United States Navy during American Civil War LC-USZ62-8727 (1751611799...
LC-USZ62-8727: Fort Monroe and Its Vicinity, 1861. Courtesy of the Library of Congress. (5/8/2015).
"Camp Life in the Confederate Army - Mississippians Practicing with th...
Print of Confederate soldiers in a camp with tents and wagons. One man is throwing a knife into a tree while several others watch. An African American man, possibly a slave, in the foreground appears to be cook... More
"General Lyon at the Battle of Springfield."
Front-page print of Gen. Lyon on a horse, waving his hat in front of troops in the background. "GENERAL LYON AT THE BATTLE OF SPRINGFIELD. - [SEE NEXT PAGE]" (printed below image). Newspaper clipping from Harpe... More
Blackburn's Ford - Brady
Image of Blackburn's Ford, Virginia taken by Mathew Brady between 1861 and 1865. Trees and seated men in foreground, rudimentary bridge across Bull Run Creek
Fort Duffield
Sketch of the north side of Fort Duffield in 1861. Overlooking the Ohio and Salt Rivers
Illustration showing the United States General Hospital at Georgetown,...
Illustration showing the United States General Hospital at Georgetown, D. C., formerly the Union Hotel--Volunteer nurses attending the sick and wounded. Published in Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, July ... More
Arrest of Mr. Faulkner, late United States' minister to France at Brow...
The War in America. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 14 September 1861. Arrest of Mr. Faulkner, late United States' minister to France at Brown's Hotel, Washington, on the charge of treason, from ... More
The Civil War in America, Carolinian Pickets flying before the Advance...
Illustrations from The Illustrated London News, 17 August 1861. The Civil War in America, Carolinian Pickets flying before the Advance of the Federal Troops on Fairfax. Illustration for The Illustrated London ... More
Commodore Foote’s Gunboat Flotilla on the Mississippi - Harper's Weekl...
Commodore Foote’s Gunboat Flotilla on the Mississippi.—Sketched by Mr. Alexander Simplot. Illustration published in Harper’s Weekly, Volume VI, No. 265, p 52, January 25, 1862.
Waud - Scott giving orders - Drawing. Public domain image.
General Winfield Scott (second from right) giving orders to his aides for the advance of the Grand Army.
Scott-anaconda
Scott's great snake. Cartoon map illustrating Gen. Winfield Scott's plan to crush the Confederacy, economically. It is sometimes called the "Anaconda plan." The tail of the snake is wrapped around the flagpole... More
Harpers Weekly Ship Island drawing
General view of Ship Island, showing the landing of General Phelps Brigade, sketched by out special artist. Drawing of Ship Island, Mississippi from the January 4, 1862 edition of Harper's Weekly
Gun-boat-fanny
From Harper's Weekly, Oct.19, 1861. Shows Fanny attacked by Raleigh, Curlew, and Youngalaska.
Original 1861 Map of the Confederate States, Harper's Weekly, February...
Original 1861 Map of the Confederate States, Harper's Weekly, February 23, 1861. Note: This is one of the earliest maps of the Confederacy ever created. The Union States are shown in gray, and the Confederate S... More
Unsigned letter fragment of a Union soldier, Camp Holms, to David McNa...
Briefly describes march from Hermann to Fulton, Missouri. Letterhead includes view of Fulton. Transcription:Oct Camp Holms Oct 30th 1861 Mr. David McNair Dear Brother I now sit down to write you a few li... More
Late Headquarters of Colonel Ellsworth, of the N.Y. Fire Zouaves, at t...
Harper's Weekly; Late Headquarters of Colonel Ellsworth, of the N.Y. Fire Zouaves, at the Capitol, at Washington. The New York Fire Zouaves Quartered in the House of Representatives at Washington, D.C.; 1861-05... More
Americana Civil War in America - Map 2
Map showing the possessions of the Union and Confederate sides during the American Civil War at the close of 1861.
Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper - 18610518 - p1 - Railroad Batter...
Engraving captioned "The railroad battery on the Philadelphia and Baltimore Railroad, built to protect the workmen while rebuilding the burnt bridges on that road--From a Sketch by William C. Russell, of Wilmi... More
Western Virginia campaign of 1861
A map showing significant locations of military actions during the American Civil war in western Virginia in 1861.
Americana Civil War in America - Map 1
Map showing the possessions of the Union and Confederate sides during the American Civil War at the beginning of the war.
