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How shall soldiers vote? Soldiers of the Union Army! you who have been...

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 133, Folder 50.

Giesboro point headquaters - National Parks Gallery

During the Civil War Giesboro point and the surrounding land (Shepherd Parkway) was used by the Union army for fortifications, military roads, and (as seen below) headquaters for a calvery depot.

B&O Railroad Bridge Sketch, ca. 1896

Monocacy National Battlefield. The wooden railroad bridge across the Monocacy River was replaced by an iron bridge in the mid-1850s. The Union army placed their 24-pound howitzer to "defend the two bridges and ... More

[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.

Burnside, American Civil War Photograph, Glass Negative.

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Brig.-Genl. Ambrose E. Burnside: U.S. Army

Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Research. Detroit, MI : Gale Research, c1983, no. 0758

[Brig. General Ambrose E. Burnside, three-quarter length portrait, sta...

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

Union army soldiers, 19th century

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Stover, Honorable John Hubler of Missouri, 40th Congress. (Private in ...

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Stover, Honorable John Hubler of Missouri, 40th Congress. (Private in ...

Title from unverified information on negative sleeve. Annotation from negative, scratched into emulsion: Stover, 3457, 1652 [crossed out], 2139 [crossed out]. Photo c. 1868. Credit line: Brady-Handy photograph ... More

Brig. General Burnside - Print, Library of Congress collection

55 U.S. Copyright Office. This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Fabronius. Copyright deposit: September 13, 1861. No. 55.

[Brig. General Ambrose E. Burnside, head-and-shoulders portrait, head ...

Portrait photograph of Ambrose Burnside. 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... More

Gen. Grant's policy "To ask any soldier to vote for such a man as Heis...

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 163, Folder 12.

Position of Union Army at Cedar Creek Union position and plan of battl...

However, what initially appeared to be an overwhelming success quickly turned to a rout when the Union forces were redeployed and launched a successful counterattack that drove the Confederates back across th... More

Gen'l. Burnside / E. & H.T. Anthony (Firm), 501 Broadway, N.Y.

General Ambrose Burnside in military uniform, full-length portrait facing front

Fort Washington (Fort Washington, Maryland)

Fort Washington was the lone citadel that protected the nation's capital at the start of the Civil War in 1861. The fort was lightly garrisoned by Federal troops throughout the war. The Union Army designed and ... More

The National lines before Washington : a map exhibiting the defences o...

Includes text. Inset: "Port Royal and Tybee Island." Relief shown by hachures. Shows forts, batteries, and territory occupied by 8 Union divisions, extending from Washington to Virginia, ending at the north nea... More

Culp's Hill, occupied by the right wing of the Union Army, and the sce...

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Ambrose E. Burnside to Abraham Lincoln, Saturday, December 28, 1861 (...

[General Ambrose E. Burnside of 1st Rhode Island Infantry Regiment and...

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

The Mud march ... shewing [sic] movement on Bank's Ford Jany. 19th 186...

In mid-January 1863, Union General Burnside ordered his exhausted troops to recross the Rappahannock River above R. E. Lee's left flank. A heavy rain fell as the army began to move and the road soon became a qu... More

General McClellan and Generals of Divisions

Included among the generals are: Charles Griffin, S.P. Heintzelman, Andrew Porter, Irvin McDowell, and George McClellan. Illustrated in: Miller, v. 1, p. 307.

Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: A...

Telegram regarding military affairs

[General Ambrose E. Burnside, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slig...

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

The National lines before Washington : a map exhibiting the defences o...

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Union Army blockhouse near Aqueduct Bridge in Arlington, Virginia.

The Union Army constructed three major blockhouses to protect railroad and communication lines in Northern Virginia. Blockhouse No. 1 and Blockhouse No. 2 were located near Hunting Creek Valley, one at the nort... More

[Unidentified soldier in Union uniform with Burnside carbine, revolver...

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

The Richmond a hard road to travel, or new Jordan

"Dedicated to Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside." In English. (language) Public domain song - scan of American song sheet, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Brigadier General Burnside - Print, Library of Congress collection

117 U.S. Copyright Office. This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Bufford.

Western border states. American Civil War 1861-1865.

Scale ca. 1:740,000. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 12.7 At top of sheet: Military portraits, map of the seat of war, uniforms, arms, & c. Map of Missouri, Tennessee, and parts of Nebraska, Kansas, Indian Territ... More

Map shewing [sic] retreat of Union Army from Savage's Station to White...

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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.

