. A story of the American civil war
Four years under Marse Robert, by Robert Stiles
With Lee in Virginia. A story of the American civil war
Four years under Marse Robert, by Robert Stiles
With Lee in Virginia. A story of the American civil war
Four years under Marse Robert, by Robert Stiles
With Lee in Virginia. A story of the American civil war
Four years under Marse Robert, by Robert Stiles
With Lee in Virginia. A story of the American civil war
Four years under Marse Robert, by Robert Stiles
With Lee in Virginia. A story of the American civil war
Four years under Marse Robert, by Robert Stiles
With Lee in Virginia. A story of the American civil war
Four years under Marse Robert, by Robert Stiles
With Lee in Virginia. A story of the American civil war
Four years under Marse Robert, by Robert Stiles
With Lee in Virginia. A story of the American civil war
Four years under Marse Robert, by Robert Stiles
With Lee in Virginia. A story of the American civil war
Four years under Marse Robert, by Robert Stiles
With Lee in Virginia. A story of the American civil war
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