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Storming of Palace Hill at the Battle of Monterey [i.e. Monterrey] / D...

Print shows a scene from the Battle of Monterrey, led by General Zachary Taylor and General William J. Worth, during the Mexican-American War. In album: [Album of ephemera and Civil War era photographs; photos... More

[Troops on the road] - Public domain drawing

Title devised. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.322) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

On skirmish line Officer turning to look at a dying soldier

Title inscribed above image. Inscribed on LC mat: White Oak Swamp. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.146) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

[Map of Battlefield--gun and troop placement]

Title devised. Inscribed: Hoskins Parrotts; Naps; Wend Guibor[?]; Enemy; Siege guns. Formerly Waud no. B-22. Gift, J.P. Morgan; 1919; (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.787). Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

[Officers on horseback watching infantry drills in distance]

Title devised. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.379) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

[Three soldiers in a rifle pit]

Picryl description: Public domain book scan - American Civil War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

[Rough sketch of a battle scene]

Title devised. Inscribed lower right: 55. Inscribed below image: on the right. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.145) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

[Two sketches: Stonemans battery opens. The gunboat porter?]

Artillery unit in battle and broadside view of steamship.

[Unidentified officer directing his men] during American Civil War

Title devised. Waud No. 661 is a version of the same scene. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.662) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

[A calvary charge] - Public domain drawing

Title devised. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.602) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

[Sharpshooter covering artillery men] during American Civil War

Title devised. Formerly Waud no. B-34. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.799) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

The charge of Captain May at the Battle of Resaca de la Palma / Design...

Print shows Captain Charles May leading a charge at the Battle of Resaca de la Palma near Brownsville, Texas, in the Mexican-American War. In album: [Album of ephemera and Civil War era photographs; photos and... More

[C]ross the Rapidan - Public domain portrait drawing

Title inscribed lower left. Inscribed below image: Clarke Mt. Inscribed upper right: S.W. Mtn. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.143) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

Capture of a U.S. Cavalry - Public domain drawing

Title inscribed lower right. Fragment of an arm below image. Formerly Waud no. B-78. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.842) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

Where the soldiers destroyed rebel battery

Title inscribed lower left. Formerly Waud no. B-90. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.854) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

Washington's retreat at Long Island / Wageman ; J.C. Armytage.

George Washington on horseback and his soldiers retreating. Copyright by Virtue & Co., Publishers, N.Y.

Distant view of Emmettsburg [sic], scene of the rebel horse raid; Unio...

Signed lower right: A.R. Waud (underlined). Title from recto. Inscribed upper left: E. Catholic College. Emmitsburg is associated with the advance and retreat of the Confederate army at Gettysburg. Gift, J.P. M... More

[A general and his staff reviewing troops in the field]

Title devised. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.368) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

[Map of battlefield] Historic map, Library of Congress

Title devised. Inscribed: 2nd line; 1st line; Sway[?]; Rifle pits; Rifle pits over[ ]; Hazn[?]; Avody[?]; Cuse[?]; advanced. Formerly Waud no. B-19. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.784) Forms part o... More

The burning of the United States arsenal at Harper's Ferry, 10 P.M. Ap...

Print shows the arsenal at Harpers Ferry in flames as soldiers and citizens carry away to safety the munitions that were stored there. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, v. 5, no. 228 (1861 May 11), p. 293.

The Battle of Santa Rosa, October 9, 1861 - the attack upon Wilson's ...

Illus. in: Harper's weekly, v. 5, no. 258 (1861 Dec. 7), p. 781.

The charge of the First Iowa Regiment, with General Lyon at its head, ...

Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, v. 11, 1861 Aug. 31, p. 244.

Gallant charge of United States cavalry. Gallant charge of Lieutenant ...

Print shows a Union cavalry charge with men on horseback, mostly carrying swords, charging past Confederate cannons at Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax, Virginia. 365 U.S. Copyright Office. Entered according to Act... More

Die Schlacht bei Springfield in Nord-Amerika

Print shows the death of General Nathaniel Lyon during the battle at Wilson's Creek, Missouri. Purchase; Detrich Hecht, 2009 (DLC/PP-2009:039.0800) Forms part of: Dietrich Hecht collection of Bilderbogen. Exhi... More

The Battle of New Orleans / designed by W. Momberger ; engraved by H.B...

