1861

Map of Virginia, Maryland &c., seat of war, compiled from the latest m...

Scale ca. 1:760,000. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 451.4 General map. Confederate imprint. Pencil note in the lower margin reads "This map was advertised in the Augusta, Ga. Daily Chronicle, Oct. 27, 1861." Incl... More

General Hospital at Point of Rocks, Virginia

No. B86. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. 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 whites an... More

[Unidentified young soldier in Union corporal's uniform]

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

Abraham Lincoln, [April 1861] (Memorandum on Philadelphia Patronage (...

Panorama of the seat of war : bird's eye view of Texas and part of Mex...

Shows the coastline of the Gulf of Mexico from "Littel [i.e., Little] Constance Bay," Louisiana to the Rio Grande. "Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1861 by John Bachmann ... Southern District o... More

[Civil War envelope showing sailor climbing up flagpole to American fl...

Addressed to Miss Adelia Fries, Philadelphia, No. 931 No[r]th Tenth Street; postmarked [Alex]andria, Va.; bears 3 cent stamp. Notation at bottom of envelope: Wm. Birney, Maj., 4 [?] Regt., N.J. Vols. Lines fro... More

N. J. Eaton to Edward Bates, Monday, September 16, 1861 (Fremont's re...

Anson Stager to Thomas T. Eckert, Thursday, October 10, 1861 (Telegra...

[Unidentified graduating cadet in military trousers and mortarboard]

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

Remains of wreck on the track, ready for transportation to Alexandria....

Photograph shows the remains of a train derailed in battle returning to Alexandria by train. Published in: Russell's Civil War photographs : 116 historic prints / by Andrew J. Russell ; with a preface by Joe B... More

Samuel L. Wallarkets to Abraham Lincoln, Monday, January 07, 1861 (Op...

[Boundary monument at Point Roberts - Treaty of Washington June 15th 1...

In: Photographs of British Northwest Boundary Survey, 1858-1861. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a ... More

[Union soldiers stand around a mounted cannon at a fort]

Title devised by library staff. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mi... More

Point of Rocks, Appomattox River (Andrew J. Russel)

Photograph showing the high rock cliff known as Point of Rocks projecting out into the channel of the Appomattox River.

[Dr. Felix Blazer, First Assistant Surgeon in the 32nd Indiana Regimen...

In: Adolph Metzner photograph album ..., no. 23. Color laser copy reference surrogate, showing front and back of photo, filed with finding aids for LOT 8751 in P&P Reading Room.

[Civil War envelope showing portrait of Major General George B. McClel...

Addressed to Mr. John Stiles, Linden, Genesee Co., N.Y.; postmarked at Batavia, N.Y. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2012; (DLC/PP-2012:127) pp/liljmem

Freedman's Barracks, Alexandria, Virginia during American Civil War

Photograph shows a group of freedmen and women standing in front of the barracks. No. B350. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

[Civil War envelope showing flying 34-star American flag with message ...

Addressed to Mr. Tilden Upton, Flanders, N. Jersey; bears 3 cent stamp; postmarked Hartland, [Mic]h. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Ph... More

[Headquarters, 6th Army Corps, Warren Station, in front of Petersburg,...

No. B860. Mounted with five other photographs with general caption: Petersburg, Virginia. Photograph is half of a stereograph pair. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

Co. I, 6th Vermont Infantry - Camp Griffin, Virginia

No. 4125. Hand written on verso: "Miller, vol. 8, p. 64 - 65". Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

James H. Paine to G. W. Bishop, Wednesday, January 23, 1861 (Recommen...

Letter to V. M. Randolph from S. R. Mallory, March 20, 1861.

Prof. Agassiz / James W. Black, photographer.

Professor Louis Agassiz, half-length portrait, seated, facing front. Gift; Mrs. Norman P. Mason; 1963 Oct. In album: Cartes de visite portraits of U.S. Army officers, children, and others, p. 24, left.

George A. Wenck to Abraham Lincoln, Saturday, September 21, 1861 (See...

[Civil War envelope showing sailor waving hat in front of American fla...

Addressed to Mr. Wm. E. Tingley, Harford, Susq. Co., Pa.; bears 3 cent stamp; postmarked in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, July 29. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2012; (DLC/PP-2012:127) pp/liljmem

William H. Seward to Abraham Lincoln, Monday, October 28, 1861 (Reque...

[Abraham Lincoln, half-length portrait, seated]

Attribution to Brady and date from: Looking for Lincoln: the making of an American icon / Philip B. Kunhardt, III. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2008, p. 468. Ostendorf, no. 59 Meserve, no. 67 Published in: Linco... More

Backyard, American Civil War Glass Negative.