John Harrison Millscirca 1915
elder John Harrison Mills in Civil War uniform, picture taken by Spencer Kellog, Jr, 1915
OP 40 Das Bombardement von Fort Hatteras (9093473650)
Das Bombardement von Fort Hatteras, Nord Carolina durch die Der. Stanten Flotte unter Commodore Stringham, am 29 August 1861. (The Bombardment of Fort Hatteras by the Federal Fleet) 1861. Frank Leslie’s Illus... More
SOUTHEASTERN VIRGINIA MAP
U. S. Government map of Southeastern Virginia, 1891
Flag of the Confederate States (1861), DPLA
Flag of the Confederate States of America, believed to have been constructed in the summer of 1861 in Rockingham County, North Carolina. The unusual eleven star flag dates from 1861, after the attack on Fort Su... More
Camp on Cheat Summit
Fort Monroe on Cheat Summit. Observing the fort and the entrenchments on Cheat Summit, a Confederate Colonel declares, "It would be madness to make an attack." (Virginia State Archives).
Fort Sumter telegram
Telegram was sent by Major Robert Anderson at 10:30am, April 18, 1861, announcing the surrender of Forst Sumter to confederate General Beauregard. A transcription of the telegram can be found on Wikisource, at... More
The War in America, bringing in the Federal wounded after the Skirmish...
The War in America, bringing in the Federal wounded after the Skirmish at Lewinsville Virginia. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 12 October 1861. lookandlearn.com/history-images/U304961/The-War-in... More
Trent-affair-large-56a61b353df78cf7728b5e1f
Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 7 December 1861 Vol 39, Issue 1120. Read the ILN 中文：特伦特号邮轮事件
7th N.Y. Picket near Lewinsville, Va
The "Cameron Highlanders" of the 79th New York are reprising their roles as pickets during their reconnaissance of Lewinsville, Virginia on Sept. 11, 1861.
1st Maryland Regiment - Public domain engraving
Camp Johnson, near Winchester, Virgina. This engraving shows the First Maryland Regiment "playing football before evening parade". Published in Harper's Weekly on August 31 1861. The Marylanders wear uniforms ... More
Apache Ambush
Apache bowman, waiting for an ambush.
Coopwood - A black and white photo of a man with a beard
Bethel Coopwood, a Confederate officer who fought in the Arizona Campaign of 1861-62.
Flagraise
Raising the Confederate flag over Tucson. Public domain photograph related to Confederate States of America, American Civil War, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Trent Affair - Public domain image of steamship
The seizure by Captain Wilks, of the United States war-ship San Jacinto, of Messers. Slidell and Mason, Confederate Commissioner, on board the British mail-steamer Trent Français : L'USS San Jacinto, apparten... More
Battle of Rich Mountain, Beverly Pike, Virginia, between a division of...
Battle of Rich Mountain, Beverly Pike, Virginia, between a division of General McClellan's command, led by General Rosecrans, and the Confederates under General Pegram, July 12, 1861. Complete image Identifier... More
Civil War officers. Union (1909) (14576108858)
BUTLER DEMONSTRATES THE SAWYER GUN TO GENERAL WOOL Bombarding the Confederates from the Rip Raps (later Fort Wool) Identifier: civilwarofficerslinc_27 (find matches) Title: Civil War officers. Union Year: 1909... More
Frank Leslie's scenes and portraits of the Civil War (1894) (145761045...
RHS of a centerfold. Castle Pinckney, Charleston Harbor, South Carolina, 1861 Title: Castle Pinckney, Charleston Harbor, in possesion of the Southern Carolina troops. Identifier: franklesliesscen00lesl (find m... More
Frank Leslie's scenes and portraits of the Civil War (1894) (145761561...
The murder of Colonel Ellsworth at the Marshall House, Alexandria, VA., May 24th, 1861, Identifier: franklesliesscen00lesl (find matches) Title: Frank Leslie's scenes and portraits of the Civil War ... Year: 1... More
Frank Leslie's scenes and portraits of the Civil War (1894) (145761717...
Title: The Sixteenth Regiment, Ohio Volunteers under Colonel Irwine, crossing the tray run viaduct, near Cheat River, on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Ohio Volunteers cross the Tray Run Viaduct By B&O Railwa... More
Frank Leslie's scenes and portraits of the Civil War (1894) (145762541...
View of the city of New Berne, N.C., from the opposite side of Neuse River. Identifier: franklesliesscen00lesl (find matches) Title: Frank Leslie's scenes and portraits of the Civil War ... Year: 1894 (1890s) ... More
Frank Leslie's scenes and portraits of the Civil War (1894) (145763000...
