military camps, civil war

[An officer and a woman sitting in a tent]

Title devised. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.607) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

Camp of R.I. Regiment - Public domain drawing

Title inscribed upper right. Inscribed upper left: head quarters. Inscribed lower left: deep piazzas all round two upper stories. Formerly Waud no. C-161. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.1088) Forms p... More

[Officers on horseback watching infantry drills in distance]

Title devised. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.379) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

Soldiers in their tents in army camp

Title devised. Formerly Waud no. B-13. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.778) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

[Two sketches of horse outside tent]

Title devised. Formerly Waud no. B-63. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.828) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

[Two sketches of tent interior] during American Civil War

Title devised. Inscribed with color indicators. Formerly Waud no. B-63. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.828) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

Our Tent - Public domain scan / drawing

Title inscribed below image. Formerly Waud no. B-32. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.797) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

Rhode Island camp ground - Public domain scan / drawing

Title inscribed upper left. Formerly Waud no. C-161. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.1088) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

Moving headquarters - Public domain drawing

Title inscribed upper right. Sketch pad pages stenciled upper right: 48, 50. Formerly Waud no. B-20. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.785) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

[Soldiers preparing for battle]

May be the battle of Charles City Road. Title devised. Formerly Waud no. B-46. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.811) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

[Army camp] - Public domain scan / drawing

Title devised. Formerly Waud no. B-10. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.775) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

Signal station - Public domain scan / drawing

Title inscribed above image. Inscribed upper right: 4 Formerly Waud no. C-76. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.1003) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

Bull Pen - Hd. qtrs A of P. - Public domain drawing

Title inscribed below image. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.314) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

In the Rebel intrenchments [sic], Confederate States of America

Possibly Petersburg. Signed lower right: A.R.W. Title inscribed below image. Formerly Waud no. B-29. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.794) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

A Rebel general startled in his camp by the beautiful and unexpected d...

Illustrations show (top) a Confederate general startled by apparitions of Northern soldiers in the sky above his camp; (bottom) contrasting views of Union soldiers depicted by "...the artist of the Mobile Adver... More

Letter from Tilton C. Reynolds to Juliana Smith Reynolds, September 9,...

Swearing in of Capt. Smith's artillery boys at Camp Smith

Photograph shows Union artillery regiment camp tents and a group of soldiers in the distance, Camp Smith, Cairo, Illinois. Title from pencil inscription on item. Photographs possibly taken by Munn & Faul. Purch... More

Second Vt. Camp Griffin 1861 - A black and white photo of a group of p...

Photograph shows train of horse-drawn covered wagons on a foraging expedition with the camp of the 2nd Vermont Infantry Regiment in the background at Camp Griffin, Langley, Virginia. Attribution of G.H. Houghto... More

Annapolis Junction, on the Washington branch of the Baltimore and Ohio...

Two trains, soldiers and tents. Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, 1861 June 1, p. 39.

Camp Meigs - Lithograph, public domain, Library of Congress

Bird's-eye view of Camp Meigs and troops on parade, keyed with locations of officers.

General Bragg's camp, as seen from Fort Pickens / / drawn by an office...

Illus. in: Harper's weekly, 1861 June 15, p. 373. Public domain photograph of a locomotive, train car, railroad trucks, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Hancock's headquarters 1861 - Public domain weapon drawing

Photograph shows a caisson and cannon in the foreground with a military camp and house that served as the headquarters of a person named Hancock, probably General Winfield Scott Hancock, probably at Camp Griffi... More

In front of the princes tent, C. de Paris and Colonel Astor

Title inscribed vertically right margin. Formerly Waud no. C-89. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.1016) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

[Union soldiers in front of tents, probably at Camp Griffin, Langley, ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an American Civil War, military forces and conflict, officer, uniform, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Company Street, Battery D, 1st U.S. Arty., Camp Seymour, Beaufort, S. ...

Photograph shows soldiers on lawn surrounded by camp facilities. ; hand-lettered on mount. Gift of; Mrs. James DeWolf Perry; 1932; (DLC/PP-1932:0099).

Camp of the 7 Me. V. Rgt., Patterson Park, Baltimore, Md. Colonel Mars...