Public domain historical photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

John G. Nicolay to Edward Bates, Monday, January 28, 1861 (Lincoln's ...

Virginia electoral ticket. Election November 6th, 1861. For President ...

C. S. A. - Electoral ticket. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 187, Folder 12.

The eighteenth annual course of lectures before the Mercantile library...

Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 67, Folder 1.

The Battlefield of Bull Run - Public domain old map

Map of battlefield, Manassas, Va., July, 1861. Illus. in: Harper's Pictorial History of the Civil War, 1861 July, p. 156. P&P Reading Room reference collection. This record contains unverified, old data from ca... More

U.S. gunboat Osage - Mississippi River Fleet

No. 3126. Hand written on mount: "Lt. Comdr. Thos. O. Selfridge". Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

Magazine in Fort Brady, James River, Virginia near Dutch Gap Canal

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

Richard Coulter, Colonel 11th Reg. Bvt. Brig. & Maj. General

Richard Coulter, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left. Civil War Photograph Collection. No. 4724.

The first telegraphic message from California

Angel carrying telegram, "May the Union be Perpetual," on telegraph wires. Illus. from: Harper's weekly, 1861, p. 752.

Charles S. Ogden to Abraham Lincoln, Tuesday, September 17, 1861 (Cov...

Wilderness Church - A black and white photo of a house in the woods

No. 5003. Mounted with 4 other photographs. Hand written on verso: Miller, vol. 2, page 117. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

The mint at New Orleans, seized by the state

Horse-drawn carriage in front of the mint at New Orleans. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, 1861 Feb. 16, p. 109.

Winfield Scott during American Civil War

Photoprint by Brady. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card.

Confederate gun "Whistling Dick", Vicksburg, Miss.

No. 3167. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. 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 whites a... More

Views of Richmond, Virginia - A black and white photo of a flooded are...

Photograph shows a city in the distance across the river. No. B765. Mounted with three other photographs with general caption: Views of Richmond, Va. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

[Medical supply boat "Planter" on Appomattox River, Virginia]

Civil War Photograph Collection. No. 1038 VA. Public domain photograph - United States during American Civil War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Looking up the Potomac River, from Fort Sumner (Andrew J. Russel)

Photograph shows two men, one seated and one standing, on a bank above the Potomac River in Fort Sumner, Maryland. No. 261.

Encampment near Washington, D.C. during American Civil War

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

Robert C. Schenck to Abraham Lincoln, Saturday, May 18, 1861 (Telegra...

[Unidentified soldier in Confederate uniform with percussion pistol]

Frame: Thermoplastic; scroll and flower design. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2014; (DLC/PP 2014:202) Purchased from: Scott N. Hills, Arcade, New York, 2013. Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War ... More

[Unidentified soldier in Union officer's uniform with sword]

Case: Leather; floral and geometric pattern. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2012; (DLC/PP-2012:127). Purchased from: Paul Reeder, Civil War Collector and Dealer, Germantown, Tennessee, 2012. Forms part of: Liljenquist... More

[Unidentified soldier in Union uniform with two revolvers and picking ...

Case: Berg, no. 4-62G. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2012; (DLC/PP-2012:127). Purchased from: B.G. "Chip" Newman, Broker of Fine Antiquities, Madison, Mississippi, 2012. Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection o... More

[Unidentified soldier in Confederate uniform with bayoneted musket and...

Case: Leather; geometric design. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2016; (DLC/PP-2016:144) Purchased from: Matt Crawford, Macrafly, Lincoln, Nebraska, July 2015. Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War ... More

[Unidentified soldier in Confederate major's uniform]

Case: Berg, no. 4-66. Attributed to photographer Charles Rees by a former owner, but uncertain. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2011; (DLC/PP-2012:127). Purchased from: Domenick A. Serrano, 2012. Forms part of: Liljenq... More

[Unidentified soldier in Union frock coat and forage cap with bayonete...

Case: Leather geometric with scroll embellishment Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). pp/liljunion

[Unidentified soldier in Confederate uniform with Bowie knife]

Case: Berg, no. 3-478. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2012; (DLC/PP-2012:127). Purchased from: Nick Harris, 2012. Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs (Library of Congress). Forms part... More

[Unidentified soldier in Union uniform and forage cap]

Case: Berg, no. 3-483. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). pp/liljunion

[Unidentified young soldier in Union frock coat and kepi with cartridg...

Case: Berg, no. 1-189. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). pp/liljunion

[Unidentified soldier in Confederate captain's uniform with black cuff...

