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[Large group of men in front of warehouse next to railroad tracks.]

A print of a photograph of a large group of men in both military and civilian dress standing in front of a warehouse building. A sign above the entrance to the building, however, the writing is illegible. Railroad tracks pass in front of the men...

GLC05111.01.0186

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

Incidents of the War. Ruins at Manassas. No. 1. March, 1862.

One photograph entitled, "Incidents of the War. Ruins at Manassas," taken by Alexander Gardner dated March 1862. This page was taken from "Gardner's Photographic Sketch Book of the Civil War." Image is of a young boy, a dead horse, and a Federal...

GLC05111.01.0038

Ruins at Manassas Junction. No. 9. March, 1862.

One photograph entitled, "Ruins at Manassas Junction," taken by Alexander Gardner dated March 1862. Image is of ruins of several buildings used by the Confederate railroad company, Orange and Alexandria, as a depot. The remains of a few mud huts...

GLC05111.01.0040

Depot at Stevenson, Ala.

A print of a photograph taken between 1861 and 1865 in Stevenson, Alabama. The photograph shows a large contingent of men, most likely soldiers, standing in front of the building at the Stevenson Railway Depot. Three men stand in the foreground in...

GLC05111.01.0020

Battery Williams and Robinette at Corinth taken the winter after the battle.

A print of a photograph taken in Corinth, MS in the winter after the Second Battle of Corinth (roughly 1862-1863). Purple ink inscription on adhered tag on back side. No. 13. Details given: Valuable view of Batteries Williams and Robinette, at...

GLC05111.01.0022

Catlett Rail Station, Virginia, with Federal soldiers lounging on top of box cars next to a building with a group of soldiers on porch.

Inscription on verso: "Catlett Station, Va." Numeric notation on verso: "54."

GLC05111.01.0771

Ruins of railroad bridge and mill on the Appomattox River, Petersburg [VA], with man standing on river bank.

Inscription on verso: "Ruined Mills & RR Bridge across Appomattox." Note: Steam engine that was torched while upon the bridge [at center], now resting on its side on the far bank. Numeric notation on verso: "20."

GLC05111.01.0791

Presidential Railroad car decorated with mourning bunting

A soldier with a mourning band stands at attention on the car's platform. A conductor stands on the platform of an adjacent car. Backing partially removed. Graphite inscription on verso "2723/3-2/133," "-3 7/8- square up."

GLC05111.02.0044