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A View of the Potomac at Harpers Ferry

A View of the Potomac at Harpers Ferry

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A View of the Potomac at Harpers Ferry

A View of the Potomac at Harpers Ferry

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[Diagrammatic map of real property condemned in favor of the Potomac Company in Washington D.C. for the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal].

[Diagrammatic map of real property condemned in favor of the Potomac C...

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Draw bridge over Potomac at George Town, D.C. / J.R.S.

Draw bridge over Potomac at George Town, D.C. / J.R.S.

Drawing shows the Chain Bridge spanning the Potomac River at Georgetown, Washington, D.C., with a covered wagon on the bridge; also shows men loading a boat with barrels from a loading dock at left center, with... More

[Manuscript sketch of the Potomac River and Eastern Branch bounding the city of Washington].

[Manuscript sketch of the Potomac River and Eastern Branch bounding th...

Shows waterfront, wharves, and bridges. Depths shown by soundings. Title from Phillips's Descriptive list of maps and views of Washington. On verso in ink: Handed to the Surveyor by Mr. J.P. Ingle for safe keep... More

Residence and tomb of Washington, Mount Vernon, on the Potomac / W.H. Brooke, F.S.A. ; A.L. Dick.

Residence and tomb of Washington, Mount Vernon, on the Potomac / W.H. ...

In album: [Album of ephemera and Civil War era photographs; photos and album compiled by Larkin Goldsmith Mead], p. 128. Library of Congress copy is trimmed. Accession box no. DLC/PP-1975:071

Map of the routes examined and surveyed for the Winchester and Potomac Rail Road, State of Virginia, under the direction of Capt. J. D. Graham, U.S. Top. Eng., 1831 and 1832; surveyed by Lts. A. D. Mackay and E. French, 1st Arty., assistants in 1831, and Lts. E. French and J. F. Izard, assistants in 1832; drawn from the original plot by Lt. Humphreys, 2d Artillery.

Map of the routes examined and surveyed for the Winchester and Potomac...

Topographic map surveyed in strips along the railroad routes. Shows property owners and covers an area between the Shenandoah and Potomac Rivers to Winchester. Includes table showing "a summary of the routes su... More

Potomac Aqueduct, hydrographic survey of the Potomac River near Georgetown : shewing the position of the Aqueduct, its connection with the Ch. & Ohio Canal on the north bank, and with the Alexandria Canal on the south bank of the river /

Potomac Aqueduct, hydrographic survey of the Potomac River near George...

"Survey made in the fall of 1832." Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by contours and soundings. From the papers of the Virginia-District of Columbia Boundary Commission. Available also through the Library ... More

Battle of the Potomac. with the Malays. Written by one of the crew [1832].

Battle of the Potomac. with the Malays. Written by one of the crew [18...

Positive Photostat.; Verse. 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 55, Folder 20.

Treasury department, April 11th, 1833. The President of the United States having decided on the plan of the bridge authorized to be built across the Potomac river, at the City of Washington, proposals, sealed and endorsed, will be received by th

Treasury department, April 11th, 1833. The President of the United Sta...

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 195, Folder 4.

Map of part of the Potomac River, from the head of tide water to Alexandria : with its lateral canals, soundings, and topography /
Chart of the Potomac River and Eastern Branch from the Sister Islands to Geesboro Point and thence to the Navy Yard Bridge : with the topography of the adjacent country : made in pursuance of a resolution of the Corporation of the City of Washington, approved 26th May 1837 /

Chart of the Potomac River and Eastern Branch from the Sister Islands ...

Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by contours and soundings. Also shows block numbers and major buildings. "Approved--T.C. Mendenhall, Superintendent, U.S.C. & G.S." Includes text. Available also through t... More

Chart of the head of navigation of the Potomac River shewing the route of the Alexandria Canal : made in pursuance of a resolution of the Alex'a Canal Company Oct. 1838 /

Chart of the head of navigation of the Potomac River shewing the route...

Nautical chart of the Potomac estuary within the District of Columbia. Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by contours and soundings. Oriented with north toward the lower right. Stephenson. Cartography of no... More

Chart of the head of navigation of the Potomac River shewing the route of the Alexandria Canal : made in pursuance of a resolution of the Alex'a Canal Company Oct. 1838 /

Chart of the head of navigation of the Potomac River shewing the route...

