virginia, civil war

Belle Grove chamber - National Parks Gallery

Two living history interpreters in period attire sit and work in one of the house's chambers (bedrooms).

Special programs at the Sesquicentennial Commemoration of the Battle o...

Civil War Texting - An exhibit demonstrating the use of telegraphy during the Civil War.

Belle Grove parlor - National Parks Gallery

A living history interpreter in Civil War era attire, present to describe part of daily life in the plantation house.

Plat of the partition of Moore & Beckley survey of 170,038 a. in the c...

"Surveyed for Andrew Moore & John Beckley, Nov. 2nd, 1794." Shows names of some residents. Pen-an-ink and pencil over col. grid, mounted on cloth. Includes notes. In upper right corner in red ink: Moore & Beckl... More

Plats of the Wilson Cary Nicholas surveys (from the originals) made in...

Pen-and-ink on tracing linen, mounted on cloth. LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.), H217 Available also through the Library of Congress web site as raster image.

[Map of portion of Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania County, Virginia] /

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

Affair of the Wmsbg Road or Fair Oaks No. 2, Oct. 26-27-28/64 /

Public domain scan of a architecture diagram, settlement map, plan, or drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.

Affair of the Wmsbg Road or Fair Oaks No. 2, Oct. 26-27-2864

One of a series of five maps drawn by Col. Normand Smith showing Civil War battle lines. Original maps are included in Personal Papers Collection, accession 24417, Gaines Family Papers, 1776-1905. This item is ... More

Cold Harbor [Hanover County, Virginia] /

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

Cold Harbor Hanover County, Virginia

One of a series of five maps drawn by Col. Normand Smith showing battle lines. Original maps are included in Personal Papers Collection, accession 24417, Gaines Family Papers, 1776-1905. This item is in the Map... More

Map of the Chaffin's Bluff area of Henrico County, Virginia

Additional annotations made in pencil. Map shows federal and Confederate positions September 28, 1864. One of a series of five maps drawn by Col. Normand Smith showing battle lines. Original maps are included i... More

[Map of the Chaffin's Bluff area of Henrico County, Virginia] /

Public domain document scan of a map, military, war history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Map of portion of Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania County, Virginia

One of a series of five maps drawn by Col. Normand Smith showing battle lines. Original maps are included in Personal Papers Collection, accession 24417, Gaines Family Papers, 1776-1905. Oriented with north tow... More

Vessels destroyed at Norfolk 1861. - Public domain map

Sketch map of "U.S. Navy Yard" vicinity at Portsmouth (Va.) showing buildings, shipbuilding docks, drydock, buoys, and locations of the scuttled U.S. ships "Pennsylvania", "Columbia", "Raritan", and "Delaware".... More

[Swift Creek area, Chesterfield and Prince George Counties, Virginia] ...

Swift Creek area, Chesterfield and Prince George Counties, Virginia

One of a series of five maps drawn by Col. Normand Smith showing battle lines. Original maps are included in Personal Papers Collection, accession 24417, Gaines Family Papers, 1776-1905. This item is in the Map... More

Ellerson's Mill. Battle-field of Mechanicsville, Virginia

Civil War Photograph Collection. No. 920. Public domain photograph - historical image of Virginia, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Plan of Fort Powhatan, Prince George County, Virginia

Original map located in House of Delegates, Office of the Speaker, Executive Communications, Oversized, Box 9, Folder 14. Although included in a report of 1821, this plan represents the fort as it looked in 181... More

Residence and tomb of Washington, Mount Vernon, on the Potomac / W.H. ...

In album: [Album of ephemera and Civil War era photographs; photos and album compiled by Larkin Goldsmith Mead], p. 128. Library of Congress copy is trimmed. Accession box no. DLC/PP-1975:071

Civil War defenses of Washington - Arlington House

Arlington House was used by the Unoin Army during the Civil War.

