circa 1864

Barnard, George N., 1819-1902

Photograph

Title: Savanah, Ga. No. 2, photo from nature by G.N. Barnard

Page removed from the album "Photographic Views of the Sherman Campaign." Image of the Savannah waterfront, where several sailing vessels are parked. Signs of several businesses are visible on nearby buildings, including: "R.A. Allen & Son," "New York SideWheel SteamShip Office," "E. A. Soullard," "Claghorn & Cunningham: Groceries and Shipchandlery," among others. The sky has been double-printed.

GLC05111.01.0455

circa 1864

Barnard, George N., 1819-1902

Photograph

Title: Battle ground of Resacca, Ga. No. 4

Page removed from the album "Photographic Views of the Sherman Campaign." Entrenchments in the foreground with distant view of small town or village. Wagon tracks criss-cross across the image. The sky has been double-printed. Resaca was the site of a May 13-15, 1864 battle between Union forces led by General William T. Sherman and Confederate troops commanded by General Joseph E. Johnston. Sherman employed a flanking technique that proved successful in overpowering Johnston's command, winning the battle for the Union.

GLC05111.01.0459

circa 1864

Barnard, George N., 1819-1902

Photograph

Title: South bank of the Chattahoochie, Ga. Photo from nature by G.N. Barnard

Page removed from the album "Photographic Views of the Sherman Campaign." Entrenchments in the right foreground. Bridge crossing river. Landscape in the distance. The sky has been double-printed. Confederate Brigadier General Francis A. Shoup supervised construction of fortifications along the north bank of the Chattahoochee River during the summer of 1864, in the lead up to the July 5, 1864 skirmish at Pace's Ferry. The Confederates were forced to retreat across the river to the southern bank. They were pursued by Union soldiers who crossed the river on July 9, 1864.

GLC05111.01.0461

circa 1864

Barnard, George N., 1819-1902

Photograph

Title: Mission Ridge from Orchard Knob

Page removed from the album "Photographic Views of the Sherman Campaign." Missionary Ridge visible in the distance. A brush-covered landscape occupies the area between the entrenchments and the ridge. Orchard Knob was the site of a battle that took place on November 23, 1863. Confederate soldiers had been stationed on the Knob, but were pushed back to Missionary Ridge upon the advance of about 14,000 Union soldiers. Union soldiers seized Missionary Ridge from Confederate control on November 25, 1863, and held it as a logistics base for General William T. Sherman's 1864 campaigns through…

GLC05111.01.0462

15 July 1863

Gutekunst, Frederick, 1831-1917

Photograph

Title: Scenes from the battle-field at Gettysburg. Residence of the old patriot who entered the Union lines during the battle with his musket and was wounded thrice. The figure on the porch is the old patriot.

The name "John Burns" is penciled in on the mount next to the printed title to indicate that he is the "old patriot" in question. View of John Burns's house, which is no longer standing, and surrounding buildings. Very sharp and clear view of the farm buildings. Note the decorative window coverings. The fence has been dismantled and the property shows signs of the battle. Notation on verso: "8912." William Frassanito writes of Burns's involvement in the Battle of Gettysburg in "Gettysburg: A Journey in Time," and provides an up-close shot of Burns on the porch, p. 84-85, photos I-13a and I-…

GLC05111.01.0463

circa 1862

Brady, Mathew B., 1823-1896

Photograph

Title: [Full-length portrait of William H. "Bull Run" Russell, British reporter for Times of London]

Full length standing portrait, holding cane and hat. Russell was an influential reporter for The Times of London, a British newspaper. He won international recognition following his reporting of the Crimean War from 1851-1855. During the American Civil War, Russell reported on the July 21, 1861 First Battle of Bull Run, in which an initially successful Union attack gave way to a strong Confederate counterattack and a Union retreat. Russell's account of the retreat included a description of "the disgraceful conduct of the [Union] troops," a charge which was widely denounced by the Northern…

GLC05111.01.0472

1862-1865 ca.

Photograph

Title: Main battlefield looking toward Union position [Malvern Hill] [1862-1865 ca.]