Nautical chart with extensive annotations in col. and lead pencils to show proposed railroad routes connecting central Washington and Alexandria (Va.). Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by contours and sou... More

Harpers Ferry. (From the Potomac side).

Harpers Ferry. (From the Potomac side).

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Map showing the connection of the coal-field of Allegany with the canal and rail-road improvements of the Potomac.

Map showing the connection of the coal-field of Allegany with the cana...

Outline map of western Maryland showing drainage, major roads, cities, and the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and Canal. A shaded area indicates the coal field. Scale ca. 1:330,000. LC Railroad maps, 231 Descripti... More

Map shewing [sic] the several routes, examined with a view to the extension of the route of the Baltimore & Ohio Rail-Road through north western Virginia from the Potomac to the Ohio river; as well as the different railways and canals completed and projected within that state,--and also the various lines of improvement existing and proposed between Cincinnati on the Ohio and Richmond, Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York and Boston on the Atlantic coast.

Map shewing [sic] the several routes, examined with a view to the exte...

Map of the northeastern United States showing drainage, relief by hachures, important cities, the existing railroads, turnpike roads, canals, and the projected railroads; a statement below the title explains th... More

Head of navigation of the Potomac River / nautical chart

Head of navigation of the Potomac River / nautical chart

Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by contours and soundings. Photocopy of ms. map. Oriented with north toward the upper left. Includes notes. LC copy originally printed on separate sheets, assembled to 1 s... More

Georgetown College, District of Columbia. This college stands on a peculiarly healthy eminence, on the modern bank of the Potomac river, commanding a beautiful prospect ... The following is a list oof the present officers ... [Washington, D. C.
Plan placing the current channel of the Potomac permanently along the wharves of Washington D.C. /

Plan placing the current channel of the Potomac permanently along the ...

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Grand national regatta. At a recent meeting of the Boat clubs of the District of Columbia, by their several committees, it was resolved, if practicable, to hold a Grand national regatta on the waters of the Potomac during the coming season - say

Grand national regatta. At a recent meeting of the Boat clubs of the D...

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 209, Folder 25.

Alexandria on the Potomac, Washington in the distance

Alexandria on the Potomac, Washington in the distance

Sketch shows ships docked on the waterfront of Alexandria, Virginia, with Washington's Capitol dome rising in the distance. Wallis was a British Commissioner from the Foreign Office to the United States in 1853... More

[Clergyman on board steamboat on the Potomac

[Clergyman on board steamboat on the Potomac

Head-and-shoulders portrait sketch shows a clergyman wearing glasses, facing toward the left. Wallis was a British Commissioner from the Foreign Office to the United States in 1853. Originally 1 of 37 drawings ... More

Potomac looking towards Washington June 26

Potomac looking towards Washington June 26

Sketch shows the Potomac River in Virginia looking up towards Washington, probably from a boat. The city is not visible. Wallis was a British Commissioner from the Foreign Office to the United States in 1853. O... More

On the Potomac - Public domain scenic drawing

On the Potomac - Public domain scenic drawing

Sketch shows the shore of the Potomac River in Virginia looking across the water. Wallis was a British Commissioner from the Foreign Office to the United States in 1853. Originally 1 of 37 drawings in portfolio... More

Timber raft on the Potomac River US

Timber raft on the Potomac River US

Drawing shows a timber raft floating down the Potomac River past Maryland house and Georgetown, although neither are visible in the sketch. Wallis was a British Commissioner from the Foreign Office to the Unite... More

River boat on the Potomac - Public domain scan / drawing

River boat on the Potomac - Public domain scan / drawing

Sketch shows a sidewheel steamboat on the Potomac River. Wallis was a British Commissioner from the Foreign Office to the United States in 1853. Originally 1 of 37 drawings in portfolios with binder's title: Sk... More

Washington from the Potomac - Public domain city architecture drawing

Washington from the Potomac - Public domain city architecture drawing

Sketch shows the Capitol and Washington DC from the Potomac. Wallis was a British Commissioner from the Foreign Office to the United States in 1853. Originally 1 of 37 drawings in portfolios with binder's title... More

