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Dead Confederate soldier badly mutilated in field near Rose Woods, Gettysburg, 5 July 1863.

Image of a horribly mutilated corpse. The soldier's stomach has been ripped open and a dismembered hand lies near the body [which was probably moved into the shot from further away]. The soldier was either blown open by an artillery shell or had...

GLC05111.01.0142

[Wreckage of heavy artillery piece including gun, carriage, and unused shells]

A print of a photograph showing the remains of a heavy artillery piece. The unused spherical shells scattered across the image include wooden sabots attached to the shells by tin straps. The top of the shell in the center of the image displays where...

GLC05111.01.0143

[Drum corps of 61st New York Infantry, Falmouth, VA]

A print of a photograph of the drum corps of the 61st New York Infantry. Thirteen drummer boys of the 61st NY Infantry posed in a field with their drums. The front row of boys are seated on their drums with the rear row is wearing their drums on...

GLC05111.01.0145

[8th Illinois Cavalry]

A print of a photograph of the 8th Illinois Cavalry. Shows W.S. Gamble, D.F. Harp, Captain Wickersham, Alex Ridler. P.M. Aurroa. Seated on the ground in front of the officers is a small African-American boy holding a dog. A small house and a soldier...

GLC05111.01.0146

[Unidentified group of fifteen Union officers, including a major general]

A print of a photograph showing fifteen Union officers posing in front of a large tent. There is a Major General present, at center seated, who is clean-shaven. "XI-II" "575."

GLC05111.01.0149

Unidentified group of cavalrymen, one officer & thirteen others, holding sabres.

A print of a photograph of Union cavalrymen and their officer. None of the troopers wear any discernible insignia. Officer is at center-left sitting on the only chair present. His jacket displays The elbow of a fourteenth man is visible on the left...

GLC05111.01.0150

[Unidentified brigadier general and staff]

A print of a photograph of a Union general and his staff. A total of eight men in the photograph. The general and two men are seated and four others are standing behind them. The eighth man leans against the cabin. The men are posed in front of a log...

GLC05111.01.0151

Major General W.H. French and Staff

Print of a photograph by Gardner showing Major General W.H. French and his staff in a grove of trees. Inscription on verso: "W. H. French & Staff, Culpepper Sept. 1863." "XXIV" "501." French was mustered out of service in May 1864 when his 3rd Corps...

GLC05111.01.0152

[Group of eight men (including a civilian) posed on porch of building.]

A print of a photograph of eight men on a porch. Two are standing, the rest are seated on chairs, the steps, or sides of the porch. Unidentified Union officers and a civilian. Location unknown. "XXXI" "853."

GLC05111.01.0153

Gen. Julius White and staff.

A print of a Gardner photograph. Brig. Gen. Julius White and eight staff officers posed in front of tent, under a shelter built of branches. Small dog near the seated man on the right side of the photograph. Same men as in next photograph. General...

GLC05111.01.0154

Gen. Julius White and staff.

A print of a Gardner photograph. Brig. Gen. Julius White and eight staff officers posed in front of tent, under a shelter built of branches. Small dog near the seated man on the right side of the photograph. Same men as in previous photograph...

GLC05111.01.0155

[Brigadier General White and staff]

Gardner photograph. Brig. Gen. Julius White and eight staff officers posed in front of tent, under a shelter built of branches. Small dog near the seated man on the right side of the photograph. General White is seated center and wears a slouch hat...

GLC05111.01.0156

Camp among trees, [Brandy Station, VA]. [1863-1865 ca.]

Gardner photograph. Inscription on verso: "XXIV" "338." It also identifies the location as "Petersbrug," however in the Photogrpahic History of the Civil War, Vol 2, p. 618, the scene is identified as Brandy Station. Evidence suggests Brandy...

GLC05111.01.0159

[Large group of men and boys posed on street outside buildings]

A print of a photograph showing three buildings on a street. The one on the right hand side has a sign, "Dinning and Sleeping rooms," and was a probably a hotel used by soldiers on furlough. The next building is a very large, two story wooden...

GLC05111.01.0162

[Winter quarters with officers in front of log cabins.]

A print of a photograph of four log cabins in row. A small group of men appear in front of the foremost cabin. A larger group of officers stand in front of the second cabin from the front. Two soldiers work off to the far right with a grinding wheel...

GLC05111.01.0164

Headquarters Army of Potomac - Brandy Station, Va. April 1864. Quarters of Provost Marshal Department. Capt. H. P. Clinton. Capt. J. R. Coxe

A print of a photograph of two A-frame tents with brick chimneys. Five soldiers pose in between the tents. Another soldier, without a jacket, stands to the rear of the tents in the wooded area. The tents themselves have wooden doors. The chimnies...

GLC05111.01.0166

[Brandy Station, Va. Chief Engineer's camp; another view]

A print of a photograph of a well-made log cabin with plank roof. Four A-frame tents with stove pipe chimneys extend from the cabin, across the photograph. A post fence completes the compound. Seven men pose in various places in the photograph....

GLC05111.01.0167

[Men in civilian dress next to cabin]

A print of a photograph of seven men (six white and one African-American), in civilian dress posed in front of a small wooden building. "Sibley" tents in left background. Previous title for this item called these men spies, however research has not...

GLC05111.01.0181

Captain Reed's Battery, Artillery Headquarters, Culpeper, VA. September 1863.

Three officer pose near a bronze artillery gun in the foreground at the Artillery Headquarters of the Army of the Potomac. To the rear of the gun, a group of three officers huddle over a table, viewing a map. The man seated at center wears the...

GLC05111.01.0184

Warehouse converted into temporary prison, Petersburg, VA. [4 April 1865]

Photograph taken after Union forces had liberated the prison. Shows the interior prison yard with several Union soldiers posed in various places. A note on the rear of the mount reads, "Prison Yard where the conpirators hung."

GLC05111.01.0190

Ruins of Richmond and Petersburg Railroad Bridge, Richmond, Va., April, 1865

A print of a photograph of the destroyed Richmond & Petersburg Railroad Bridge which crossed the James River in Richmond, VA. The R & P railroad stretched 22 miles from Richmond to Petersburg, VA, though today it has been connected to and is...

GLC05111.01.0198

Group at Commissary Depot, Acquia [i.e. Aquia] Creek Landing, Va., Feb. 1863

A print of a photograph of union officers and enlisted men. The men are posed in front of a large stack of boxes near a military railroad box car. There are three sailors, five soldiers [including two generals], and three men who appear to be in...

GLC05111.01.0210

Albumen of Ulysses S. Grant and staff

A studio portrait of Grant and twelve members of his staff, including Rawlins, Parker, and others. No imprint, but identified as Gardiner by R. Mark Katz.

GLC06010

The Execution of Mrs. Surratt and the Lincoln assassination conspirators

Contemporary print of the famous Brady negative, showing the bodies hanging. Printed with red margin mounts by Taylor and Huntington. Brady photograph catalog list on back of the mount.

GLC06341

Military Telegraph Operators at City Point.

Caption: Photographer. 7 men in two rows, 2 standing and 5 seated, grouped between two pine trees in front of two tents. The man furthest right in the picture sits on an upended suitcase and leans against a fence; the man to his right sits in a...

GLC06738.06