Print shows General Andrew Jackson, American soldiers, African Americans, and irregulars firing on the advancing British forces from behind bales of cotton at the Battle of New Orleans.

Battery Beauregard, Bay Point Port Royal, S.C., captured 1861

Title inscribed below image. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.635) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

Evacuation of Fort Moultrie, and burning of the gun carriages, on Sull...

Picryl description: Public domain historical book on American Civil War, Confederate States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Blockhouse, O and A.R.R., nr. Bull Run

Title inscribed below image. Formerly Waud no. B-87. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.851) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

Nr. Big Bethel, 61 - Public domain drawing

Very rough sketch. Title inscribed below image. Formerly Waud no. C-94. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.1021) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

The battle of Rich mountain, Virginia, July 13, 1861 / Hennessy del.

Men charging into battle. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, v. 5, no. 239 (1861 July 27), p. 468.

The battle at Bunker's Hill - the path to liberty is bloody (Franklin)...

Print shows an idealized view of the battle at Bunker Hill, Boston, between colonists and British troops. Caption continues: Offering of the carriers of The Press, January 1, 1861. Transfer; Serials Division; ... More

Advance of the Army towards Lewinsville

Picryl description: Public domain book scan - American Civil War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

The battle of wild cat, Oct. 21st, 1861 sketched on the spot, by Alfre...

Print shows an engagement between Union and Confederate soldiers in a wilderness area of Kentucky, with the Confederate forces on the left at the edge of the forest and the Union forces in a clearing at center ... More

Iron works near Waynesboro, Tennessee

Drawing shows soldiers on a field in front of factory buildings and houses, Waynesboro, Tennessee. Title on mat (source unverified): View of gem factory near Waynesboro, Tenn. Forms part of the Adolph Metzner ... More

The advance guard - Public domain scenic drawing

Two horsemen. Title Inscribed below image. Possibly published in Harper's Weekly, unlocated. Formerly Waud no. B-155. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.919) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

Green River A.M - Public domain scenic drawing

Drawing shows troops marching on a road in the rain, Green River, Kentucky. Artist's signature "A.M." on lower right side of drawing. Code on mat (source unverified): III-81. Forms part of the Adolph Metzner A... More

The Rebel General Joseph E. Johnston The ascent of Gauley Mountain, in...

Two illustrations: head-and-shoulders portrait of Rebel Gen. Joseph E. Johnston, facing slightly left; and Twelfth Ohio Regiment climbing mountain. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, v. 5, no. 249 (1861 Oct. 5), p. 636.

Fredericksburg - Public domain scan / drawing

Title inscribed below image. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.144) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

Skirmish line, Company A, Thirty-second Indiana at Salt River, Kentuck...

Title from Blood shed in this war by M. Peake. "N.2" upper left corner. Title on mat (source unverified): Skirmish line Co. A 32nd Regt. at Battle of Perryville, KY. Oct. 8, 1862, Near the Salt River. Code on m... More

The Battle of Antietam, fought September 17, 1862

Includes General Burnside holding the hill, attack by General Franklin, and General McClellan to the rescue. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, 1862 Oct. 4, p. 632-633.

Picryl description: Public domain image, drawing, American, 19th centu...

Picryl description: Public domain image, drawing, American, free to use, no copyright restrictions

The campaign in Kentucky--The national troops under General Johnston a...

2 illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, 1862 Jan. 18, p. 129.

Seeking for the wounded, by torch-light, after the battle

Print shows soldiers searching by torch-light through a wooded area for wounded soldiers after a Rebel assault on Schwartz's battery during the Union siege of Fort Donelson, Tennessee. Illustration from: Harpe... More

Battle of Antietam, Maryland--Burnside's division carrying the bridge ...

Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, v. 15, no. 367 (1862 Oct. 11), p. 33.

The war on the Mississippi River - night expedition to island no. 10 ....