Map of the location of part of the North-Western Turnpike Road /

Shows road from Winchester westward to the Cheat River in Preston County, West Virginia. Relief shown by hachures. "This copy made by Fr. Koch, Richmond, Va. Jan. 27th 1862." Pen-and-ink, pencil and watercolor ... More

Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial

Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial is located in Arlington National Cemetery. The land was once a 1,100 acre plantation owned by George Washington Parke Custis. His only surviving child, Mary Anna Rand... More

Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial

Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial is located in Arlington National Cemetery. The land was once a 1,100 acre plantation owned by George Washington Parke Custis. His only surviving child, Mary Anna Rand... More

Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial

Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial is located in Arlington National Cemetery. The land was once a 1,100 acre plantation owned by George Washington Parke Custis. His only surviving child, Mary Anna Rand... More

Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial

Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial is located in Arlington National Cemetery. The land was once a 1,100 acre plantation owned by George Washington Parke Custis. His only surviving child, Mary Anna Rand... More

Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial

Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial is located in Arlington National Cemetery. The land was once a 1,100 acre plantation owned by George Washington Parke Custis. His only surviving child, Mary Anna Rand... More

Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial

Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial is located in Arlington National Cemetery. The land was once a 1,100 acre plantation owned by George Washington Parke Custis. His only surviving child, Mary Anna Rand... More

[Alexander Hugh Holmes Stuart, full-length portrait, standing slightly...

Whig Congressman from Virginia, 1841-1843; Secretary of the Interior, 1850-1853. Scratched on face of plate: 185; Stuart. Scratched on back of plate: 279. Slightly trimmed. Identification from engraving by A.H.... More

Not a drum was heard nor a funeral note . . .

The erosion of Democratic support for presidential hopeful Martin Van Buren is portrayed as the funeral of "the Kinderhook fox." The print was deposited for copyright on May 22, 1844, one week before the Democr... More

[Unidentified cadet in Virginia Military Institute uniform]

Case: Rinhart, no. 138 (reverse image). Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2012; (DLC/PP-2012:127). Purchased from: Bill Turner, La Plata, Maryland, 2012. Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photogra... More

[Union case for daguerreotype, ambrotype, or tintype showing the Georg...

Case: (front) Berg, no. 1-3S; (back) 1-3S variant. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). pp/liljunion

Henrico County, Virginia / Historic map, Library of Congress

Relief shown by hachures. Title and statement of responsibility in manuscript above bar scale. Annotated in ink: Smith's map of Henrico County, Virginia, from actual surveys by James Keily, Richmond, Robert P. ... More

Bishop Reverend (John) McGill, American Civil War Photograph, Glass Ne...

Title from unverified information on negative sleeve. [?] of his church destroyed during the Civil War; Care of wounded and established an infirmary in Richmond to their benefit; consecrated Bishop on Nov. 10, ... More

National Guard half pounds. Manufactured by Baker Pleasants & Frayser,...

Tobacco label showing three officers of the New York State Militia wearing shakos. Copyright by G.W. Hillman & Co.

Engine, J.H. Devereux, Alexandria (Andrew J. Russel)

Photograph shows the ornately decorated locomotive J.H. Devereux, of the United States Military Railroad with two crew members on board outside the roundhouse at the Alexandria station. Published in: Civil War... More

[Two unidentified soldiers of the Richmond Light Infantry Blues, later...

Case: Berg, no. 1-39. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2014; (DLC/PP 2014:202) Purchased from: Anne Arundel House, Linthicum Heights, Maryland, 2013. Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs... More

[Portrait of Colonel John S. Mosby, 43rd Battalion, Virginia Cavalry, ...

Public domain reproduction of portrait art print, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

[Portrait of Pvt. William Jackson Eskew, 13th Virginia Infantry, C.S.A...

Pvt. Eskew was wounded in defense of Richmond, Va., early in 1865.

[Preliminary map of northeastern Virginia embracing portions of Prince...

Gives the names of some residents. Date, title, and scale from Stephenson's Civil War maps, 1989. Pen-and-ink over pencil grid on 5 sheets pasted together, sectioned in 2, and mounted on cloth. LC Civil War map... More

U.S. Frigate "Sabine" - Public domain drawing

Broadside view of frigate at anchor. Title inscribed below image. Inscribed right margin as identifier : Sewalls Pt. The Sabine sunk on 1 November 1861 off Cape Hatteras. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1... More

[Sketch of the road from Charlottesville to Afton, and from Browns Cov...

Scale ca. 1:675,000. LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.), H273 Pencil sketch giving names of settlements. Description derived from published bibliography. Available also through the Library of Congress web site as raster image.

Maj. Alexander Basezemwski, 31st N.Y. Infantry., Killed May 7, 1862 at...

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

White House to Harrisons Landing - Public domain old map

Annonymous pen and ink manuscript map traced on linen from a portion of: White House to Harrisons Landing. Prepared by Capt. H.L. Abbot, topographical engineer, Army of the Potomac. Shows fortifications, towns,... More

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

[Map of Greene County, Va.]. - Public domain old map

LC Land ownership maps, 1266 Shows names of some residents. Relief shown by hachures. Date, title, and scale from Stephenson's Civil War maps, 1989. Pen-and-ink, pencil, and crayon on a pencil grid. On irregula... More

Brevet Brigadier General John E. Mulford, Colonel of 3rd New York Infa...

Original Caption: Bvt. Brig. Gen. John E. Mulford, Col. of 3rd N.Y. Inf., with his wife and Mr. and Mrs. William Allen. This picture was taken on the porch of Mr. Allen's house at Richmond, Va..U.S. National Ar... More

Sketch of country between Haxall's Landing and Charles City court hous...

Relief shown by hachures. Shows roads and trails, houses and names of residents, rivers and streams, and woodland and swamps. Sun print. Civil War salted paper maps. AL-9. LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.), 530.5 Ava... More

R.R. bridge over Cedar Run in Warrenton Junction

Signed lower right: ARW. Title on recto. Number 3 stenciled 1 cm. high, upper right. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.5). Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

Portrait of Pvt. Andrew F. Skidmore, Mount Vernon Guards, Company E, 1...

Pvt. Skidmore was killed at Yorktown, Va. around May 1, 1862. Forms part of Selected Civil War photographs, 1861-1865 (Library of Congress) Copy photo made by LC in 1961 of a photograph in collection of United ... More

[Map of Spotsylvania County, Va.]. - Public domain map

Relief shown by hachures. Shows fortifications in the Chancellorsville area and the names of residents. Date, title, and scale from Stephenson's Civil War maps, 1989. Pen-and-ink and pencil on 3/4 inch pencil g... More

Express--the mail boat between Washington and the army hd.qts. City Pt...

Broadside view of steamship.

General Henry Prince. Engaged at Wopping Heights, Virginia July 1863. ...

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

County map of Virginia, and North Carolina

"Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1860 by S. Augustus Mitchell, Jr. ... for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania." Map no. 23 from: Mitchell's new general atlas. Philadelphia : S. Augustus Mitch... More

[Map of Fauquier County, Va.]. - Public domain old map

LC Land ownership maps, 1254 Shows the names of some residents. Relief shown by hachures. Date, title, and scale from Stephenson's Civil War maps, 1989. Pen-and-ink over pencil grid, with hachures and some name... More

Brevet Brigadier General John E. Mulford, Colonel of 3rd New York Infa...

Original Caption: Bvt. Brig. Gen. John E. Mulford, Col. of 3rd N.Y. Inf., with his wife and Mr. and Mrs. William Allen. This picture was taken on the porch of Mr. Allen's house at Richmond, Va..U.S. National Ar... More

Military reconnaissance of Virginia /

Shows Fairfax County and parts of Loudoun and Prince William counties, Virginia. Also shows fortifications in the environs of Washington and names of some residents. Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by so... More

Hdq. Petersburg, Virginia 1864-5, American Civil War Glass Negative.

Title from unverified information on negative sleeve. Annotation from negative, on masking: United States Headquarters, near Petersburg, VA. Corresponding print is in LOT 4170. Credit line: Civil war photograph... More

[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

[Portrait of Maj. Edmonds (of Virginia), C.S.A.]

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

[Map of Hanover County, Va.]. - Public domain old map

LC Land ownership maps, 1274 Shows fortifications near Mechanicsville, describes several bridges across the Chickahominy River as destroyed, and gives the names of some residents. Date, title, and scale from St... More

[Map of the Manassas battlefield area in Northern Virginia].

Shows fortifications. Does not include place names. Relief shown by hachures on central bottom sheet only. Wall map believed to have been used by the author after the Civil War for lecture purposes. Title and s... More

Church of Petersburg, Virginia, built by 50th N.Y. engineers

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

[Map of the vicinity of Strasburg, Virginia].

Relief shown by hachures. Title, date, and scale from Stephenson's Civil War maps, 1989. Pen-and-ink and pencil (some col.) over 1/2 inch pencil grid, mounted on cloth. LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.), H190 Availab... More

Rebel Army of Virginia: Longstreet, Beauregard, Breckenridge, Fitzhugh...

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

General L. Richmond ... Brig. Gen, American Civil War Photograph, Glas...

Title from unverified information on negative sleeve. Corresponding print is in LOT 4192. Credit line: Civil war photographs, 1861-1865, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. General information... More

Frederick Co. Va., from Wood's map. - Public domain map

LC Land ownership maps, 1261 Shows names of some residents. Relief shown by hachures. Date from Stephenson's Civil War Maps, 1989. Pen-and-ink and pencil, mounted on paper. LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.), H35 Avai... More

Maj. Alexander Basezemwski, 31st N.Y. Infantry., Killed May 7, 1862 at...

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

Geological section from S. Fork of Shenandoah R. to Lost R. (across Sh...

Date and scale from Stephenson's Civil War maps, 1989. Pen-and-ink, crayon, and watercolor mounted on cloth. LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.), H226 Available also through the Library of Congress web site as raster i... More

Portrait of Capt. Murray F. Taylor, C.S.A., aide to General A. P. Hill

Forms part of Selected Civil War photographs, 1861-1865 (Library of Congress) Copy photo made by LC in 1961 of tintype. Credit: Mrs. Lynn W. Franklin, Fredericksburg, Va. American Memory edition timeline. No. 1... More

[Map of parts of Fauquier, Prince William, and Rappahannock counties, ...

LC Land ownership maps, 1255 Relief shown by hachures. Shows the names of some residents. Date and title from Stephenson's Civil War maps, 1989. Pen-and-ink on tracing linen, mounted on cloth. LC Civil War maps... More

[James S. Cassady, Captain, 7th West Virginia Cavalry, head-and-should...

Stamped on mount: John Brown, Wheeling, West Va. 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 w... More

[Map of Spotsylvania and Caroline Counties, Virginia].

Shows the names of residents. Relief shown by hachures. Date, scale, and title from Stephenson's Civil War maps, 1989. Oriented with north to the left. Pen-and-ink and pencil on a 1/2-inch grid mounted on cloth... More

[Preliminary map of northern Virginia embracing portions of Loudoun, F...

Relief shown by hachures. Shows Loudoun County region, including parts of Fauquier and Prince William counties, and a small section of Culpeper County, and gives names of some residents. Date, title and scale f... More

Caroline County, Virginia /, Confederate States of America

Relief shown by hachures. Shows the names of some residents. Date from Stephenson's Civil War maps, 1989. Title, statement of responsibility, and scale from verso. Pen-and-ink on tracing linen mounted on cloth.... More

Maj. Alexander Basezemwski, 31st N.Y. Infantry., Killed May 7, 1862 at...

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

[Portrait of Pvt. Andrew F. Skidmore, Mount Vernon Guards, Company E, ...

Pvt. Skidmore was killed at Yorktown, Va. around May 1, 1862.

Sketch of the Confederate and Federal lines around Petersburg /

Sun print. Photocopy (positive). Relief shown by hachures. LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.), 610 Description derived from published bibliography. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster i... More

Seat of war in Virginia, &c. - Public domain old map

The political quadrille. Music by Dred Scott

A general parody on the 1860 presidential contest, highlighting the impact of the Dred Scott decision on the race. That controversial decision, handed down in 1857 by Chief Justice Roger B. Taney, ruled that ne... More

Colonel John S. Mosby, C.S.A, American Civil War Photograph, Glass Neg...

Annotation from negative, scratched on emulsion: Richmond 1865. Credit line: Civil war photographs, 1861-1865, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. General information about Civil war photograp... More

One hundred & fifty miles around Richmond. 12 ed.

[Scale ca. 1:880,000]. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 632.5 "Twelfth edition 3000 of Magnus' all around map." "Dedicated to the gallant soldiers fighting to suppress the Rebellion." Description derived from publi... More

One hundred & fifty miles around Richmond. 9th ed.

