1864/03 ca.

O'Sullivan, Timothy H., 1840-1882

Photograph

Title: Detachment 50th N.Y. Vol. Engineers, Pontoon Wagon and Saddleboat. [March 1864 ca.]

Negative by Timothy O'Sullivan. "Incidents of the War" series. Title, imprint and copyright information are printed on both sides of the mount. Image of a pontoon wagon and boat affixed. Sutlers cabin with tent roof surrounded by a log stockade in right background, along with photographers wagon.

GLC05111.01.0267

1865, 1866

O'Sullivan, Timothy H., 1840-1882

Photograph

Title: High Bridge Crossing Appomattox, near Farmville, Va.

[Title continued] "on south side railroad, Va." Negative by Timothy O'Sullivan. From Gardner's "Phot. Sketchbook of the Civil War," plate "No. 98" with text accompanying panel.

GLC05111.01.0268

February 1864

O'Sullivan, Timothy H., 1840-1882

Photograph

Title: Commissary Department, Head-Quarters, Army of the Potomac. [February 1864]

Negative by Timothy O'Sullivan. From Gardner's "Phot. Sketchbook of the Civil War," plate "No. 61" with text accompanying panel. Shows a group of soldiers standing outside two log cabins. The cabins logs run vertically, instead of horizontally and the cabins are roofed with tents. The chimney jutting out from in back of the cabin on the right is made up of logs. In front of the entrance to the cabin on the right, a butcher holds a saw as he cuts through a slab of meat.

GLC05111.01.0269

January 1865

O'Sullivan, Timothy H., 1840-1882

Photograph

Title: [Fort Fisher, N.C. Interior view, showing traverse with dismounted gun]

A print of a photograph from the ruins of Fort Fisher, North Carolina. Discarded clothing lies in the immediate foreground. A ladder and slight slope lead to a platform where a Union soldier stands next to a destroyed artillery piece. The carriage is on his left and the gun itself lies on the ground on his right. "243" is written on the back. See Jordan, "Timonthy O'Sullivan. America's Forgotten Photographer" p. 88. Written at Fort Fisher

GLC05111.01.0270

April 1864

O'Sullivan, Timothy H., 1840-1882

Photograph

Title: Brandy Station, Virginia. Headquarters Army of the Potomac (Gen. Rufus Ingalls quarters)

A print of a photograph of the Headquarters of the Army of the Potomac, featuring the cabin of General Rufus Ingalls. Graphite inscription on verso: "Quarters of General Ingalls & Col. Platt, Headquarters, Army of Potomac, Brandy Station 1863 -4." Well constructed winter quarters consisting of log cabins with plank roofs and tents. Zouave soldiers [114th Penn.] and standard Union soldiers stand outside the cabins. Trees visible in foreground and background.

GLC05111.01.0271

February 1864

O'Sullivan, Timothy H., 1840-1882

Photograph

Title: Head-Quarters Army of the Potomac, Brandy Station, Va. [February 1864 ca.]. [Copy 1]

Zouaves from the 114th Penn. standing in front of wall of brush with winter quarters and tents in background. The men wear their dress uniforms which include turbouns. From Gardner's "Photographic Sketchbook of the Civil War," plate "No. 60" with accompanying panel of text. See GLC 5111.01.0273, .0511

GLC05111.01.0272

April 1864

O'Sullivan, Timothy H., 1840-1882

Photograph

Title: [Head-Quarters Army of the Potomac, Brandy Station, Va.]