The Potomac morning June 26 - Public domain scenic drawing

The Potomac morning June 26 - Public domain scenic drawing

Sketch shows the Potomac River in Virginia, probably from a boat. Wallis was a British Commissioner from the Foreign Office to the United States in 1853. Originally 1 of 37 drawings in portfolios with binder's ... More

Potomac River from Aquia Creek Virginia

Potomac River from Aquia Creek Virginia

Drawing shows the Potomac River, as seen from Aquia Creek in Virginia. Wallis was a British Commissioner from the Foreign Office to the United States in 1853. Originally 1 of 37 drawings in portfolios with bind... More

On the Potomac - Public domain scan / drawing

On the Potomac - Public domain scan / drawing

Sketch shows the Potomac River in Virginia looking across water. Wallis was a British Commissioner from the Foreign Office to the United States in 1853. Originally 1 of 37 drawings in portfolios with binder's t... More

White seaman and cold. [e.g. colored] man on board steamboat on Potomac, Washington to Aquia Creek Virginia

White seaman and cold. [e.g. colored] man on board steamboat on Potoma...

Sketch shows side-view portraits of a white seaman and an African American man aboard the steamboat that Wallis took from Washington, DC to Aquia Creek, Virginia. Wallis was a British Commissioner from the Fore... More

Map of property purchased from the United States by Wm. T. Dove, Esq., south half of square no. 3 in the city of Washington : colored red, also the origl. boundary of the Potomac River /

Map of property purchased from the United States by Wm. T. Dove, Esq.,...

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Junction of Potomac and Anacostia rivers / nautical chart

Junction of Potomac and Anacostia rivers / nautical chart

Depths shown by contours and soundings. Title handwritten on original map. On original map in handwriting: Reduced by F. Fairfax 1854. Includes notes. LC copy accompanied by negative photocopy and annotated in ... More

Important to travelers going South from Washington. Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac. ... Railroad & steamboat line via Alexandria Aquia Creek and Fredericksburg to Richmond ... Richmond, January 1st, 1856.

Important to travelers going South from Washington. Richmond, Frederic...

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 186, Folder 45a.

Chart of the head of navigation of the Potomac River : surveyed by order of the Sec. of War for the Corporation of Georgetown D.C. with a view to the improvement of the Georgetown Channel /

Chart of the head of navigation of the Potomac River : surveyed by ord...

Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by contours and soundings. Oriented with north toward the upper left. Includes note. LC copy fold-lined, laminated, halved, and mounted on cloth backing. Available also th... More

Sergeant Alex Rogers with Battle Flag, Eighty-third Pennsylvania Volunteers, Third Brigade, First Division, Fifth Corps, Army of the Potomac

Sergeant Alex Rogers with Battle Flag, Eighty-third Pennsylvania Volun...

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Copy of Section of Photograph Map captured from the enemy Showing country adjacent to Richmond and Lines of Defensive Works surrounding the City. Headquarters, Army of the Potomac, Engineer Department, August 18th, 1864, [and one part dated] Dec. 20th, 1864.
Army of Potomac: J.C. Parke, C.G. Meade, W.S. Hancock, G.K. Warren, U.S. Grant, A.A. Humphrey, and H.C. Wright

Army of Potomac: J.C. Parke, C.G. Meade, W.S. Hancock, G.K. Warren, U....

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Battle of the Potomac with the Malays. Written by one of the crew. Sold, wholesale and retail, by L. Deming, No. 62, Hanover Street, 2d door from Friend Street, Boston

Battle of the Potomac with the Malays. Written by one of the crew. Sol...

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The tailor of the Potomac, or, Andy Johnson, on his way to Chigago [!]

The tailor of the Potomac, or, Andy Johnson, on his way to Chigago [!]

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McClellan's farewell to the army of the Potomac. Air: Gay and happy. H. De Marsan, No. 54 Chatham Street, N. Y

McClellan's farewell to the army of the Potomac. Air: Gay and happy. H...