Print shows Union troops spiking Confederate guns on Island No. 10 at night during a violent storm. Caption continues: Spiking a Rebel battery by a detachment of National soldiers and sailors, under Colonel Ro... More

The march from Corinth, Mississippi to Battle Creek Tennessee, 1862 A....

Drawing shows soldiers stopping for water during a march. Title from Blood shed in this war by M. Peake. Title on mat and on back of sheet (source unverified): March from Corinth Miss. to Battle Creek, Alabama,... More

Fort Sumner - Fair Oaks, Virginia - 19th century Virginia.

Glass transparency stereograph shows Union cannoneers preparing for an attack as infantry soldiers line up in the distance by the Chickahominy River, near Fair Oaks, Virginia, in June, 1862. No. 2339. Glass is cracked.

[Kneeling rifleman] - Public domain portrait drawing

Title devised. Inscribed left margin: Oct 2 1887. (Not in Waud's hand?) Formerly matted with Waud nos. 576 and 577, with inscription "1862 Army of the Potomac, 6 sketches." Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:... More

Lacy House, Fredericksburg - Public domain scan / drawing

Title inscribed lower right. Formerly Waud no. C-163. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.1090) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

Return from picket duty, Green River, Kentucky, February 1862 A.M

Title from Blood shed in this war by M. Peake. Collection code assigned by former owner: II-43. Forms part of the Adolph Metzner American Civil War Collection at the Library of Congress. Purchase; E. Burns Apf... More

The battle of Corinth, fought October 4, 1862 The struggle over Robine...

Illus. in: Harper's weekly, v. 6, no. 305 (1862 Nov. 1), p. 692 and p. 701 (contiguous pages).

"The forlorn hope" - volunteer storming party, consisting of portions ...

Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, 1862 Dec. 27, pp. 216-217.

Near Corinth, Mississippi, 1862

Drawing shows soldiers skirmishing in a wooded area near Corinth, Mississippi. Title from Blood shed in this war by M. Peake. Code on mat (source unverified): IV-95. Title on mat (source unverified): Near Corin... More

[A horseman and four rifleman] - Public domain drawing

Title devised. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.576) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

The Rebel forces under General Jackson advancing upon the Rappahannock...

Picryl description: Public domain historical book on American Civil War, Confederate States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Battle of Malvern Hill, Virginia, July 1, 1862 - the Rebels repulsed b...

Print shows Confederate infantry attacking Union artillery during the battle at Malvern Hill, Virginia, the beginning of July 1862. General George B. McClellan, of the Union, had well positioned his artillery a... More

The campaign on the Potomac - unsuccessful attempt of the Rebels to de...

Print shows Union troops defending a dam on the Potomac against attack by Confederate forces. Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, v. 13, no. 321 (1862 January 18), p. 129 (bottom half of title page).

The war in Georgia -- Reconnoissance of a detachment of national troop...

Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, v. 13, no. 336 (1862 April 19), p. 376.

The women and children of Louisville, Kentucky, leaving the city, by o...

Illustration showing a throng of Louisville citizens in carriages and covered wagons, and on foot evacuating the city, many headed toward the docks on the Ohio River where they are boarding steamboats. Illus. ... More

Interior of Redoubt No 3--Fair Oaks

Three sketches depicting plan, interior, and distant view of military redoubt. Title inscribed above image. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2). Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

Storming of Fort Donelson / W. Momberger ; H.B. Hall.

Print shows Union soldiers engaged in hand-to-hand combat with Confederate troops at Fort Donelson. Designed & engraved expressly for Abbott's Civil War. Forms part of: Briggs collection (Library of Congress).

Battle of Dranesville, Virginia, December 20th, between the national f...

Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, 1862 Jan. 11, opposite p. 128.

Catletts Station where Stuart made a raid and captured Popes baggage

Signed lower right: Alf. R. Waud. Title inscribed below image. Published in: Harper's Weekly, December 13, 1862, p. 792 as part of: The Army of the Potomac - At and on the Way to Fredricksburg. Gift, J.P. Morga... More

The capture of General August Willich at Stone's River Tennessee, 1862

Title from Blood shed in this war by M. Peake. "N.61" upper left corner of sheet. Code on mat (source unverified): III-59. Forms part of the Adolph Metzner American Civil War Collection at the Library of Congre... More

President Lincoln of battle-field of Antietam, October 3, 1862 / Alex....