A print of a photograph of the Army of Potomac headquarters at Brandy Station, VA. Zouaves from the 114th Penn. standing in front of wall of brush with winter quarters and tents in background. Thrown up on the wall of brush to dry out are government issued wool blankets and canvas shelter-halves. The men wear their dress uniforms which include turbans. Graphite inscription on verso: "Gardner XI 302." See GLC 5111.01.0272, .0511

GLC05111.01.0273

February 1864

O'Sullivan, Timothy H., 1840-1882

Photograph

Title: Brandy Station, Virginia (vicinity). Field hospital of 3d Division, 2d Army Corps

A print of a photograph of the field hospital at Brandy Station, VA. The image shows a camp consisting of rough cabins with tents stretched over them as roofs lining either side of the image. The soldiers are posed in front of the structures. Note the woman standing with soldiers on the right hand side of the image. Heavily wooded area. Graphite inscription on verso: "Gardner XI 632." See GLC 5111.01.0508, .0509

GLC05111.01.0274

July 6 1864

O'Sullivan, Timothy H., 1840-1882

Photograph

Title: Petersburg, Virginia. Gen. Orlando B. Willcox and staff

A print of a photograph of Union General Orlando B. Willcox and his staff. Graphite inscription on verso: "XXIV 67." Willcox sits second from the right surrounded by staff under a canopy of pine branches. There are ten men in the photograph. A tent is behind them.

GLC05111.01.0275

1863 ca.

O'Sullivan, Timothy H., 1840-1882

Photograph

Title: General Orlando B. Willcox and 8 staff members posed in front of tent [1863 ca.] [Copy 2]

Wilcox sits second from the right surrounded by staff under a canopy of pine branches. A tent is behind them.

GLC05111.01.0276

1864 ca.

O'Sullivan, Timothy H., 1840-1882

Photograph

Title: Gen. Orlando B. Willcox and staff, 3d Division, 9th Corps, Petersburg, VA. [1864 ca.]

Pencil inscription on verso: "Wilcox." General Orlando B. Wilcox [seated] and seven staff officers. An enlisted man with bayonet fixed stands guard near the flag of the 9th Corps. "9329" "R-712."

GLC05111.01.0277

1865/04 ca.

O'Sullivan, Timothy H., 1840-1882

Photograph

Title: Federal soldiers posed in front of the Appomattox Court House. [April 1865 ca.]

Soldiers posed in front of, and on the steps and porch of the Appomattox. Notes the stacked arms in the foreground. Wilmer McLean and children appear in the center of the photograph. Graphite inscription on verso: "Appomattox Court House." Written at the Appomattox Court House

GLC05111.01.0278

April 1865

O'Sullivan, Timothy H., 1840-1882

Photograph

Title: Rail lines at Appomattox Station, Va. [April 1865]

From Gardner's "Photo. Sketchbook of the Civil War," with accompanying panel of text describing the events of 1865 leading up to Appomattox and Lee's surrender. Two men pose on the train tracks and a third sits on a pari of train wheels. The men are joined by two small boys. A snake-rail fence separates the tracks from a two-story wood builing standing off to the right.

GLC05111.01.0279

1865/04 ca.

O'Sullivan, Timothy H., 1840-1882

Photograph

Title: McLean family posed on front porch at Appomattox Court House. [April 1865 ca.]

Graphite inscription on verso: "McLean's House where Grant & Lee signed the capitulation. Wants 20." Posed on the porch is Mr. McLean, Mrs. McLean, along with one another woman, and a small boy and girl. Written at the Appomattox Court House See GLC 5111.01.0532

GLC05111.01.0280

1862/08

Pywell, William R., fl. 1862-1866

Photograph

Title: Marshall house, King and Pitt Streets, Alexandria, Virginia. August 1862.

Negative by William R. Pywell, positive by Alexander Gardner. Notice the ghosted image of a woman looking in the window of the dry goods store and the woman entering the store. Gardner's "Photo. Sketchbook of the Civil War," plate "No. 1". Graphite inscription on verso: "FY350-1/30."

GLC05111.01.0281

1863/08

Pywell, William R., fl. 1862-1866

Photograph

Title: Slave Pen, Alexandria, VA., August, 1863. [Copy 1]

Title from text on recto. Taken from Gardner's "Photo. Sketchbook of the Civil War," plate "No. 2." Shows a large red brick building with a white brick addition: the slave pen. A sign on the red brick building reads: "Price, Birch & Co. dealers in Slaves." The addition has bars on the windows. Negative by Wm. R. Pywell.