Antietam, Maryland. Burnside bridge. Photographed from a tree?

Title from Civil War caption books. Caption from negative sleeve: Antietam Bridge (Burnside Bridge). Credit line: Civil war photographs, 1861-1865, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. General ... More

Our Country's pride, Confederate States of America

Shows Major Generals A.E. Burnside, Joseph Hooker, Philip Henry Sheridan, George B. McClellan, Franz Sigel, George Meade, Henry W. Halleck, on horseback. LOT subdivision subject: War, 1861-1865 (Civil War. Gene... More

The defenders of our Union 109 Commanders of the Union Army / / Photog...

Photomontage shows portraits of 109 Union Army and Navy officers. Officers' names listed on mount: Lincoln, Abraham, Prest. of the U.S.; Scott, Winfield; Staunton, Edwin M., Sec. of War; Anderson, Robert; Arms... More

Antietam, Maryland. Burnside bridge. Southeastern view

Title from Civil War caption books. Caption from negative sleeve: Burnside Bridge South Eastern view, Sept. 1862. Corresponding print is in LOT 4167-C. Credit line: Civil war photographs, 1861-1865, Library of ... More

North Carolina coast line. Showing every inlet, sound & bay of special...

Scale not given. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 305a.8 At top of map: Burnside's expedition map. Portrait of "Genl. Burnside" is in the lower right corner. Map identifies coastal forts. Description derived from p... More

Plan of the Battle of Fredericksburg, Virginia

Map shows the area between the Rappahannock and Massaponax rivers including Fredericksburg and Marie's Heights. The location of Confederate troops under Longstreet and Jackson and Union troops under Burnside ar... More

Antietam, Maryland. Burnside bridge across the Antietam. Northwest vie...

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Position of Union Army 30th June 10 1/2 a.m. and 2 1/2 p.m.

Concerns the Battle of Frazier's Farm, 30 June 1862, also known as the Battle of Glendale and the Battle of White Oak Swamp. It was one of the Seven Days' Battles, 26 June-1 July 1862. Includes the Confedera... More

Plan of the Battle of Roanoke Island. North Carolina. Feby 8th 1862.

Federal forces under Burnside quickly overcame the Confederate defenders, giving the Union control of Pamlico Sound and a base on the Atlantic coast for operations against North Carolina.

Antietam, Maryland. Burnside bridge across the Antietam

Title from Civil War caption books. Caption from negative sleeve: Burnside Bridge across the Antietam. Credit line: Civil war photographs, 1861-1865, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Genera... More

Antietam, Maryland. Burnside bridge across the Antietam

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Antietam, Maryland. Burnside bridge across the Antietam. Southwest vie...

Photographer name from negative sleeve: Alex. Gardner. Caption from negative sleeve: Burnside Bridge, across the Antietam, South-west view. Corresponding print is in LOT 4167-C. Credit line: Civil war photograp... More

Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: A...

Introduction

Antietam, Maryland. Graves of Federal soldiers at Burnside bridge

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Plan of the Battle of Fredericksburg, Va., Decr. 13, 1862.

Map shows the region surrounding Fredericksburg, Va., including Marie's Heights outside of the city and Falmouth across the Rappahannock River. Due to Burnside's slow maneuvering of the Union forces, Lee was a... More

Position of Union and Rebel armies at Fredericksburg, Decr. 1st 1862

Map shows the area surrounding Fredericksburg, Va., including Spotsylvania Courthouse, Chancellorsville and Falmouth, during the Fredericksburg Campaign. This image shows the situation several days before the b... More

Plan shewing sic entrenched position of Union army at Westover or Harr...

As the action on the Virginia Peninsula wound down in July, McClellan moved his headquarters to Harrison's Landing on the James River, in Charles City County, Va. NOTE: Researchers will be served a color photoc... More

Antietam, Maryland. Burnside bridge. [Photographed from a tree?]

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Warrenton, Virginia. General Ambrose E. Burnside and staff

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Majr. Genl. Ambrose E. Burnside: commander in chief of the army of the...

Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Research. Detroit, MI : Gale Research, c1983, no. 4259

Plan of the battle of Fredericksburg, Virginia : fought Decr. 13th 186...

Map shows the area surrounding Fredericksburg during the first battle, December 12-13 1862. Due to Burnside's slow maneuvering, Lee was able to take advantage of the terrain in disbursing his troops. After hea... More

Map shewing sic retreat of Union Army from Savage's Station to White O...