Print shows a bird's-eye view of the camp of the 7th Maine Volunteer Regiment at Patterson Park in Baltimore, Maryland; shows troops marching in formation, many bell tents, and soldiers tending campfires. 12 U.... More

Camp Cameron, Georgetown, D.C., the encampment of the Seventh Regiment...

Illustrations show a view of Camp Cameron and soldiers and citizens attending an outdoor church service. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, v. 5, (1861 May 25), p. 324.

[Second Vermont Camp Griffin 1861] during American Civil War

Photograph shows train of horse-drawn covered wagons on a foraging expedition with the camp of the 2nd Vermont Infantry Regiment in the background at Camp Griffin, Langley, Virginia. Attribution of G.H. Houghto... More

Letter from Tilton C. Reynolds to Juliana Smith Reynolds, September 18...

[Unidentified soldier in Union uniform standing with Napoleon cannon i...

Case: Leather; scroll design. Uncertain if Union or Confederate. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2011; (DLC/PP-2012:127). Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs (Library of Congress). Pub... More

[Unidentified soldier in Union cavalry uniform, on horse, with cavalry...

Case: Berg, no. 1-193. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2012; (DLC/PP-2012:127). Purchased from: Vin Caponi, Jr., Malverne, N.Y. Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs (Library of Congress... More

[Military camp with Union soldiers, horses, and tents, probably at Cam...

In album: [Album of ephemera and Civil War era photographs; photos and album compiled by Larkin Goldsmith Mead], page 77. Photograph probably by G. H. Houghton, photographer of other photographs in this album a... More

First Bivouac [...] ford? of 7th regiment at Columbia Springs on Genl ...

Title inscribed below image. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.527) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

Camp Second Vt. Camp Griffin 1861

Photograph shows the camp of the 2nd Vermont Infantry Regiment with row of soldiers in front of tents and trusses of a roof in the background at Camp Griffin, Langley, Virginia. Photograph probably by G. H. Hou... More

Camp of the Massachusetts second compy., light artillery at Stewart's ...

Print shows two scenes: upper scene - soldiers in camp with several horses, wagons, and cannons; lower scene - soldiers riding on horsebacks. 24 U.S. Copyright Office. Associated name on shelflist card: Sachse ... More

Headquarters Army of Potomac - Brandy Station, April 1864--Camp of Tel...

Men seated outside tents in woods. Civil War Photograph Collection (Library of Congress). No. 353.

[Camp of 4th Vermont Infantry Regiment at Camp Griffin, Langley, Virgi...

Attribution of G.H. Houghton as photographer from "A very fine appearance" : the Vermont Civil War photographs of George Houghton / Donald H. Wickman. Barre : Vermont Historical Society, c2010, page 14. Title d... More

[Fort Burnham, formerly Confederate Fort Harrison, James River, Virgin...

Civil War Photograph Collection (Library of Congress). No. 2562. Public domain photograph of a military, American Civil War, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Reception of Col Wood--by the 14th Brooklyn Regt.--(after his return f...

Title inscribed below image. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.373) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

[Civil War envelope showing soldier standing at attention in camp with...

Addressed to Mr. Bingiman, T. Bullen[?], Florida, Henry Co., Ohio; bears 3 cent stamp; postmarked in Columbus[?], January 31. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2012; (DLC/PP-2012:127) pp/liljmem

Headquarters and barracks of Colonel Morgan's Regt.

Photograph shows Union soldiers engaged in a training exercise or inspection, Fort Prentiss, Cairo, Illinois. Title from pencil inscription on mount. Additional inscriptions on mount include: "commencement of t... More

[Encampment of 8th New York Volunteers]

Title devised. Inscribed below image: 8th N.Y.V. bridge to Stahls [sic] tent. Formerly Waud no. B-4. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.769) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

General Fremont's camp near Jefferson City, Missouri / Sketched by Ale...

Illus. from: Harper's weekly, 1861. Public domain photograph - United States during American Civil War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

General August Willich's headquarters, Camp Nevin, Kentucky

Title from Blood shed in this war by M. Peake. "N.63" upper left corner of sheet. Code on mat (source unverified): II-39. Forms part of the Adolph Metzner American Civil War Collection at the Library of Congres... More

Plan of "Cantonment Sprague" near Washington D.C. : occupied by 1st Re...

