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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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