Bottom margin: "The swamp was 8 miles long and 3 miles wide." Key across the bottom margin indicates the symbols for positions of the Union and Confederate armies, including infantry, cavalry, and artillery. F... More

Scene in Pleasant Valley, Maryland / Alex. Gardner, photographer.

Photograph showing a group of men and women, including Union army officers' family members, on the porch of a house owned by Mrs. Lee. The two officers were members of the staff of Gen. McClellan and Gen. Burns... More

Antietam, Maryland. Confederate soldiers as they fell near the Burnsid...

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Warrenton, Virginia. Headquarters, Army of the Potomac. Generals, Ambr...

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Antietam, Maryland. Burnside bridge, looking up stream

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Plan shewing [sic] entrenched position of Union army at Westover or Ha...

As the action on the Virginia Peninsula wound down in July, McClellan moved his headquarters to Harrison's Landing on the James River, in Charles City County, Va.

Antietam, Maryland. Burnside bridge from the southeast

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Plan of the Battle of Fredericksburg, Virginia.

Map shows the area between the Rappahannock and Massaponax rivers including Fredericksburg and Marie's Heights. The location of Confederate troops under Longstreet and Jackson and Union troops under Burnside ar... More

Antietam, Maryland. Burnside bridge across the Antietam

Title from Civil War caption books. Caption from negative sleeve: Burnside bridge across the Antietam. Northeast view. With graves of Union Soldiers. Sept. 1862. Credit line: Civil war photographs, 1861-1865, L... More

Map showing position Union and Rebel armies 2 p.m. 30th June : and the...

Shows the area of Henrico County between Richmond and New Market, in which occurred the Battle of White Oak Swamp, one of the Seven Day's Battles.

[Framed photographs of General Ambrose Everett Burnside and Abraham Li...

Meserve 38. The first photograph of Lincoln as President, by M. B. Brady, Washington, early 1861. Three pieces in a frame.

Ambrose E. Burnside to Abraham Lincoln, Sunday, January 26, 1862 (Int...

Warrenton, Virginia. General Ambrose E. Burnside and staff

Photographer name attribution from Civil War caption books. Title from Civil War caption books. Caption from negative sleeve: General A.E. Burnside and staff, Warrenton, Va. Group includes: Orlando B. Willcox, ... More

General George McClellan - Early photography, Public domain image

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 t... More

Burnside Bridge, Across the Antietam, near Sharpsburg, No. 1, Septembe...

Alexander Gardner (American, Glasgow, Scotland 1821–1882 Washington, D.C.) Alexander Gardner (October 17, 1821 - December 10, 1882) was a Scottish photographer who is best known for his photographs of the Amer... More

[Western Virginia from Petersburg to Warm Springs, showing the movemen...

Covers parts of the counties of Grant, Randolph, Pendleton, and Pocahontas, West Virginia and Highland and Bath, Virginia including the names of some residents. Relief shown by shading. Date and title from Step... More

General George McClellan - Public domain portrait print

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Schuyler Colfax to Abraham Lincoln, Monday, November 10, 1862 (Telegr...

[Soldier standing at graves of Federal soldiers, along stone fence, at...

Civil War Photograph Collection (Library of Congress). LC-B815-585. Alexander Gardner (October 17, 1821 - December 10, 1882) was a Scottish photographer who is best known for his photographs of the American Ci... More

Antietam, Maryland. Burnside bridge, looking up stream

Title from Civil War caption books. Caption from negative sleeve: Burnside bridge, Antietam. Looking up stream. Sept. 1862. Corresponding print is in LOT 4167-C. Credit line: Civil war photographs, 1861-1865, L... More

Antietam, Maryland. Burnside bridge across the Antietam

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Antietam, Maryland. Sherrick's house, near Burnside bridge

Title from Civil War caption books. Caption from negative sleeve: Battle-field of Antietam Sherrick's House, near Burnside Bridge, September 1862. Corresponding print is in LOT 4165-C. Credit line: Civil war ph... More

Map showing position of Union Army at Pittsburg Landing before and aft...

Depicts troop positions during the Battle of Shiloh, Tenn. Shows the area of Owl Creek to the north and the location of Pittsburg Landing, along the Tennessee River, to the south. Color coding indicates the loc... More

Warrenton, Virginia. Headquarters, Army of the Potomac. Generals, Ambr...

Title from Civil War caption books. Caption from negative sleeve: Generals Burnside, Hancock, Couch, Ferro, Patrick, Wilcox, Cochrane, Buford and others. Headquarters Army of the Potomac, November 10th, 1862. C... More

Map of the battle ground near Richmond, showing plainly, every point o...