Shows temporary military encampment grounds and internal facilities near Bladensburg (Prince George's County, Md.) during the American Civil War. Also shows individual trees pictorially, building locations, and... More

Camps of U.S. troops around Washington City, from S. to W. / Lith. by ...

Public domain photograph - United States during American Civil War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Fort Burnham, formerly Confederate Fort Harrison, James River, Virgin...

Public domain scan of American Civil War image, Confederates, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Brady's incidents of the war. (Fort Richardson Virginia) Camp 1st. Con...

Photograph shows Union soldiers with cannons in an artillery bunker at Fort Richardson, Arlington, Virginia. Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1861 by M.B. Brady, in the Clerks Office of the Dis... More

View of the camps of the Army of the Potomac, on Bolivar Heights, near...

Picryl description: Public domain book scan - American Civil War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Camp of General Alexander McDowell McCook near Stevenson, Alabama, sum...

Title from Blood shed in this war by M. Peake. Title on mat (source unverified): Headquarter in the field camp of Gen. McDowell McCook near Stevenson, Alabama, Summer 1862. "N.42" upper left corner of sheet. C... More

Sketches with the army - our camp at Harrisburg, Pa

Drawing shows a Civil War scene with soldiers encamped before the Hills Capitol building at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, showing tents among the trees and an American flag on a pole above the surrounding landscape... More

Harrisons landing - Public domain scan / drawing

Tents, and cannons covered with cloth. Title inscribed right margin. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.678) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

Back view of Romney Hamilton Co. NC

Signed lower right: A.R. Waud. Title inscribed below image. Inscribed below title, from left to right: First Virgini[a] Camp; The Seventh Virginia Detachment of the Third and Fourth Va. Camp; Hospital; E[a]st V... More

Camp at Cumberland with a view of the Pamunkey River full of gunboats ...

Signed lower right: Alf. Waud. Title inscribed below image. Published in: Harper's Weekly, June 7, 1862, p. 360-361. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.755) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

What do I want, John Henry? Warrenton, Virginia, November 1862 / Alex....

White soldier sitting facing young black servant, who is holding bottle and cake(?), with two other soldiers sitting and one standing in front of two tents. Illus. in: Gardner's photographic sketch book of the ... More

Gen McClellan's HQ Army of the Potomac, Pleasant Valley, Md.

Title inscribed lower left. Inscribed below image: Gen. Inglass[sic] H.Q.; Signal corp, "McC. Head Qu[arters]. Formerly Waud no. C-130. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.1057) Forms part of: Morgan coll... More

Quarters of Emmons & Handerson, Hilton Head, S.C.

Photograph shows officers George W. Emmons and Henry C. Handerson, sitting in front of a tent at the camp of the 3rd New Hampshire Infantry.

Camp of 110th Pennsylvania Inf'y near Falmouth, Virginia, Dec. 1862

Photograph shows soldiers around the campsite. Title on mount: 110th Pennsylvania Infantry Camp. Hand written on mount: "Horace Greeley (?)".

Manassas gap - Public domain scan / drawing

Title inscribed within image. Formerly Waud no. C-85. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.1012) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

Camp in Ky i.e. Kentucky - Public domain dedication image

Sketch shows soldiers and a woman at a military camp in Kentucky. "N.25" upper left corner. Code on mat (source unverified): III-76. Forms part of the Adolph Metzner American Civil War Collection at the Librar... More

Culpeper, Virginia, August 1862 during American Civil War

View of Civil War military encampment in Culpeper, Virginia. Civil War Photograph Collection. Negative by T.H. O'Sullivan, positive by A. Gardner. Corresponds to illus. in: Gardner's photographic sketch book of... More

Camp Patterson Park, Baltimore, Md, 110th Regt. New York Volunteers Co...