Case: Berg, no. 3-136. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2012; (DLC/PP-2012:127). Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs (Library of Congress). Forms part of: Ambrotype/Tintype photograph f... More

[Lieutenant William Bowen Gallaher of Co. E, 1st Virginia Cavalry Regi...

Photo shows identified soldier. Case: Leather; floral design. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2011; (DLC/PP-2012:127). Purchased from: Regimental Headquarters, Falmouth, Va., 2012. Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Co... More

[Unidentified young drummer boy in Union uniform]

Case: Leather; geometric design. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2016; (DLC/PP-2016:144) Purchased from: Paul Brzozowski, Fairfield, Connecticut, April 2015. Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Ph... More

[Unidentified soldier in Union uniform with bayoneted musket]

Case: Leather, floral and scroll design. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2011; (DLC/PP-2012:127). Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs (Library of Congress). NewsetLilj02 pp/liljunion

[Unidentified soldier in Union corporal's uniform with revolver, bayon...

Case: Berg, no. 3-149. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2012; (DLC/PP-2012:127). Purchased from: The Historical Shop, Metairie, La., 2012. Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs (Library o... More

[Unidentified soldier in Union uniform, backpack, and U.S. beltplate]

Case: Berg, no. 3-170. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2012; (DLC/PP-2012:127). Purchased from: Nick Harris, 2012. Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs (Library of Congress). Forms part... More

[Mountain howitzer of the 5th Ohio Cavalry Company]

Case: Leather; birds and grapes design. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2012; (DLC/PP-2012:127). Purchased from: Rick Carlile, 2012. Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs (Library of Con... More

[Unidentified soldier in Union uniform with fez, backpack, and bedroll...

Case: Leather; oval and scroll design. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2012; (DLC/PP-2012:127). Purchased from: The Horse Soldier, Gettysburg, Pa., 2012. Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photog... More

[Unidentified young soldier in Union infantry uniform with Hardee hat ...

Case: Berg, no. 1-51. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2012; (DLC/PP-2012:127). Purchased from: The Union Drummer Boy, Gettysburg, Pa., 2012. Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs (Librar... More

[Corporal John I. Guigher of Co. I, 56th Pennsylvania Infantry Regimen...

Photo shows identified soldier. Case: Rinhart, no. 141. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2012; (DLC/PP-2012:127). Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs (Library of Congress). pp/liljunion

[Unidentified soldier in Union uniform with revolver]

Case: Berg, no. 3-325. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2012; (DLC/PP-2012:127). Purchased from: The Historical Shop, Metairie, La., 2012. Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs (Library o... More

[Unidentified soldier in Union first sergeant's uniform with militia s...

Case: Berg, no. 2-47S. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2012; (DLC/PP-2012:127). Purchased from: The Horse Soldier, Gettysburg, Pa., 2012. Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs (Library o... More

[Unidentified soldier in Union uniform and forage cap]

Case: Leather quatrefoil. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). pp/liljunion

[Sergeant Philip Almeron Faatz of Co. K and Co. A, 3rd New York Light ...

Photo shows identified soldier. Case: Berg, no. 3-200. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2012; (DLC/PP-2012:127). Purchased from: Matthew Fleming, Milan, Ohio, 2012. Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil... More

[Unidentified soldier in Union sergeant's uniform with unidentified wo...

Case: Berg, no. 1-55. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2012; (DLC/PP-2012:127). Purchased from: Medhurst & Co., Olathe, Kansas, 2012. Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs (Library of Con... More

[Unidentified cavalry soldier in Union uniform with Sharps carbine rif...

Case: Leather; floral and scroll design. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2012; (DLC/PP-2012:127). Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs (Library of Congress). Forms part of: Ambrotype/Ti... More

Portrait photo of [Unidentified sailor with his wife]

Case: Berg, no. 5-55G. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2011; (DLC/PP-2012:127). Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs (Library of Congress). NewsetLilj02 pp/liljwoch

[Unidentified soldier in Confederate uniform with photograph case]

Case: Berg, no. 5-10Ga. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2014; (DLC/PP 2014:202) Purchased from: The Horse Soldier, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, 2013. Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs (... More

[Unidentified boy in Union uniform with drum]

Case: Berg, no. 1-3S. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2014; (DLC/PP 2014:202) Purchased from: Caleb Bisacky, September 2014. Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs (Library of Congress). ... More

[Lieutenant Colonel Thomas D. Chamberlain of Co. G and I, 20th Maine I...

Photograph shows identified soldier. Case: Thermoplastic; woman's head. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2016; (DLC/PP-2016:144) Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs (Library of Congres... More

[Unidentified young soldier in Union shell jacket and forage cap]

Case: Rinhart, no. 54. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). pp/liljunion

[Unidentified soldier in Confederate uniform with saxhorn]

Case: Leather; geometric design with leaves. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2012; (DLC/PP-2012:127). Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs (Library of Congress). Forms part of: Ambrotyp... More

[Unidentified young soldier in Union uniform and Company E infantry Ha...

Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). pp/liljunion

[Unidentified young soldier in Union sack coat and forage cap with bay...

Case: Berg, no. 1-96 Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). Purchased from: Old Soldier Books, Gaithersburg, Maryland, 2002. pp/liljunion

[Felix Thompson of Company H, 1st Missouri Cavalry Regiment with pisto...

Photograph shows identified soldier, Felix Thompson, who enlisted in Company H, 1st Missouri Cavalry Regiment, as a blacksmith and later transferred into Company G. Case: Rinhart, no. 69. Gift; Tom Liljenquist... More

[Unidentified soldier in Union uniform with M1816 conversion musket wi...

Case: Berg, no. 1-22. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2012; (DLC/PP-2012:127). Purchased from: The Historical Shop, Metairie, La., 2012. Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs (Library of... More

[Unidentified corporal in Confederate uniform and hat with tassel]

Case: Leather; fleur-de-lis design. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2012; (DLC/PP-2012:127). Purchased from: Bryan Watson, Civil War Images, Torrington, Wyoming, 2011. Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Ci... More

[Unidentified soldier in infantry uniform sitting between two women, p...

Case: Leather; scroll design. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2011; (DLC/PP-2012:127). Purchased from: Bryan Watson, Civil War Images, Torrington, Wyoming, 2011. Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil Wa... More

[Unidentified soldier in red battleshirt and kepi]

Mat: damaged passe partout. Notation on mat verso: James Boyd, Boyle, or Boyt. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2012; (DLC/PP-2012:127). Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs (Library of ... More

[Two unidentified soldiers in Confederate uniforms, one with flintlock...

Case: Leather; curved octagon and scroll design. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2012; (DLC/PP-2012:127). Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs (Library of Congress). Forms part of: Ambr... More

[Unidentified soldier in Union uniform with fork, knife, plate, and cu...

Case: Rinhart, no. 141. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2011; (DLC/PP-2012:127). Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs (Library of Congress). Published in: Military images. Henryville, P... More

[Unidentified soldier in Union uniform with three unidentified women i...

Case: Leather; Rinhart, no. 85. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2012; (DLC/PP-2012:127). Purchased from: Medhurst & Co., Overland Park, Kan., 2012. Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs ... More

[Unidentified young soldier in Union frock coat and forage cap with ba...

Case: Leather with horizonal bands and scroll. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). pp/liljunion

[Unidentified soldier in Union uniform and unidentified young man sitt...

Case: Leather, floral and scroll design. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2011; (DLC/PP-2012:127). Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs (Library of Congress). Exhibited: "The Civil War i... More

[Unidentified soldier in Confederate uniform with sword and two guns]

Case: Leather; geometric design. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2012; (DLC/PP-2012:127). Purchased from: George S. Whiteley IV, Atlanta, Georgia, 2012. Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photogr... More

[Unidentified young soldier in Union uniform with musket]

Case: Berg, no. 3-269. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2014; (DLC/PP 2014:202) Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs (Library of Congress). Forms part of: Ambrotype/Tintype photograph fi... More

Town of Phillippi, Barbour County, West Virginia. 1861.

Perspective map not drawn to scale. Bird's-eye-view. LC Panoramic maps (2nd ed.), 1008 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. AACR2: 651/1

The liberator. v.31:no.13(1861:Mar.29)

Journal of the times Courtesy of Boston Public Library

The dollar bill issued by the Merchant's Bank of Trenton, November 20t...

Accompanying typed manuscript claims it is the earliest dated bill to be ornamented with the Lincoln lineaments. Handwritten note to bottom of manuscript indicates there is a bill earlier than that dates August 10, 1861.

7th New York State Militia, Camp Cameron, D.C., 1861

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

U.S. Transport Chickamauga, gelatin silver print

Part of Brady-Handy Collection. Public domain photograph - United States during American Civil War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Eastern view of round house and depot, Orange & Alexandria Railroad

Photograph shows a locomotive moving away from the roundhouse at the Orange & Alexandria railroad yard in Alexandria, Virginia. Telegraph wire insulators on utility pole in foreground. No. 104.

David Fisher to Abraham Lincoln, Saturday, April 13, 1861 (Telegram o...

View near railroad station - A black and white photo of a small town

Photograph shows a small town possibly Chattanooga, Tennessee beyond the hill.

John F. Fisk to Abraham Lincoln, Friday, September 13, 1861 (Telegram...