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[Map of part of Montgomery County showing] Topographical Approaches on the Left Bank of the Potomac to Washington City from the North West. Surveyed by Parties of U. S. Coast Survey detailed by A. D. Bache, Supt., to act under the orders of Lieut. Col. J. N. Macomb, Chf. Topl. Engr. of the Army of the Potomac. Parts of Sept. & Oct. 1861. Field work by F. W. Dorr & C. Rockwell, U.S.C.S. ...Drawn by E. Hergesheimer. Photographs by G. Mathiot and D. Hinkle.

[Map of part of Montgomery County showing] Topographical Approaches on...

Maryland, the District of Columbia, and the Potomac River

Mc'Clellan's farewell to the army of the Potomac

Mc'Clellan's farewell to the army of the Potomac

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White House, Potomac, Washington, D.C.

White House, Potomac, Washington, D.C.

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Army of Potomac: J.C. Parke, C.G. Meade, W.S. Hancock, G.K. Warren, U.S. Grant, A.A. Humphrey, and H.C. Wright

Army of Potomac: J.C. Parke, C.G. Meade, W.S. Hancock, G.K. Warren, U....

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Bridge over Potomac Virginia side

Bridge over Potomac Virginia side

Sketch of a covered railroad bridge. Title inscribed above image. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.680) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

M'Clellan's farewell to the army of the Potomac. Air--Gay and happy. Johnson, Song Publisher, &c., Phila

M'Clellan's farewell to the army of the Potomac. Air--Gay and happy. J...

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[Map of the northern part of Virginia and West Virginia, between the Blue Ridge and the Alleghany Front, south of the Potomac River and north of New Market].

[Map of the northern part of Virginia and West Virginia, between the B...

Relief shown by hachures and shading. Date and title from Stephenson's Civil War maps, 1989. In upper left: The square are miles. Pen-and-ink on pencil grid, mounted on cloth. Imperfect: horizontal creases and ... More

[Map of parts of Caroline, Hanover, and Henrico counties, Va., west of the Mattaponi River and the Richmond, Fredericksburg, and Potomac Railroad].

[Map of parts of Caroline, Hanover, and Henrico counties, Va., west of...

Shows the names of some residents, some of the outer fortifications of Richmond and those along the railroad north of the South Anna River. Date, title, and scale from Stephenson's Civil War maps, 1989. Pen-and... More

Topographical copy of a Map of the Valley of the Shenandoah River From Strasburg, [Va.], to Harper's Ferry. [W.] Va., with the adjacent counties west of it and south of the Potomac River

Topographical copy of a Map of the Valley of the Shenandoah River From...

Topographical copy of a Map of the Valley of the Shenandoah River From Strasburg, [Va.], to Harper's Ferry. [W.] Va., with the adjacent counties west of it and south of the Potomac River, Captured in the rebel ... More

Army of Potomac: J.C. Parke, C.G. Meade, W.S. Hancock, G.K. Warren, U.S. Grant, A.A. Humphrey, and H.C. Wright

Army of Potomac: J.C. Parke, C.G. Meade, W.S. Hancock, G.K. Warren, U....

A black and white photo of a group of soldiers. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

M'Clellan's farewell to the army of the Potomac. Air--Gay and happy. Johnson, Song Publisher,&c., Phila

M'Clellan's farewell to the army of the Potomac. Air--Gay and happy. J...

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Army of Potomac: J.C. Parke, C.G. Meade, W.S. Hancock, G.K. Warren, U.S. Grant, A.A. Humphrey, and H.C. Wright

Army of Potomac: J.C. Parke, C.G. Meade, W.S. Hancock, G.K. Warren, U....

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[Detailed map of part of Virginia from Alexandria to the Potomac River above Washington, D.C. 186-].

[Detailed map of part of Virginia from Alexandria to the Potomac River...

Relief shown by form lines. Shows parts of Arlington and Fairfax counties, part of the defenses of Washington, roads, railroads, towns, vegetation, houses, fences, names of residents, and drainage. "211, L. She... More

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

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.

