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Marine Sgt. at New Orleans, La.

Public domain image of a military portrait, uniform, armed forces, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

General Arnold, Head and Shoulders Portrait

Benedict Arnold, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left, in oval. Engraved for Murray's History of the American War. Illus. in: An impartial history of the war in America; from its first commencement, to the... More

The Hon[ora]ble S[i]r William Howe, Knight of the Bath and commander i...

Print shows Sir William Howe, three-quarter length portrait, in uniform. Reference copy in BIOG. FILE. Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 5, no. 5405.

Admiral Byron, Head and Shoulders Portrait

John Byron, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front, in medallion. Engraved for Murray's History of the American War. Illus. in: An impartial history of the present war in America; containing an account of it... More

Major General Arnold Wounded Dec. 31-1775 at the attack of Quebec.

Benedict Arnold, full-length portrait, wearing uniform, standing, facing slightly right, gesturing with right hand. Illus. in: An impartial history of the war in America, between Great Britain and her colonies,... More

Conclusion de la campagne de 1781 en Virginie. Le Marquis de la Fayett...

Print shows Marquis de Lafayette, full-length portrait, standing, facing front, wearing uniform and holding two swords in left hand while directing American troops during the battle at Yorktown; a black soldier... More

Robert Pollard - General Carleton, Head and Shoulders Portrait

General Guy Carleton, head-and-shoulders portrait, wearing uniform, facing right, in medallion. Engraved for Murray's History of the American War. Illus. in: An impartial history of the war in America; from its... More

General Clinton, Head and Shoulders Portrait

General Sir Henry Clinton, head-and-shoulders portrait, wearing uniform, facing left, in oval.

General Gage / R. Pollard sculp., engraving, Library of Congress

General Thomas Gage, half-length portrait, wearing uniform, facing slightly left; in oval. Engraved for Murray's History of the American War. Illus. in: An impartial history of the war in America; from its firs... More

Charles Henri Comte Destaing, né le 24 Novembre 1729

Charles Henri comte d'Estaing, head-and-shoulders portrait, wearing uniform, facing slightly right; in framed medallion. Illus. in: Extrait du journal d'un officier de la marine de l'escadre de M. le comte d'Es... More

Journée de Lexington dessiné et gravé par F. Godefroy de l'Academie Im...

Print shows an orderly maneuver of British forces during their engagements with American minutemen militias in and around the towns of Lexington and Concord in Massachusetts. Illus. from: Recueil d'estampes re... More

Attaque de Brimstomhill dessiné par le Paon peintre de S. a S. Mgr. le...

Print shows the siege and preparations for an assault on a British fort on Brimstone Hill on St. Kitts by the French, as soldiers and native troops move mortars and cannons into position; includes description. ... More

[John Cassin, head-and-shoulders portrait, right profile]

Title devised by Library staff, other information from Miles. Trimmed to image. Dexter, 402 Published in: Saint-Mémin and the Neoclassical profile portrait in America / Ellen G. Miles. Washington, D.C. : Nation... More

The brave brigadier general Zebulon M. Pike, who gloriously fell in hi...

Print shows Zebulon M. Pike, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right, wearing military uniform. Engraver may have been James Kennedy, fl. 1797-1815, in New York (1797-1812) and Philadelphia (1812-1820?). Aft... More

Genl. H. Dearborn / C.W. Peale pinx. ; Edwin sc.

Print shows Henry Dearborn, bust portrait, facing left. Public domain scan of portrait print from Library of Congress, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

James Lawrence Esqr. late of the United States Navy / Stuart pinxt ; R...

Print shows James Lawrence, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left, wearing military uniform. Published in the Analectic Magazine, 1813 Dec. The Library has two impressions one mounted on wove paper, the oth... More

Commodore McDonnaugh heroe of Lake Champlain designd & acquatinted by ...

Print showing Commodore Thomas Macdonough, bust portrait, left profile, wearing military uniform. No. 82. "This is a second state; the engraver has been erased." Similar to Stauffer 3051 attributed to William ... More

Major Genl. Winfield Scott / Wood pinxt. ; Edwin sc.

Print shows Winfield Scott, half-length portrait, facing slightly right, holding sword at right side, left hand in coat, wearing military uniform. Winfield Scott was stationed in Buffalo during the invasion of ... More

American generals / Tanner, Vallance, Kearny & Co. sc.

Print shows a composite of bust portraits of American generals during the War of 1812, including Henry Dearborn, Winfield Scott, Andrew Jackson, William Henry Harrison, Jacob Brown, and Zebulon Pike.

O.H. Perry Esqr. hero of the Lake designd & acquatinted by W. Strickla...

Print showing Oliver H. Perry, bust portrait, left profile, wearing military uniform. Caption in ribbon below laurel branches: "We have met the enemy - and they are ours."