A Detachment Of The New York Rifles firing upon Company B of the same regiment, near Willetts Point, September 9th, 1861. The detachment suspected of being deserters, published in "Frank Leslie's Illustrated H... More
Frank Leslie's scenes and portraits of the Civil War (1894) (145763006...
Identifier: franklesliesscen00lesl (find matches) Title: Frank Leslie's scenes and portraits of the Civil War ... Year: 1894 (1890s) Authors: Leslie, Frank, 1821-1880 Subjects: Publisher: New York : Mrs. F... More
Frank Leslie's scenes and portraits of the Civil War (1894) (145762085...
Rescue of Major Reynold's Battalion of Marines from the foundering steamer "Governor" November 2, 1861 The sinking of the U.S. Transport Governor off Georgetown, South Carolina. The Great Naval Expedition - Th... More
Frank Leslie's scenes and portraits of the Civil War (1894) (145762263...
Identifier: franklesliesscen00lesl (find matches) Title: Frank Leslie's scenes and portraits of the Civil War ... Year: 1894 (1890s) Authors: Leslie, Frank, 1821-1880 Subjects: Publisher: New York : Mrs. F... More
Frank Leslie's scenes and portraits of the Civil War (1894) (145763425...
Identifier: franklesliesscen00lesl (find matches) Title: Frank Leslie's scenes and portraits of the Civil War ... Year: 1894 (1890s) Authors: Leslie, Frank, 1821-1880 Subjects: Publisher: New York : Mrs. F... More
Frank Leslie's scenes and portraits of the Civil War (1894) (145766245...
Camp Princeton, Va., the Headquarters of General Runyon's New Jersey Brigade Identifier: franklesliesscen00lesl (find matches) Title: Frank Leslie's scenes and portraits of the Civil War ... Year: 1894 (1890s)... More
Frank Leslie's scenes and portraits of the Civil War (1894) (145764580...
Battle of Rich Mountain, Virginia, July 12th 1861 - The Thirteenth Indiana Regiment Capturing a Gun Identifier: franklesliesscen00lesl (find matches) Title: Frank Leslie's scenes and portraits of the Civil War... More
Frank Leslie's scenes and portraits of the Civil War (1894) (147398816...
Battle at Wilson's Creek, near Springfield, Mo., between 5,500 Union Troops under Generals Lyon and Sigel, Confederates under Generals McCulloch and General Price, August 19th, 1861. LHS of a centerfold Identi... More
Frank Leslie's scenes and portraits of the Civil War (1894) (145763433...
Caption: Bivouac of the Eleventh Indiana Volunteer Regiment (Zouaves), Colonel Lewis Wallace Commanding, at Cumberland, Md.Identifier: franklesliesscen00lesl (find matches) Title: Frank Leslie's scenes and por... More
Frank Leslie's scenes and portraits of the Civil War (1894) (147597686...
Retreat of the Confederate Garrison Commanded by General Drayton, From Fort Walker, during the Bombardment by the Federal Fleet, November 7, 1861, from a sketch by W.T. Crane RHS side of a centerfold Identifi... More
Frank Leslie's scenes and portraits of the Civil War (1894) (147597712...
Gathering Confederate Oats, an Incident in the March of General Prentiss’s Division from Ironton To Cape Girardeau. Identifier: franklesliesscen00lesl (find matches) Title: Frank Leslie's scenes and portraits ... More
Frank Leslie's scenes and portraits of the Civil War (1894) (147597967...
Discovery of a Confederate battery at Messech's Point by a scouting party of the Tenth Regiment of New York Zouaves Identifier: franklesliesscen00lesl (find matches) Title: Frank Leslie's scenes and portraits ... More
Frank Leslie's scenes and portraits of the Civil War (1894) (147597816...
Cape Girardeau, occupied by the Federal troops under General U. S. Grant, September 8th, 1861 Identifier: franklesliesscen00lesl (find matches) Title: Frank Leslie's scenes and portraits of the Civil War ... Y... More
Frank Leslie's scenes and portraits of the Civil War (1894) (145763815...
Caption: Bivouac of the field and staff officers of the Twelfth Massachusetts Regiment during a stormy night, on their march from Hyattstown, Maryland. Identifier: franklesliesscen00lesl (find matches) Title: ... More
Frank Leslie's scenes and portraits of the Civil War (1894) (147605275...
Capture of the Propeller "Fanny" in Pamlico Sound by three Confederate Steamers while conveying men and stores to the Twentieth Indiana Regiment. Identifier: franklesliesscen00lesl (find matches) Title: Frank ... More
Frank Leslie's scenes and portraits of the Civil War (1894) (147607386...