GLC05111.01.0282

1863/08

Pywell, William R., fl. 1862-1866

Photograph

Title: Slave Pen, Alexandria, VA., August, 1863. [Copy 2]

Title from text on recto. Taken from Gardner's "Photo. Sketchbook of the Civil War," plate "No. 2." Shows a large red brick building with a white brick addition: the slave pen. A sign on the red brick building reads: "Price, Birch & Co. dealers in Slaves." The addition has bars on the windows. Negative by Wm. R. Pywell.

GLC05111.01.0283

1860's ca.

Photograph

Title: Mounted carte de visite of John C. Breckenridge. [1860's ca.]

Name inscribed in pencil on recto: "J. C. Breckenridge."

GLC05111.01.0285

1860 ca.

Richards, fl. 1860-1865

Photograph

Title: Salt print of Stephen A. Douglas. [1860 ca.]

Half-length portrait by Richards with his label pasted on verso. The image is not dark and there is discoloration from liquid drops, possibly ink or paint, speckled irregularly over the image. Other speckles may be the result of chemical reaction.

GLC05111.01.0286

1864 ca.

Roche, Thomas C., fl. 1861-1865

Photograph

Title: View of Linchburg Canal near Rocketts [Richmond, VA]. [1864 ca.]

Canal runs through the center of the image. On the right hand sign, small boats are docked at the landing. A group of men sit in the first boat. In the right center of the image, further off in the background, burnt out buildings are visible. The Capitol building and a church spire can also be seen in the distance. On the left, a barge rests in dry dock.

GLC05111.01.0287

1865 ca.

Roche, Thomas C., fl. 1861-1865

Photograph

Title: Richmond hospital. [1865 ca.]

Two Federal soldiers stand guard outside a three story, white, stone building. Men in light-colored frock coats stand in archways in front of the building.

GLC05111.01.0288

1865 ca.

Roche, Thomas C., fl. 1861-1865

Photograph

Title: Buildings used as barracks by Federal troops in Richmond, VA. [1865 ca.]

Large group of Federal soldiers posed in the windows of a four story brick building and on the sidewalk. A dog lies to the right of the two soldiers sitting at the at the corner of the building.

GLC05111.01.0289

1865- ca. [Post war]

Roche, Thomas C., fl. 1861-1865

Photograph

Title: Post-war view of Richmond from Gamble's Hill.

Former owner claims the photographer may be Tomas Roche. Taken from a slightly different angle than Gardner's famous 6 April 1865 panoramic photograph which shows the destruction of Richmond. Visible in the distance are the Spotswood Hotel [as indicated by a large banner on the outside of the building], the capitol building, and five church steeples. The foreground includes a barren hill sloping into well kept buildings, most of which are residential. Much of the old district [including many factories and mills] has since been torn down and rebuilt upon or otherwise renovated. Several…

GLC05111.01.0290

circa 1861-1865

Roche, Thomas C., fl. 1861-1865

Photograph

Title: View of busy river front, possibly near City Point, VA. [1861-1865 ca.]

Depicts a number of ships in the river, including a steamboat [which flies a U.S. flag] and sloops. Two small clusters of buildings are situated directly across the river from one another. The river bends away from the photographer on the left hand side of the image, just below the towns. One building in the foreground bears the sign: "Ship Chandlery." A group of men stand next to some buildings and the ruins of a chimney on the far right. Across the river from them is a row of tents.

GLC05111.01.0291

1865/04/03

Roche, Thomas C., fl. 1861-1865

Photograph

Title: Three images of Confederate dead in the trenches of Petersburg. 3 April 1865.

Three small unmounted albumen images mounted and matted on a single board. The images were originally published as stereoviews by E. & H. T. Anthony. Anthony's titles for the images can be found in William Frassinito's "Grant and Lee: the Virginia Campaigns, 1864-1865. Top image -- Pencil inscription on verso: "245 Dead Confederate soldier in the trenches." Anthony title: "A dead Rebel soldier, as he lay on the foot passage in the trenches of fort Mahone, called by the soldiers 'fort Damnation.' Part of a broken musket and a bayonet stuck in the bank. The marks and spots on his…

GLC05111.01.0292