Gold medal presented to Jackson by Congress

Print shows the obverse and reverse sides of a medal, with bust portrait of Major General Andrew Jackson. Inscribed in pencil below image on left: By Fürst vide Loudat. Inscribed in pencil below image on right... More

The death of General Ross, near Baltimore, as soon as he perceived tha...

Print shows Robert Ross, full-length portrait, seated on horse, facing left, mortally wounded, being assisted by another soldier.

The death of General Ross, near Baltimore, as soon as he perceived tha...

Print shows Robert Ross, full-length portrait, seated on horse, facing left, mortally wounded, being assisted by another soldier. Briggs Coll. 41499.

Tribute to departed worth -

Print showing Liberty and Freedom aside a funerary monument to Oliver H. Perry. Shows the stern of his ship "Lawrence", a bald eagle, cannons and cannonballs, tridents, military banners and the American flag. ... More

Stephen Decatur, Esq. painted by Mrs. Plantou a few days before his de...

Print shows Stephen Decatur, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left, wearing uniform, with emblems of his naval service. Stephen Decatur won acclaim as a lieutenant during the war with Tripoli. As a captain d... More

Sacred to the memory of the late Commodore Stephen Decatur

Print shows funerary monument, emblems, War of 1812 naval operations, and text commemorating Commodore Stephen Decatur.

Com. Perry J.W. Jarvis p. ; Ml. Pekenino sc

Print shows Oliver H. Perry, half-length portrait, wearing military uniform. Stauffer, 2451 Gift, Estate of J.H. Corning, 1940 June 20, (400110-70).

Jacob Brown / painted by J.W. Jarvis ; eng. by A.B. Durand from copy b...

Print shows Jacob Brown, half-length portrait, facing slightly right, wearing uniform and hat, and holding gloves in left hand. Includes facsimile signature. The New York Historical Society possesses the oil p... More

O.H. Perry / painted by J.W. Jarvis ; engraved by W.G. Jackman.

Print shows Oliver H. Perry, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left, wearing military uniform. The portrait of Perry painted by J.W. Jarvis between 1814 and 1820 is now in the Collection of the Detroit Insti... More

General Burgoyne / Pollard sc., Head and Shoulders Portrait

General John Burgoyne, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left; in medallion. Engraved for Murray's History of the American War. Illus. in: An impartial history of the present war in America; containing an acc... More

Maj. Theodore Winthrop, killed at Bulls Bluff

Maj. Theodore Winthrop, bust portrait, facing left. Gift; Mrs. Norman P. Mason; 1963 Oct. In album: Cartes de visite portraits of U.S. Army officers, children, and others, p. 23, right.

[Union case for daguerreotype, ambrotype, or tintype showing the Georg...

Case: (front) Berg, no. 1-3S; (back) 1-3S variant. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). pp/liljunion

O.H. Perry / Kilburn, del. - Public domain portrait engraving

Print shows Oliver Hazard Perry, half-length portrait, standing, facing left, in oval shape of rope, surrounded by naval scene. Published in Gleason's pictorial, 1854.

Maj. General G.A. Custer / From photographic negative in Brady's Natio...

Photograph shows portrait of George Armstrong Custer in uniform. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2016; (DLC/PP-2016:144) Purchased from: Thomas Harris, New York, New York, May 2015. Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Co... More

[General John Buford of General Staff U.S. Volunteers Infantry Regimen...

Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2016; (DLC/PP-2016:144) Purchased from: The Excelsior Brigade, Inc., April 2015. Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs (Library of Congress). pp/liljpaper

[Private Vernon Mosher of Co. F, 97th New York Infantry Regiment, in u...

Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2016; (DLC/PP-2016:144) Purchased from: Rick Brown, May 2015. Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs (Library of Congress). pp/liljpaper

[Two unidentified soldiers of the Richmond Light Infantry Blues, later...

Case: Berg, no. 1-39. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2014; (DLC/PP 2014:202) Purchased from: Anne Arundel House, Linthicum Heights, Maryland, 2013. Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs... More

Entrance of the American Army into New York, Nov. 25th 1783 / Chapin ;...

George Washington and other officers of the Continental Army arriving in New York amid a jubilant crowd. Entered according to act of Congress, AD 1859, by John Emmins in the clerk's office of the district court... More

[Roger Weightman Hanson, three-quarter length portrait, standing, faci...

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

[General Charles Griffin, full-length portrait, seated, with three aid...

Photograph possibly by Brady. Public domain photograph of a military, American Civil War, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Full length portrait of officer]. American Civil War 1861-1865.

Title devised. Inscribed vertically right margin: Army of the Potomac. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.0304) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

[Unidentified Union officer, full-length portrait, standing, with both...