Scale ca. 1:250,000. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 633 Indicates location and dates of battles, "McClellan's present defensive line" at Harrison's Landing, principal roads, railroads, towns, and drainage. Descri... More

Antietam, Maryland. Burnside bridge. Southeastern view

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Antietam, Maryland. Sherrick's house, near Burnside bridge

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Antietam, Maryland. Graves of Federal soldiers at Burnside Bridge

Title from Civil War caption books. Caption from negative sleeve: Graves of federal soldiers at Burnside Bridge, Antietam, 21st September 1862. Corresponding print is in LOT 4168. Credit line: Civil war photogr... More

Antietam, Maryland. Burnside bridge from the southeast

Title from Civil War caption books. Caption from negative sleeve: Burnside Bridge from the south east. Sept. 1862. Corresponding print is in LOT 4167-C. Credit line: Civil war photographs, 1861-1865, Library of... More

The new naval and military map of the United States

Scale ca. 1:3,275,000. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 32.5 "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1862 by Robert P. Smith." Stamped in right-hand corner: Copyright Library, Jan. 12, 1863. General map o... More

Position of Union Army 30th June 10 12 a.m. and 2 12 p.m

Concerns the Battle of Frazier's Farm, 30 June 1862, also known as the Battle of Glendale and the Battle of White Oak Swamp. It was one of the Seven Days' Battles, 26 June-1 July 1862. Includes the Confedera... More

Map of the battle ground near Richmond, showing plainly, every point o...

Public domain image of the vintage map from Norman B. Leventhal Map Center, free to use, no copyright restrictions image. The Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center at the Boston Public Library is a special... More

Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: S...

Telegram concerning appointment of Burnside

Antietam, Maryland. Confederate soldiers as they fell near the Burnsid...

Photographer name from negative sleeve: Alex. Gardner. Caption from negative sleeve: Confederate soldiers as they fell, near the Burnside Bridge at the Battle of Antietam, Sept. 1862. Corresponding print is in ... More

Map showing position of Union Army at Pittsburg Landing before and aft...

Depicts troop positions during the Battle of Shiloh, Tenn. Shows the area of Owl Creek to the north and the location of Pittsburg Landing, along the Tennessee River, to the south.

[Scene of the late naval fight and the environs of Fortress Monroe, an...

Relief shown pictorially. Bird's-eye view of Hampton Roads region showing fortifications, camps, the Monitor lying off Fortress Monroe, and "Gen. Burnside's advance" on Suffolk, Va. Title from lower margin of v... More

Sketch showing route of the Burnside expedition [to Roanoke Island, N....

Scale not given. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 317.12 From U.S. Congress. Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War. Supplemental report of the Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War, in two volumes. Suppleme... More

Part of the map of the Battlefield of South Mountains [sic], Sept. 14t...

Maryland, the District of Columbia, and the Potomac River

Map shewing [sic] advance of 6th Army Corps (Genl. John Sedgwick U.S.A...

In January of 1863 Joseph Hooker replaced Ambrose Burnside as commander of the Army of the Potomac. His first order of business was to dislodge R. E. Lee from his position outside of Fredericksburg. Hooker envi... More

S. Morrow to Ambrose E. Burnside, Saturday, August 01, 1863 (Petition...

End of the Bridge after Burnside's Attack, Fredericksburg, Virginia

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Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: S...

Petition

Headquarters of the Union Army commanded by General Grant, on the bank...

Title and other information transcribed from caption card. Wood engraving after sketch by Henri Lovie. Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, vol. 16, no. 392 (1863 Apr. 4), p. 29.

Passages of the Rappahannock and Battle of Fredericksburg, December 10...

"Map originally prepared following the Battle of Fredericksburg in December 1862 ... enhanced by the addition of details from a captured map prepared by topographical engineer Jedediah Hotchkiss for the use of ... More

The great American What is it? chased by Copper-heads

An anti-Lincoln satire, showing the Republican incumbent and his supporters menaced by giant "Copperheads" (Peace Democrats). After a speech on May 1, 1863, asserting that the Civil War was being fought to fre... More

Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: J...

Sends petition

Oppression!! Suppressing the press, Political Cartoon

An extremely crude and somewhat obscure satire on Union general Ambrose E. Burnside's controversial suspension of the Chicago "Times" because of "disloyal and incendiary statements." The anti-Lincoln paper was ... More