War views -- Army of the Potomac -- the way they cook dinner in camp

War views -- Army of the Potomac -- the way they cook dinner in camp

Photograph shows five Union soldiers, including one African American soldier, sitting and eating in front of tents. No. 2057. Photographer's name from same photograph in New York Public Library Digital Collect... More

Map of the battle fields of the Tolopotomoy, and Bethesda Church : showing the field of operations of the Army of the Potomac commanded by Maj. Gen. George G. Meade U.S.A., from May 28th to June 2nd, 1864 /

Map of the battle fields of the Tolopotomoy, and Bethesda Church : sho...

Relief shown by hachures. From the Orlando M. Poe papers in LC Manuscript Division. LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.) 663 Includes note. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. LC c... More

Flotilla of the Potomac River; Freestone Point; ---- --- Creek

Flotilla of the Potomac River; Freestone Point; ---- --- Creek

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Parade march of the great Potomac Army, respectfully dedicated to Major Genl. McClellan by General L. Blenker. Composed by Chas. Fradel / lith. of Sherman & Hart.

Parade march of the great Potomac Army, respectfully dedicated to Majo...

Music cover with head-and-shoulders portrait of Major Gen. McClellan, facing left.

City Point, Va., unloading stores for Army of Potomac

City Point, Va., unloading stores for Army of Potomac

Photograph shows men standing on gangplank between boat and dock, with stacks of barrels onshore surrounded by the aftermath of an explosion that took place on August 9, 1864. No. 813. Hand written on verso: "... More

The Civil War in America: the fight at Ball's Bluff, upper Potomac - desperate effort made by the 15th Massachusettsachusetts Regiment to clear the woods by a bayonet charge

The Civil War in America: the fight at Ball's Bluff, upper Potomac - d...

Illus. in: The Illustrated London News, 1861 Nov. 23, p. 511. No ref. copy. This record contains unverified data from caption card. Caption card tracings: U.S. Hist Jun 1861; Va Ball's Bluff; C.W. Battles; C.W.... More

View down the Potomac from Union Arch (Andrew J. Russel)

View down the Potomac from Union Arch (Andrew J. Russel)

Photograph showing an aerial view of a wharf facility with large stone bricks scattered around. No. 131. Title from published source: Entrance to Washington Water Works, Great Falls, Potomac River. Published i... More

Potomac Creek Railroad Bridge, A.C. & F. Railroad

Potomac Creek Railroad Bridge, A.C. & F. Railroad

Formerly attributed to Mathew B. Brady (American, born Ireland, 1823?–1896 New York)

Blockade of the Potomac - by Rebels, winter of 1861

Blockade of the Potomac - by Rebels, winter of 1861

Shows the Potomac River with the Confederate forces located near Cockpit Point, Prince William County, Va. NOTE: Researchers will be served a color photocopy of this scrapbook image. Color coding indicates the ... More

Battery Rodgers, Potomac River near Washington

Battery Rodgers, Potomac River near Washington

Formerly attributed to Mathew B. Brady (American, born Ireland, 1823?–1896 New York)

New bridge over Potomac River on the Washington, Alexandria and Georgetown Railroad.  Total length 5,104 feet

New bridge over Potomac River on the Washington, Alexandria and George...

Photograph showing a railroad bridge across the Potomac River. Three men are seated at right: S. Seymour, chief engineer, C.B. Morse, constructing engineer, S.S. Post & Co., contractors. Exhibited: "East of th... More

View of the Long Bridge over the Potomac; Alexandria Road On Virginia side. The Long Bridge from the Washington shore. The Long Bridge from the Virginia shore. The Virginia shore from the Long Bridge

View of the Long Bridge over the Potomac; Alexandria Road On Virginia ...

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Seat of war, Manassas and vicinity to the Potomac /

Seat of war, Manassas and vicinity to the Potomac /

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Marylanders Crossing the Potomac to Join the Southern Army (from Confederate War Etchings)

Marylanders Crossing the Potomac to Join the Southern Army (from Confe...

Adalbert John Volck (American (born Germany), Augsburg 1828–1912 Baltimore, Maryland)

Chain Bridge spanning the Potomac River in northwest Washington DC during the Civil War.

Chain Bridge spanning the Potomac River in northwest Washington DC dur...