On verso: Broadbent & Co., 814 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia. In album: [U.S. army officers and other persons of the Civil War period / John White Geary, comp. 1861-1865], no. 92, surrogate p. 23 (lower right).... More

[Bust portrait of an officer]. American Civil War 1861-1865.

Title devised. Formerly Waud no. C-39. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.966) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

[Unidentified Union officer, three-quarter length portrait, seated, fa...

On verso: Brady's National Photographic Portrait Galleries, Broadway & Tenth Street, New York. & No. 352 Pennsylvania Av. Washington, D.C. In album: [U.S. army officers and other persons of the Civil War period... More

Questioning the farmer of the period on topography

An officer asks a question of a farmer; two children (one black) are present. Title inscribed below image. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.643) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

[Full length portrait of soldier]. American Civil War 1861-1865.

Title devised. Sketch was formerly mounted with Waud nos. 639, 641, and 642. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.640) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

[Brig. General Ambrose E. Burnside, full-length studio portrait, stand...

Exhibited: "With Malice Toward None : The Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Exhibition" at the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., 2009.

[Benjamin Butler] - Public domain drawing

Three-quarter length profile portrait of Gen. Benjamin Butler. Title devised. Profile bust portrait, right margin, inscribed: McMarkin Chun [?] Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.582) Forms part of: Morg... More

Gnl Grant from life - Public domain portrait drawing

Bust portrait of officer in uniform. Title inscribed below image. Purchase; Conner & Rosenkranz; 1986; (DLC/PP-1986:108).

[Robert H. Kelly, Union soldier, full-length portrait, standing, facin...

Printed on mount: Photographed by Purviance, cor. Fifth and Wood Sts., Pittsburgh. Handwritten on verso: Bugler Kelly - Knap's Pa Batty. In album: [U.S. army officers and other persons of the Civil War period /... More

[A soldier leading a horse] - Public domain book scan / drawing

Title devised. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.618) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

[Soldier peering over a log] - Public domain drawing

Title devised. Formerly Waud no. B-47. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.812) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

[Full-length rear view of standing officer]

Title devised. Sketch was formerly mounted with Waud nos. 640, 641, and 642. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.639) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

[Unidentified Union officer, half-length portrait, seated, facing left...

Picryl description: Public domain vintage artistic photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

[Three bust portraits, including Benjamin Butler]

Title devised. Formerly Waud no. B-104. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.868) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

On the Susquehannah steam frigate

Sketch of a man (sailor?) on the left; machinery or equipment on the right. Title inscribed below image. "Turn over" written on left side of sheet. Formerly Waud no. C-17. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R... More

Quartermasters Color bearer - Public domain portrait drawing

Title inscribed below image. Formerly Waud no. C-76. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.1003) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

Military on Broadway. New York (state) 19th Century Stereoscope Card.

Stereograph shows soldiers on Broadway, men in trees and crowds lining the street, probably during Abraham Lincoln's funeral procession, April, 24 or 25, New York City, N.Y. No. 345. Publisher attribution base... More

Outpost - Public domain drawing

Side and rear views of figure on horseback. Title inscribed lower right. Formerly Waud no. B-126. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.890) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

[Joe B. Molyneaux, Union officer, full-length portrait, standing, faci...

Inscription: Yours as ever, Joe. B. Molyneaux, Lieut & Adjt. 7th [...]. On verso: J.F. Ryder, Photographist, 171 Superior Street, Cleveland, O. In album: [U.S. army officers and other persons of the Civil War p... More

[Soldier named Ewing in kepi displaying a wound to his arm] / Henry Ul...

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 and salt, which creates a glossy surface to h... More

Brig. General Martindale / From photographic negative in Brady's Natio...

Picryl description: Public domain vintage artistic photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Hannibal Ferrari, Co. D, 51st N.Y. Vol. / Bell & Brother, photographer...

[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.

[Unidentified group of three men, full-length portrait, two seated, on...

On verso: J.W. Hurn, 1319 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia. In album: [U.S. army officers and other persons of the Civil War period / John White Geary, comp. 1861-1865], no. 101, surrogate p. 26 (upper left). Surr... More

[Horseman galloping across a battlefield]

Title devised. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.677) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

[Horseman at the head of a column of infantry]

Title devised. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.632) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

[Unidentified Union officer, full-length portrait with right hand in c...

On verso: Photographed by Amey & Lemer, Wyeth's Hall, Harrisburg. In album: [U.S. army officers and other persons of the Civil War period / John White Geary, comp. 1861-1865], no. 86, surrogate p. 22 (upper rig... More

[Details and bust portrait soldier]. American Civil War 1861-1865.

Title devised. Inscribed on green overlay: sketch of Castle Pinkney [sic] on the back of this. Formerly Waud no. B-123. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.887) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil W... More

Maj. Genl. Joe Hooker / From photographic negative in Brady's National...

Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Ulysses S. Grant, in uniform, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing fro...

Photograph of etching was possibly a carte de visite before being trimmed to oval shape. Reference copy in BIOG FILE.

Rhode Island red blankets - Public domain scenic drawing

Sketch of three figures, each wearing a blanket draped over shoulders. Title inscribed lower left. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.254) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

[Unidentified officer on horseback]

Possibly an image of Sheridan. Title devised. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.559) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

[Unidentified soldier in Union uniform] / Bell & Brother, photographer...

[Full-length sketch of soldier]

Title devised. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.615) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

[Soldier named Halsey in Union uniform with sword in front of painted ...

Bv't. Maj. General I.H. Duval. American Civil War 1861-1865.

Head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left. No. 8237. Public domain photograph of a military, American Civil War, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Soldier named Garrison in uniform next to column]

[Unidentified Confederate(?) officer, full-length portrait, standing, ...

In album: [U.S. army officers and other persons of the Civil War period / John White Geary, comp. 1861-1865], no. 77, surrogate p. 20 (upper left). Surrogate available as color laser copy in P&P Reading Room.

[Studies of child, woman, gentleman, African American man & soldier]

Title devised. Formerly Waud no. B-162. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.926) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

Col Strang - Public domain portrait drawing

Title inscribed lower right. Inscribed on verso: Capt. Stirling. Formerly Waud no. B-71. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.836) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

The seventh regiment New York State militia in the cars en route for W...

Print shows men of the 7th Regiment of New York militia inside a railroad car. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, v. 4, no. 166 (1860 March 3), p. 136 (top).

[Unidentified soldier in Union private's uniform displaying his leg wo...

Photograph was probably part of the work of military surgeon Reed Brockway Bontecou, who directed photographers documenting the injuries of Civil War soldiers. (Source: M. Patrick Higgins, 2018) Gift; Tom Lilje... More

[Full length sketch of soldier]

Title devised. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.673) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

[Soldier on horse] - Public domain scenic drawing

Title devised. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (LC/PP-1919:R1.2.12) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

[Two sketches: officer on horse and marching figures with rifles]

Title devised. Formerly Waud no. C-30. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.957) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

We will prove ourselves men - 127th Regt. U.S. Colored Troops

Regimental flag depicting African American soldier standing next to Columbia holding a flag. On verso: D.B. Bowser - Artist - No. 481 North 4th St. Philada. Photograph of painting by Bowser. In album: [U.S. arm... More

Rebel guard, Confederate States of America

Title inscribed lower right. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.41). Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

[Unidentified sailor seated in front of a painted backdrop showing nau...

Case: Leather; oval and scroll design. Purchase; Chester Urban; 2002; (DLC/PP-2002:129) Forms part of: Ambrotype/Tintype photograph filing series (Library of Congress). Exhibited: American Treasures of the Lib... More

[Michael Dunn, half-length portrait, facing front]

Reference copy in BIOG FILE. Public domain photograph - military portrait, armed forces officer, leader, commander, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Alpheus S. Williams, Union officer, half-length portrait, seated, fac...

Photo shows a Civil War officer not named in the original album. Identified due to similarity to negative LC-B813-6515 A. (Source: Library staff, 2011). In album: [U.S. army officers and other persons of the Ci... More

[Gen'l. John W. Geary and staff - taken at Harper's Ferry]

Among the staff, the third man from left, holding a sword, has been identified as Captain Thomas Hollingsworth Elliot (Source: L. C. Wagner, 2007). The third man from the right is James Gillette (Source: Amy Jo... More

Bv't. Maj. General W.L. Stoughton / Engd. by H.B. Hall & Sons, N.Y.

William Lewis Stoughton, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right. No. 4727.

[Unidentified Union officer, three-quarter length, seated, with left h...

In album: [U.S. army officers and other persons of the Civil War period / John White Geary, comp. 1861-1865], no. 93, surrogate p. 24 (upper left). Surrogate available as color laser copy in P&P Reading Room.

[Soldier named Russell in uniform with cane and prop in front of paint...

[Full length view of soldier in profile]

Title devised. Sketch was formerly mounted with Waud nos. 639, 640, and 641. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.642) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

[Unidentified soldier in Confederate cavalry uniform with Sharps carbi...

Case: Halvorson with velvet panel. 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)... More

[Assembled officers] - Public domain drawing

Signed. Title devised. Formerly Waud no. C-77. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.1004) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

Lt. Raphael - Public domain portrait drawing

Full-length portrait of officer and coehorn. Title inscribed vertically right margin. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.0396) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

[Sketches of two officers] - Public domain drawing

Title devised. Inscribed within image, color indicators. Formerly Waud no. B-68. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.833) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

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