Print shows a bird's-eye view of Camp Patterson Park in Baltimore, Maryland; shows troops in formation for a review in the foreground and many tents among trees in the background. 55 U.S. Copyright Office. Pub... More

Harrisons landing-line - Public domain scan / drawing

Title inscribed below image. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.592) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

Camp Carroll, Baltimore, Md / Lith. & print by E. Sachse & Co., 104 S....

Print shows bird's eye view of Union encampment on the grounds of Mount Clare, home of the Carroll family. 77 U.S. Copyright Office. Publication date based on copyright statement on item. Inscribed in ink on t... More

Drummer boys off duty, playing cards in camp, winter of 1862

Group portrait of 6 men and boys; some are playing cards at a table outside of a log and tent shelter. Title from Miller, vol. 8, p. 195. Civil War Photograph Collection (Library of Congress).

[Camp of 2nd Vermont Volunteers at Camp Griffin, Virginia]

Photograph showing Union Army camp with large tents errected among trees and soldiers posed by row of small tents.

Camp of Reynolds' Battery Stewarts Place, Baltimore, Md

Print shows a bird's-eye view of the camp of Reynolds' Battery at Stewarts Place in Baltimore, Maryland; shows artillery in rows and stables, with horse artillery passing in the foreground. 27 U.S. Copyright Of... More

Picryl description: Public domain image, drawing, American, 19th centu...

Picryl description: Public domain image, drawing, American, free to use, no copyright restrictions

Headquarters on Orange & Alexandria R.R. -- in Brandy Station Headquar...

Title inscribed below image. Sketch on verso inscribed: Nr. cattletts Picket posts on Orange & Alexandria R.R. 1862. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.560) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

Catletts Station where Stuart made a raid and captured Popes baggage

Signed lower right: Alf. R. Waud. Title inscribed below image. Published in: Harper's Weekly, December 13, 1862, p. 792 as part of: The Army of the Potomac - At and on the Way to Fredricksburg. Gift, J.P. Morga... More

Camp at Hagerstown 1862 Sketches with the army, first exchange of shot...

Sketches show Civil War scenes, a military camp with many tents at Hagerstown, Maryland; a small building, near a grove of trees, that was used by General John F. Reynolds as his headquarters; and a landscape ... More

The three princes, camp at Yorktown

Signed lower left: ARW. Title inscribed lower right. Formerly Waud no. C-86. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.1013) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

Camp Belger, Baltimore, M'd. : 114th Regt. New York S. Volunteers--Col...

Public domain scan of a vintage map, plan, atlas, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.

Camp Chapin, Baltimore, Md, 116th Regt New York Vol: Colonel E.P. Chap...

Print shows a bird's-eye view of Camp Chapin, Baltimore, Maryland, with soldiers in formation for a review, with tents to the left among trees. 65 U.S. Copyright Office. Printed on lower left: Lt. Col. Robt. C... More

Sketches with Co. B, 8th Reg. Pennsylvania Ma. taps under the officers...

Drawing shows a Civil War night scene with pickets, drummer boy, and tents pitched among the trees; one tent, lit by a lantern from within, shows a man recoiling from an outstretched arm, perhaps that of a woma... More

Camp Millington, Baltimore, Md. 128th Regt. N.Y.V., from Columbia & Du...

Print shows bird's eye view of the 128th New York Infantry Regiment encampment.

View of Cumberland Gap, from the south

Print shows abandoned tents scattered across the landscape, as the army passes through the Gap; long columns of troops and wagon trains are departing, some building are being burned. Possibly represents the sud... More

Review, 2nd Corps, Falmouth - Public domain scan / drawing

Title inscribed lower right. Formerly Waud no. C-133 Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.1060). Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

Captain Francis (Frank) Erdelmeyer and Private Jacob Lawinsky i.e. Lab...

Title from Blood shed in this war by M. Peake. Date from item. "N.47" upper left corner of sheet. Code on mat (source unverified): II-41. Title on mat (source unverified): An outpost near Corinth, Miss., April ... More

Camp of Signal corps nr. Yorktown

Title inscribed below image. Inscribed lower left: Lt's. Adams & Daniels. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.180) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

Camp Chapin, Baltimore, Md, 116th Regt New York Vol: Colonel E.P. Chap...