Title from graphite inscription on recto. Marked "1" in the upper left corner. Extensive graphite annotations on recto note names of buildings, location of a ravine which Confederates charged up, apple trees etc.. Also, a map of the area has been sketched at the top of the mount. On bluish-gray mount.

GLC05111.01.0319

1862-1865 ca.

Photograph

Title: View of main battlefield on the Crew Farm [Malvern Hill] [1862-1865 ca.]

Full title from graphite inscription on recto: "View of main battlefield on the Crew Farm from Center of Union Position near Quaker Road. Confederates formed in woods & charged across this field." Marked "2" on top left corner. Extensive graphite annotations on recto note changes in the geographic features. On bluish-gray mount.

GLC05111.01.0320

1862-1865 ca.

Photograph

Title: Barns in Crew's Field. [Malvern Hill] [1862-1865 ca.] [Copy 1]

Title from graphite inscription on verso continued: "Ravine which Wright & Mahone charged." Notations on recto note names of buildings. On bluish-gray mount.

GLC05111.01.0321

1862-1865 ca.

Photograph

Title: Barns in Crew's Field. [Malvern Hill] [1862-1865 ca.] [Copy 2]

"Ravine which Wright & Mahone charged." On bluish-gray mount.

GLC05111.01.0322

1862-1865 ca.

Photograph

Title: View of ravine south of Crew House. [Malvern Hill] [1862-1865 ca.] [Copy 1]

Full title from graphite inscription on verso: "July. View of ravine south of Crew house showing left of Union position on Crew Hill. Malvern Hill" On bluish-gray mount.

GLC05111.01.0323

1862-1865 ca.

Photograph

Title: View of ravine south of Crew House. [Malvern Hill] [1862-1865 ca.] [Copy 2]

Full title from graphite inscription on verso: "July. View of ravine south of Crew house showing left of Union position on Crew Hill. Malvern Hill" On bluish-gray mount.

GLC05111.01.0324

1862-1865 ca.

Photograph

Title: View from Malvern Hill of the James River. [1862-1865 ca.]

Title from graphite inscription on verso. On bluish-gray mount.

GLC05111.01.0325

1862-1865 ca.

Photograph

Title: Malvern Hill proper from the River Road. [1862-1865 ca.]

Title from graphite inscription on recto. On bluish-gray mount.

GLC05111.01.0326

1862-1865 ca.

Photograph

Title: The right of the Confederate position in the meadow showing woods [Malvern Hill] [1862-1865 ca.]

Full title from graphite inscription on recto: "The right of the Confederate position in the meadow, showing woods from which the emerged upon Crew's Field." Notations on recto indicate Confederate artillery position. On bluish-gray mount.

GLC05111.01.0327

1862-1865 ca.

Photograph

Title: Malvern Hill battlefield. View of hills across field. [1862-1865 ca.]

A building has been drawn in graphite on the mount just outside the image. On bluish-gray mount.

GLC05111.01.0328

1862-1865 ca.

Photograph

Title: Malvern Hill battlefield. View of Crew farm from road. [1862-1865 ca.]

On bluish-gray mount.

GLC05111.01.0329

1862-1865 ca.

Photograph

Title: River landing at Turkey Island where gunboats were stationed. [Malvern Hill] [1862-1865 ca.]

Title from graphite inscription on verso. Orange crayon inscription on verso: "219/37." Graphite inscription on verso crossed out by orange crayon: "37/567." On bluish-gray mount.

GLC05111.01.0330

1862-1865 ca.

Photograph

Title: Malvern house. [Malvern Hill] [1862-1865 ca.]

Brick house with white trim. The photograph accompanies a series on Malvern Hill and is on a bluish-gray mount.

GLC05111.01.0331

circa 1862-1865

Photograph

Title: Fenced in farm buildings. [1862-1865 ca.]

The photograph accompanies a series on Malvern Hill and is on a bluish-gray mount.

GLC05111.01.0333

1861-1862 ca.

Photograph

Title: Confederate blockade runner "Teaser" on the James River. [1861-1862 ca.]

Ink inscription on verso: "Naval 20." Graphite inscription on verso: "Confederate blockade runner "Teaser." and "414-XXV." Orange crayon inscription on verso: "164/33" The "Teaser" was captured by U.S.S. