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Nov 10, 2021 · See stunning images of the battles, people, and events of the Civil War, from 1861 to 1865. Learn how the war shaped American history, politics, and democracy.
- Introduction
- Activities
- Places
- Portraits
- Lincoln's Assassination
- Index to Photographers
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The Civil War was the first large and prolonged conflict recorded by photography. During the war, dozens of photographers--both as private individuals and as employees of the Confederate and Union Governments--photographed civilians and civilian activities; military personnel, equipment, and activities; and the locations and aftermaths of battles. ...
Army Life
1. Log hut company kitchen, 1864. National Archives Identifier: 524671, Local Identifier: 111-B-252 2. Soldiers at rest after drill, Petersburg, Va., 1864. The soldiers are seated reading letters and papers and playing cards. National Archives Identifier: 524639, Local Identifier: 111-B-220 3. A regimental fife-and-drum corps. National Archives Identifier: 524747, Local Identifier: 111-B-328 4. Winter quarters; soldiers in front of their wooden hut, "Pine Cottage." National Archives Identifie...
Army Units
5. Engineers of the 8th New York State Militia in front of a tent, 1861. National Archives Identifier: 524918, Local Identifier: 111-B-499 6. The 26th U.S. Colored Volunteer Infantry on parade, Camp William Penn, Pa., 1865. National Archives Identifier: 533126, Local Identifier: 165-C-692 7. The 21st Michigan Infantry, a company of Sherman's veterans. National Archives Identifier: 525076, Local Identifier: 111-B-671 8. Ringgold, Ga., battery at drill. National Archives Identifier: 524783, Loc...
Civilians
12. A black family entering Union lines with a loaded cart. National Archives Identifier: 559271, Local Identifier: 200-CC-657. 13. A refugee family leaving a war area with belongings loaded on a cart. National Archives Identifier: 55926, Local Identifier: 200-CC-306. 14. Black laborers on a wharf, James River, Va. National Archives Identifier: 524820, Local Identifier: 111-B-400
Battle Areas
87. Fort Sumter, S.C., April 14, 1861, under the Confederate flag. National Archives Identifier: 532292, Local Identifier: 121-BA-914A. 88. Ruins of Stone Bridge, Bull Run, Va., March 1862. Photographed by George N. Barnard and James F. Gibson. National Archives Identifier: 533281, Local Identifier: 165-SB-7. 89. Confederate fortifications, Manassas, Va., March 1862. Photographed by George N. Barnard and James F. Gibson. National Archives Identifier: 533285, Local Identifier: 165-SB-11. 90. "...
Richmond, Va.
116. High-angle view toward the capitol, 1862. National Archives Identifier: 524454, Local Identifier: 111-B-35. 117. Ruins in front of the Capitol, 1865. National Archives Identifier: 524971, Local Identifier: 111-B-562. 118. Silhouette of ruins of Haxall's mills, 1865, showing some of the destruction caused by a Confederate attempt to burn Richmond. National Archives Identifier: 524556, Local Identifier: 111-B-137. 119. The "White House of the Confederacy," Jefferson Davis' home. National A...
Washington, D.C., and Environs
120. The U.S. Capitol under construction, 1860. National Archives Identifier: 530494, Local Identifier: 111-BA-1480. 121. Fort Massachusetts, sally port and soldiers, 1861. The fort was renamed Fort Stevens in 1863. National Archives Identifier: 524897, Local Identifier: 111-B-479. 122. General view of 96th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment during drill at Camp Northumberland, with the camp in the background, 1861. National Archives Identifier: 524905, Local Identifier: 111-B-487. 123. Barricade...
Abolitionists
129. Brown, John; bust-length. Engraving from daguerreotype, ca. 1856. National Archives Identifier: 531116, Local Identifier: 111-SC-101021. 130. Douglass, Frederick; half-length. National Archives Identifier: 558770, Local Identifier: 200-FL-22. 131. Garrison, William Lloyd; three-quarter-length, seated. National Archives Identifier: 530489, Local Identifier: 111-BA-1088. 132. Greeley, Horace; half-length, seated. National Archives Identifier: 527435, Local Identifier: 111-B-3251.
Artists and Authors
133. Brady, Mathew B., photographer; full-length seated. National Archives Identifier: 525281, Local Identifier: 111-B-1074. 134. Brumidi, Constantino, artist who painted murals and frescoes in the Capitol; three-quarter-length, standing, holding brush and palette. National Archives Identifier: 527952, Local Identifier: 111-B-3791. 135. Bryant, William Cullen, poet and editor of the New York Evening Post; full-length, seated. National Archives Identifier: 526948, Local Identifier: 111-B-2764....
Confederate Army Officers
138. Beauregard, Gen. Pierre; half-length. National Archives Identifier: 525441, Local Identifier: 111-B-1233. 139. Breckenridge, Lt. Gen. John C.; bust-length. National Archives Identifier: 530491, Local Identifier: 111-BA-1215. 140. Gordon, Maj. Gen. John B.; half-length. National Archives Identifier: 525987, Local Identifier: 111-B-1786. 141. Hill, Lt. Gen. Ambrose P.; bust-length. National Archives Identifier: 530490, Local Identifier: 111-BA-1190. 142. Hood, Gen. John B.; bust-length, in...
198. Booth, John Wilkes; half-length, standing. National Archives Identifier: 518136, Local Identifier: 64-M-19. 199. Corbett, Sgt. Boston, the man who claimed he shot John Wilkes Booth; three-quarter-length, seated at a table. National Archives Identifier: 526515, Local Identifier: 111-B-2321. 200. Payne, Lewis, the conspirator who attacked Secret...
Barnard, George N., 15, 27, 59, 61, 68, 83, 88, 89, 91, 103, 104, 108, 113, 114 Brady, Mathew B., 40, 145, 151, 164, 183, 188 Cooley, Samuel A., 42, 62 Edwards, J. D., 58 Edwards, W O., 58 Fox, Egbert Guy, 55 Gardner, Alexander, 17, 21, 73, 93, 98, 201 Gardner, James, 41, 49, 110 Gibson, James F, 15, 59, 88, 89, 91 Knox, David, 60 Minnes, George W....
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The War Between the States was the first large and prolonged conflict recorded by photography. During the war, dozens of photographers, both as private individuals and as employees of the Confederate and Union Governments, photographed civilians and civilian activities; military personnel, equipment, and activities; and the locations and ...
Explore the faces, places and events of the U.S. Civil War through photographs, prints and drawings. The Prints & Photographs Division holds thousands of images relating to the Civil War, found in many different collections.
Nov 10, 2021 · See portraits and scenes of the people and events of the Civil War, from Abraham Lincoln to Robert E. Lee, from slaves to generals. Learn about the political, social, and military context of the war that divided the nation in 1861-1865.