Scale ca. 1:880,000. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 632.3 General map centered on Richmond, Virginia. Map is printed in blue with title and border in red. "Ninth edition 3000 of Magnus' all around map." "Dedicate... More

Map of Charlotte County, Virginia / - Public domain map

LC Land ownership maps, 1235 Shows the names of some residents. Date from Stephenson's Civil War maps, 1989. Pencil and pen-and-ink on paper mounted on cloth. LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.), H289 Available also th... More

R.E. Colston, C.S.A., Colonel of 16th Virginia Infantry., C.S.A.

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

Slave pen, Alexandria, Virginia (Civil War time)

Address: 1315 Duke Street, Alexandria, Virginia. Title from unverified information on negative sleeve. Annotation from negative, in pencil: Slave Pen, Alexandria, VA, Dealer in Slaves, Alex. Item no. 354. File ... More

Plan of grounds at Fort Norfolk showing location of magazine pier, &c....

"Forwarded to Governor Letcher With Report and Inventory of Public Property at Norfolk and Portsmouth October 19, 1861, Wm. H. Peters, Commissioner." Peters' report is Document 40 in: Journals and papers of the... More

Rockbridge Co., Va. Historic map, Library of Congress

Relief shown by hachures. Shows the names of some residents. Pen-and-ink and pencil mounted on cloth. LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.), H57 LC Land ownership maps, 1342 In the upper left corner: No. 25. Available al... More

Field map of the north part of Wythe County /

Shows the names of some residents. Relief shown by hachures. Date and scale derived from Stephenson's Civil War maps, 1989. A pencil correction in the title inserts the name of "Lt. Magill Smith, Topl. Engr." a... More

Somerville - Public domain scan / drawing during American Civil War

Two men by pond, barn in background. Title inscribed lower left. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.58) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

[Richmond, vicinity]. Historic map, Library of Congress

Relief shown by hachures. Civil War salted paper maps. AL-19. LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.), 636.5 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.

Loudoun County, Virginia [186-?]. - Public domain map

Relief shown by form lines. Indicates roads, railroads, drainages, and the names of a few villages. Stamped on verso: Gilbert Thompson. Sun print. Description derived from published bibliography. Civil War salt... More

Orange County, Va. / Historic map, Library of Congress

Relief shown by hachures. Shows the names of some residents. Date and scale derived from Stephenson's Civil War maps, 1989. Pen-and ink and pencil, drawn on a 1 1/2-inch grid on 9 sheets of paper pasted togethe... More

U.S. Steamer Mt. Vernon - Public domain document scan of drawing

Broadside view sidewheel steamship. Title inscribed below image. Inscribed below title: (Washington & Fortress Monroe line). Inscribed on ship: Mt. Vernon. Formerly Waud no. C-50. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/P... More

[Map of Spotsylvania County, Va.]. - Public domain map

Relief shown by hachures. Shows fortifications in the Chancellorsville area and the names of some residents. Date, title, and scale from Stephenson's Civil War maps, 1989. Pen-and-ink and pencil on brown paper ... More

[Unidentified Virginia Military Institute cadet in uniform]

Case: Berg, no. 1-37. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2012; (DLC/PP-2012:127). Purchased from: Bill Turner, La Plata, Maryland, 2011. Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs (Library of Co... More

[Map of parts of Rockingham and Shenandoah counties, Virginia, includi...

Shows names of some residents. Relief shown by hachures. Title and date from Stephenson's Civil War maps, 1989. Pencil (some col.) on brown paper, mounted on cloth. LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.), H152 Available a... More

General W.H. French. Bealton [i.e., Bealeton], Virginia Oct. 1863

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

The Newport News Steamer Express Capt. Wilson

Broadside view sidewheel steamship. Title inscribed below images. Inscribed on ship: EXPRESS. Formerly Waud no. C-119. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.1046) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil W... More

Rebel Army of Virginia: Longstreet, Beauregard, Breckenridge, Fitzhugh...

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

Seat of war in Virginia, &c. Sheet 2

Longitude from Greenwich printed at top of map; from Washington (W0020000; W0003000) printed at bottom. Relief shown by hachures. This item is in the Map Collection of the Library of Virginia; please contact th... More