Engagement between the federal troops and the confederates on the Virginia side of the Potomac. Opposite Edward's Ferry, on October 22d, 1861 - Battery of Parrott guns on Maryland shore. Identifier: franklesli... More
Frank Leslie's scenes and portraits of the Civil War (1894) (147626212...
Identifier: franklesliesscen00lesl (find matches) Title: Frank Leslie's scenes and portraits of the Civil War ... Year: 1894 (1890s) Authors: Leslie, Frank, 1821-1880 Subjects: Publisher: New York : Mrs. F... More
Frank Leslie's scenes and portraits of the Civil War (1894) (147826600...
LHS of a centerfold. Castle Pinckney, Charleston Harbor, South Carolina, 1861 Title: Castle Pinckney, Charleston Harbor, in possesion of the Southern Carolina troops. Identifier: franklesliesscen00lesl (find m... More
Frank Leslie's scenes and portraits of the Civil War (1894) (147828063...
Retreat of the Confederate Garrison Commanded by General Drayton, From Fort Walker, during the Bombardment by the Federal Fleet, November 7, 1861, from a sketch by W.T. Crane Identifier: franklesliesscen00lesl... More
Frank Leslie's scenes and portraits of the Civil War (1894) (147829126...
Skirmishing between the pickets of the two armies near Munson’s Hill- the hill in the distance Identifier: franklesliesscen00lesl (find matches) Title: Frank Leslie's scenes and portraits of the Civil War ... ... More
Frank Leslie's scenes and portraits of the Civil War (1894) (147828117...
Identifier: franklesliesscen00lesl (find matches) Title: Frank Leslie's scenes and portraits of the Civil War ... Year: 1894 (1890s) Authors: Leslie, Frank, 1821-1880 Subjects: Publisher: New York : Mrs. F... More
Frank Leslie's scenes and portraits of the Civil War (1894) (147606857...
Identifier: franklesliesscen00lesl (find matches) Title: Frank Leslie's scenes and portraits of the Civil War ... Year: 1894 (1890s) Authors: Leslie, Frank, 1821-1880 Subjects: Publisher: New York : Mrs. F... More
Frank Leslie's scenes and portraits of the Civil War (1894) (147606507...
White House Landing, Pamunkey River, VA, the grand depot of the Commissariat and Ordnance department of the army before Richmond. Identifier: franklesliesscen00lesl (find matches) Title: Frank Leslie's scenes ... More
Frank Leslie's scenes and portraits of the Civil War (1894) (147627035...
Identifier: franklesliesscen00lesl (find matches) Title: Frank Leslie's scenes and portraits of the Civil War ... Year: 1894 (1890s) Authors: Leslie, Frank, 1821-1880 Subjects: Publisher: New York : Mrs. F... More
Harper's weekly (1865) (14762635774)
Identifier: harpersweeklyv9bonn (find matches) Title: Harper's weekly Year: 1857 (1850s) Authors: Bonner, John, 1828-1899 Curtis, George William, 1824-1892 Alden, Henry Mills, 1836-1919 Conant, Samuel Stillm... More
The Great Falls of the Potomac - ILN 1861
The Civil War in America, the Great Falls of the Potomac. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 28 September 1861. Identifier: illustratedlondov39lond (find matches) Title: The illustrated London news ... More
The illustrated London news (1861) (14593942527)
The War in America. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 14 September 1861. Union Troops attacking Confederate prisoners in the streets of Washington, from a sketch by our special artist Arrest of Mr.... More
The illustrated London news (1861) (14779611932)
Illustrations from The Illustrated London News, 17 August 1861. The Civil War in America, Carolinian Pickets flying before the Advance of the Federal Troops on Fairfax. Illustration for The Illustrated London ... More
The Long Bridge over the Potomac at Washington, guarded by United Stat...
The Civil War in America, the Long Bridge over the Potomac at Washington, guarded by United States' Artillery. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 20 July 1861. page 58 Identifier: illustratedlondov... More
The photographic history of the Civil War - thousands of scenes photog...
Identifier: photographichist08mill (find matches) Title: The photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities Year: 1911 (1910s) Authors:... More
The soldier in our Civil War - a pictorial history of the conflict, 18...
Battle of Rich Mountain, Beverly Pike, Virginia, between a division of General McClellan's command, led by General Rosecrans, and the Confederates under General Pegram, July 12, 1861. LHS of a centerfold Ident... More
The soldier in our Civil War - a pictorial history of the conflict, 18...
General view of Fort Hatteras and Fort Clark in North Carolina captured by the Union Navy and military forces under the commands of Commodore Silas H Stringham and Major General Benjamin Butler during the Amer... More
The soldier in our Civil War - a pictorial history of the conflict, 18...