Photograph shows Abraham Lincoln at Antietam, Maryland, on Friday, October 3, 1862; Lincoln is posed standing by a chair and facing McClellan with other Union Army officers grouped outside a tent. From left to ... More

The passage of the Rappahannock by the Grand Army of the Potomac at Fr...

Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, 1862 Dec. 27, pp. 220.

The Army of the Potomac--Kearney's division fighting in the woods, Mon...

"Bushwhacking" battle in Virginia. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, 1862 Aug. 9, p. 500, bottom.

[John C. Frémont], Confederate States of America.

Design drawing for engraving by J.C. Buttre shows two scenes: Battle in the Shenandoah Valley under Genl. Frémont Cross Keys, and Pike's Peak, surrounding head-and-shoulders stipple engraving portrait of John C... More

Professor Lowe dictating a dispatch to General McClellan during the ba...

Exhibited: "The Civil War in America" at the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., 2012-2013.

Uncle Sam, "Go ahead, boys, I'll take care of the wives and babies - G...

Cartoon shows Uncle Sam waving Union troops off to Virginia, telling them that he will take care of the women and children who are gathered around him, as well as two large bags labeled "gold." Illus. in: Harp... More

The Army of the Potomac - at and on the way to Fredericksburg

Composite of scenes showing Warrenton Junction, Va.; Calett Station, Va.; and railroad bridge over Cedar Run. Reference copy in LOT 4420T. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, 1862 Dec. 13, p. 792.

Mississippi state line near Corinth, April 1862

Drawing shows soldiers riding into town, near Corinth, Mississippi. Title from Blood shed in this war by M. Peake. Date from drawing. "N.17" upper left of sheet. Code on mat (source unverified): IV-94. Forms p... More

View of cavalliere [i.e., cavalier] taken from Central Gap, Port Hudso...

Photograph shows fortification constructed of stacked barrels. Forms part of: Civil War Photograph Collection (Library of Congress).

The war in Virginia - Explosion of a torpedo under the Commodore Barne...

Masthead and illustration of the Union gunboat Commodore Barney blown in air by torpedo (underwater mine). Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, v. 16, no. 413 (1863 Aug. 29), p. 357.

The War in Tennessee--Union pickets approached by Rebels in cedar bush...

Two Union soldiers in foreground being approached by three Rebels camouflaged in bushes.

First blow for liberty - Public domain engraving

Print show scene at the Battle of Lexington, 1775. Engraving after a painting by F.O.C. Darley.

The battle of Raymond / sketched by Mr. Theodore R. Davis.

Illustrations showing views of different stages of the Battle of Raymond. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, v. 7, no. 337 (1863 June 13), p. 372.

Skirmish at Triune - Newspaper, public domain, Library of Congress

Newspaper clipping reporting a battle at Triune, Tennessee, on June 11, 1863. Letter found with clipping processed as LOT 14043-3, no. 25; envelope found with clipping processed as LOT 14043-3, no. 27. Gift; T... More

Stone River rebellion - A drawing of a group of naked people

Title on mat: The rebel line at Stones River, (Murfreesboro), Jan. 1863. "A cozy corner." "N.51" upper left corner. Code on mat (source unverified): III-67. Forms part of the Adolph Metzner American Civil War ... More

The leisurely pursuit. American Civil War photograph by Mathew Brady.

Wagons and tents of General Mead's Army at the Potomac River, Berlin, Maryland, eighteen days after the Battle of Gettysburg. K25630 U.S. Copyright Office. On mount: "Brady photo."

Grant's transports running the batteries, Confederate States of Americ...

Soldiers at Vicksburg, 1863; Confederate gun crew in foreground. Illus. in: Harper's pictorial history of the civil war / Alfred H. Guernsey and Henry M. Alden, c1894, v. 2, p. 455.