Chain Bridge spanned the Potomac River in northwest Washington near Tenleytown. The crossing was heavily defended by earthworks (Fort Ethan Allen and Fort Marcy across the Potomac in Virginia and several artill... More

Army map of the seat of war in Virginia, showing the battle fields, fortification, etc. on & near the Potomac River

Army map of the seat of war in Virginia, showing the battle fields, fo...

Scale ca. 1:183,000. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 448 Map of the Potomac River and vicinity from Harpers Ferry to Swan Point showing towns, roads, railroads, names and boundaries of counties, drainage, and reli... More

[Map of the lower Potomac River showing picket lines, January 1862]

[Map of the lower Potomac River showing picket lines, January 1862]

Concerns Union and Confederate pickets positioned north and south around Pohick Church and Accotink in Fairfax County, Va., in January 1862. Includes a balloon pictured near Pohick Church and labelled as "Decr... More

[Map of the Potomac River]. - Public domain old map

[Map of the Potomac River]. - Public domain old map

Regional map of Virginia, Maryland and Pennsylvania showing the Potomac River and its tributaries.

Falls of the Potomac from Maryland Shore

Falls of the Potomac from Maryland Shore

Signed lower right: A.R. Waud. Title inscribed below image. Published in: New York Illustrated News, January 4, 1862, p. 132. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.714) Forms part of: Morgan collection of C... More

Potomac Creek bridge - Acquia (i.e. Aquia) Creek Railroad built by U. S. M. R.R. construction corps in nine days from standing timber

Potomac Creek bridge - Acquia (i.e. Aquia) Creek Railroad built by U. ...

No. 4071. Similar photograph in LOT 9209, no. 13, also taken by Andrew J. Russell. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

Headquarters Potomac Department. Culpeper C. H., May 5, 1861 ... Therefre I call upon the brave men within the geographical limits above indicated, to respond instantly to this demand upon their patriotism, in defence of all that is held sacred

Headquarters Potomac Department. Culpeper C. H., May 5, 1861 ... There...

C. S. A. 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 6.

The Civil War in America--retreat of the Federalists after the fight at Ball's Bluff, upper Potomac, Virginia / from a sketch by our special artist.

The Civil War in America--retreat of the Federalists after the fight a...

Illus. in: The Illustrated London news, 1861 Nov. 23, p. 514.

Andrew Porter to Army of Potomac Headquarters, Monday, September 16, 1861  (Authority of provost marshal in Washington)
Entrance to Washington Water Works, Great Falls, Potomac River

Entrance to Washington Water Works, Great Falls, Potomac River

Photograph shows two men standing in a small flat boat near the spillway.

Battery Rodgers, Potomac River, near Alexandria

Battery Rodgers, Potomac River, near Alexandria

No. B469. Hand written on verso: 15 inch Rodman. Hand written on verso: Miller, vol. 5, p. 87. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

[Brigadier General William G. Mank, Union officer in the 32nd Indiana Regiment, full-length portrait, standing, facing front] / Alex Gardner, Photographer for the Army of the Potomac.

[Brigadier General William G. Mank, Union officer in the 32nd Indiana ...

Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Alexander Gardner (October 17, 1821 - December 10, 1882) was a Scottish photographer who is best known for h... More

Destruction of the railroad bridge over the Potomac, at Harper's Ferry, by the Rebels, June 15, 1861

Destruction of the railroad bridge over the Potomac, at Harper's Ferry...

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Headquarters Army of Potomac - Brandy Station, April 1864--Camp of Telegraph Corps

Headquarters Army of Potomac - Brandy Station, April 1864--Camp of Tel...

Men seated outside tents in woods. Civil War Photograph Collection (Library of Congress). No. 353.

The war in America: the chain bridge across the Potomac above Georgetown, looking towards the Virginian shore

The war in America: the chain bridge across the Potomac above Georgeto...

Soldier standing on hill in foregrd. overlooking Chain Bridge. Illus. in: The Illustrated London News, 1861. LOT 4420-B. This record contains unverified data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Geogr.; Br... More

Potomac River, looking down from Georgetown, showing Mason's Island, Long Bridge, &c

Potomac River, looking down from Georgetown, showing Mason's Island, L...