Print shows a bird's-eye view of Camp Chapin, Baltimore, Maryland, with soldiers in formation for a review, with tents to the left among trees. Printed on label pasted on lower left: Lt. Col. Robt. Cotties / M... More

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

The siege of Vicksburg - Major General U.S. Grant, commanding / JG ; s...

Print shows soldiers in the foreground hiding behind trees and bushes during a bombardment of the encampment and earthworks of the Union army outside Vicksburg, Mississippi, with Confederate forts and earthwork... More

Rebel earthworks commanding the passage at Germanna ford, abandoned on...

Troops inspecting earthworks in foreground, while regiments march past in background. Signed lower right: A.R. Waud. Title inscribed above image. Sketch is divided into a 3.5 cm. grid, numbered across top and l... More

Letter from Tilton C. Reynolds to Juliana Smith Reynolds, August 14, 1...

Mary hights [sic], Turkey hole mt. Blue Ridge

Landscape with tents and mountains. Title inscribed above and below image. Formerly Waud no. C-3. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.930) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

Belger Barracks, Baltimore, Md lith. & print by E. Sachse & Co. 104 S....

Print shows a bird's-eye view of the Belger barracks at Camp Belger, Baltimore, Maryland, with soldiers in formation for a review, with the barracks in the background and a small coach on the roadway in the for... More

Belger Barracks, Baltimore, Md. 150th Regt. N.Y. Volunteers lith. & pr...

Print shows a bird's-eye view of the Belger barracks at Camp Belger, Baltimore, Maryland, with soldiers in formation for a review, with the barracks in the background and a small coach on the roadway in the for... More

Letter from Tilton C. Reynolds to Juliana Smith Reynolds, February 8, ...

On the Potomac nr. Williamsport. Rebel crossing ; Rebel Pontoons at Fa...

[Two scenes of Rebel troop movements]

Ponton [i.e. pontoon] bridges at "Franklins crossing" 2-1/2 miles belo...

Photograph shows two pontoon bridges at Franklin's Crossing with soldiers and horses and an encampment on the opposite side of the Rappannock River. Accession box no. DLC/PP-1974:175

Lookout Mountain, Tennessee, fall 1863

Drawing shows a military camp at the base of Lookout Mountain, Tennessee. Title from Blood shed in this war by M. Peake. "N.20" upper left corner. "Lookout Mountain[?]" written bottom left side. Code on mat (so... More

Adjutant Generals office head quarters, Army of the Potomac

Signed lower left: A.R. Waud. Title inscribed below image. Published in Harpers Weekly, 18 April 1863. Part of series with Waud, no. 76 and Waud, no. 98. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.99) Forms part... More

Soldiers' graveyard in the camp near Falmouth, Virginia

Soldiers lowering coffin while others look on. Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, 1863 March 21, p. 401.

Letter from Tilton C. Reynolds to Juliana Smith Reynolds, February 1, ...

Wagon park, Brandy Station, Virginia / negative by T.H. O'Sullivan, po...

Photograph showing an assembly of wagons belonging to the Quartermaster's Department, which handled field repairs for the Army of the Potomac at Brandy Station, Virginia. Illus. in: Gardner's photographic sket... More

Winter quarters of 37th New York Infantry Regiment after the Battle of...

Photograph shows row of log structures with soldiers, servant, horses, and wagon. Notations on recto: "Winter qtrs. after Battle of Fredericksburg," "1863," "37th N.Y." Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2016; (DLC/PP-201... More

Camp on Little River, Virginia The march to Gettysburg

Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.1.93) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

Culpeper, Virginia / negative by T.H. O'Sullivan ; positive by A. Gard...

Photograph showing an encampment on the edge of town. Illus. in: Gardner's photographic sketch book of the war / Alexander Gardner. Washington, D.C. : Philp & Solomons, [c1866], v. 1, no. 48. Copyright by A. G... More

[Military camp at Morris Island, South Carolina] / G.T. Lape, photogra...

Photograph shows rows of tents, possibly of the 9th Maine Infantry Regiment, on a beach. Neg. no. B8184-10378. Information from the back of a similar photo in the collection of Robin Stanford. Cancelled two ce... More