Rebel line in front of Sedgwick--Mine Run 1863

Lone cavalryman on hillside looking across open fields toward farm houses and rebel troops beyond. Signed lower right: A.R. Waud. Title inscribed below image. Published in: Harpers Weekly, 2 January 1864, p. 12... More

Rebel earthworks commanding the passage at Germanna ford, abandoned on...

Troops inspecting earthworks in foreground, while regiments march past in background. Signed lower right: A.R. Waud. Title inscribed above image. Sketch is divided into a 3.5 cm. grid, numbered across top and l... More

Chickamauga, Georgia Sept. 1863

Title from Blood shed in this war by M. Peake. Code on mat (source unverified): III-65. Forms part of the Adolph Metzner American Civil War Collection at the Library of Congress. Purchase; E. Burns Apfeld; 201... More

Captain Louis von Trebra at the Battle of Missionary Ridge, November 2...

Drawing shows soldiers and seized guns captured during the attack (source: Peake). Title from Blood shed in this war by M. Peake. "N.31" upper left corner of sheet. Code on mat (source unverified): III-70. Form... More

Mary hights [sic], Turkey hole mt. Blue Ridge

Landscape with tents and mountains. Title inscribed above and below image. Formerly Waud no. C-3. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.930) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

[2nd South Carolina Infantry Regiment raid on rice plantation, Combahe...

Top illustration shows slaves escaping to a Union ship as buildings burn in the distance. Three bottom illustrations show an escaped slave in tattered clothing upon his crossing of Union lines, welts from being... More

Rebel cavalry driving captured horses through, while still smoking Emm...

Study for street scene at Emmitsburg, MD. Title inscribed above and below image. Formerly Waud no. B-88. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.852) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

Attack on the center. Chickamauga

Title Inscribed above image. Inscribed below image: Chickamauga. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.664) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

Battle of Chickamauga, Georgia, September 19, 1863

Title from Blood shed in this war by M. Peake. Code on mat (source unverified): III-71. "N.33" upper left corner. Title on mat: Battle of Chickamauga, Sept. 19, 1863-Forward proud steed! Forms part of the Adolp... More

Port Hudson from the opposite bank of the river The Union forces enter...

Two illustrations showing Port Hudson and the arrival of Union troops to take possession of the fortifications following the siege which ended with the formal surrender by the Confederate forces on July 9, 1863... More

General Stewart's [sic] raid to the White House

Confederate attack on Union encampment near Catlett's Station, Va., in 1862, during a raid by Jeb Stuart.

View of Capt. Mac's battery, Port Hudson, La.

Photograph shows Captain Albert G. Mack's Union soldiers with cannons behind breastworks. Information from: Image of War Volume IV by William C. Davis, p. 75: The 18th New York Artillery used cotton bales, shie... More

Lost on the field of Chickamauga

(on back of sheet). Title on mat: Lost on the field of Chickamauga, Sept. 20, 1863. Code on mat (source unverified): III-66. Forms part of the Adolph Metzner American Civil War Collection at the Library of Co... More

On the Potomac nr. Williamsport. Rebel crossing ; Rebel Pontoons at Fa...

[Two scenes of Rebel troop movements]

[Three horse-drawn covered wagons in the foreground. Soldiers marchin...

Copyright 1863 by Alexander Gardner. Forms part of: Civil War Photograph Collection (Library of Congress). Alexander Gardner (October 17, 1821 - December 10, 1882) was a Scottish photographer who is best know... More

The war in Virginia--Capture of three Rebel guns, near Culpeper, by Ge...

Public domain history book page scan, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Rebel line on the left at the railroad cutting. Mine Run--opposite War...

Signed lower right: A.R. Waud. Title inscribed below image. Inscribed in ink above image: bottom. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.135) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

Preliminary sketches, Library of Congress drawings collection

"Chickamauga" written on sheet. Code on mat (source unverified): III-65. Forms part of the Adolph Metzner American Civil War Collection at the Library of Congress. Purchase; E. Burns Apfeld; 2014; (DLC/PP-2014:188).

The battle of Gettysburg--Longstreet's attack upon our left centre--Bl...

Illus. in: Harper's weekly, 1863 Aug. 8, pp. 504-505. Public domain scan of 19th century American drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

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