Photograph shows an aerial view of Georgetown rooftops and backyard gardens, the Potomac River, and Mason's Island, now known as Theodore Roosevelt Island, Washington, D.C.

The Bivouac Fire at the Outposts of our Army of the Potomac

The Bivouac Fire at the Outposts of our Army of the Potomac

Illus. in: Harper's Weekly, 1861. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Civil War Troops Va.; Civil War Camps; Shelf.

Military map showing the topographical features of the country adjacent to Harper's Ferry Va. : including Maryland, Loudoun, and Bolivar Heights, and portions of South and Short Mountains, with the positions of the defensive works : also the junction of the Potomac & Shenandoah Rivers, and their passage through the Blue Ridge /

Military map showing the topographical features of the country adjacen...

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[Two sketches: fort opposite Alexandria, 1861; opposite Ft. Scott on Potomac]

[Two sketches: fort opposite Alexandria, 1861; opposite Ft. Scott on P...

Title devised from inscription above and below image. Formerly Waud no. C-12. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.939) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

Boteler's Ford, Potomac River near Shepherdstown. Point at which Confederate Army crossed after battle of Antietam

Boteler's Ford, Potomac River near Shepherdstown. Point at which Confe...

Public domain scan of American Civil War photograph, Confederates, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

New bridge over Potomac River on the Washington, Alexandria and Georgetown Railroad.  Total length 5,104 feet

New bridge over Potomac River on the Washington, Alexandria and George...

Photograph showing construction on a trestle railroad bridge across the Potomac River. Caption continues: S. Seymour, chief engineer, C.B. Morse, constructing engineer, S.S. Post & Co., contractors.

[Civil War envelope showing Army of the Potomac, 6th Corps, 3rd Division, badge with blue cross]

[Civil War envelope showing Army of the Potomac, 6th Corps, 3rd Divisi...

Addressed to Mrs. Mary J. Peck, Moravia, Cayuga Co., N.Y.; bears 3 cent stamp. On recto: Magee, 816 Chestnut Street, Philada. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). pp/liljmem

District of Columbia and the seat of war on the Potomac.

District of Columbia and the seat of war on the Potomac.

Low-angle bird's-eye view. Shows cities of Washington and Alexandria in foreground. Includes index of military positions with regiment names. LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.), 678 Stephenson. Cartography of northern... More

Officers of U.S. Horse Artillery, Army of the Potomac, Culpeper, Virginia Sep. 1863

Officers of U.S. Horse Artillery, Army of the Potomac, Culpeper, Virgi...

Civil War Photograph Collection. No. 83. Public domain photograph of a military, American Civil War, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Headquarters, Army of Potomac - Brandy Station. Officers quarters

Headquarters, Army of Potomac - Brandy Station. Officers quarters

Capt. J.R. Coxe and woman seated in front. No. 126. Civil War Collection (Library of Congress). This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Civil War Camp Life; B.I.; Log... More

New bridge over Potomac River on the Washington, Alexandria and Georgetown Railroad.  Total length 5,104 feet

New bridge over Potomac River on the Washington, Alexandria and George...

Photograph showing a trestle railroad bridge across the Potomac River. Caption continues: S. Seymour, chief engineer, C.B. Morse, constructing engineer, S.S. Post & Co., contractors.

[Civil War envelope from the headquarters of the Army of the Potomac, Office of Chief Quartermaster]

[Civil War envelope from the headquarters of the Army of the Potomac, ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of stamped postal envelope, free to use, no copyright restrictions

Potomac Creek Bridge - Acquia (i.e. Aquia) Creek and Fredericksburg R.R.

Potomac Creek Bridge - Acquia (i.e. Aquia) Creek and Fredericksburg R....

No. B457. 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

John A. Dahlgren to Abraham Lincoln, Thursday, April 25, 1861  (Report on situation along Potomac River)
Battery Rodgers, Potomac River, near Alexandria

Battery Rodgers, Potomac River, near Alexandria

No. 143. Hand written on verso: Miller, vol. V, p. 87. Hand written on verso: also BH825-16. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

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