Retreat of the Confederate Garrison Commanded by General Drayton, From Fort Walker, during the Bombardment by the Federal Fleet, November 7, 1861, from a sketch by W.T. Crane Identifier: soldierinourcivi01lesl... More
The soldier in our Civil War - a pictorial history of the conflict, 18...
"The Fremont Body-Guard - The First Charge of a Detachment of 150 of Fremont's Body-Guard, Under Major Zagonyi, at Springfield, Missouri, on the Rebel Garrison, 2,000 Strong October 25." Originally from Frank ... More
The soldier in our Civil War - a pictorial history of the conflict, 18...
Cape Girardeau, occupied by the Federal troops under General U. S. Grant, September 8th, 1861 Identifier: soldierinourcivi01lesl (find matches) Title: The soldier in our Civil War : a pictorial history of the ... More
"The Funeral of the Killed of Fremont's Body-Guard, Under the Command ...
Print of soldiers in the foreground watching a funeral procession in the background. On right side of sketch is a destroyed building. Other buildings in the center and on the left. Below image is a description... More
"The Fremont Body-Guard - Second Charge of the Detachment, Under Major...
Print of Union cavalry troops charging Confederate infantry. "THE FREMONT BODY-GUARD - SECOND CHARGE OF THE DETACHMENT, UNDER MAJOR ZAGONYI, ON THE RETREATING REBELS IN THE FOREST BEYOND SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI,... More
"The Fremont Body-Guard - The First Charge of a Detachment of 150 of F...
Print of a line of Union cavalry troops charging Confederate position in the tree line in the background. "THE FREMONT BODY-GUARD - THE FIRST CHARGE OF A DETACHMENT OF 150 OF FREMONT'S BODY-GUARD, UNDER MAJOR ... More
Newspaper issue ofMilitary News of the Missouri Volunteers, June 29, 1...
Contains army news, published by the 5th Missouri Infantry (3 months) (Union).Title: Newspaper issue of Military News of the Missouri Volunteers, June 29, 1861
Newspaper issue ofMorning Herald-Extra, August 10, 1861
Contains information on military operations in Missouri.Title: Newspaper issue of Morning Herald--Extra, August 10, 1861
United States Mississippi Gunboats Being Built at Carondelet Near St. ...
Several gunboats under construction. American flag flying on the left. Published in Harper's Weekly, 5 October 1861, p. 630.Title: United States Mississippi Gunboats Being Built at Carondelet Near St. Louis, Missouri.
1861 07 06 Harpers bridge
Destruction of the railroad over the Potoma, at Harper's Ferry, by the rebels, June 15, 1861
Battle at Wilson's Creek, near Springfield, Mo.- Frank Leslie's Illust...
Battle at Wilson's Creek, near Springfield, Mo., between 5,500 Union Troops under Generals Lyon and Sigel, and 23,000 Confederates under Generals McCulloch and Price, August 10th, 1861 Illustration for Frank L... More
Encampment of Federal troops before Beaufort, South Carolina (December...
Encampment of Federal troops before Beaufort, South Carolina on or shortly before 24-25 December, 1861. Illustration for the Illustrated Times, 18 January 1862. No 355. Vol. 14. See Illustrated Times
Frank Leslie's scenes and portraits of the Civil War (1894) (147606507...
White House Landing, Pamunkey River, VA, the grand depot of the Commissariat and Ordnance department of the army before Richmond. Identifier: franklesliesscen00lesl (find matches) Title: Frank Leslie's scenes ... More
Second Day’s Action at Hatteras Inlet. Shelling Fort Hatteras
Second Day’s Action at Hatteras Inlet. Shelling Fort Hatteras. Ships L-Rː: Susquehanna, Cumberland, Adriatic, Minnesota, Wabash, Fanny with Gen. Butler on board. Sketched by A. Waud, Esq. Illustration publish... More
The Blockading Squadron at anchor in Hampton Roads, off Fortress Monro...
The Blockading Squadron at anchor in Hampton Roads, off Fortress Monroe. Ships L-Rː: Gun-Boat Louisiana, Harriet Lane, Minnesota Flag Ship, Wabash, Tow-Boat Young America, Gun-Boat Daylight, Cumberland, Gun-Bo... More
The Great Naval Expedition - Harper's Weekly 1861
The Great Naval Expedition "The Great Naval Expedition" to capture Port Royal, South Carolina, November 1861 Illustration for Harper's weekly, November 02, 1846. pages 440-441 Also published in "Harper's Week... More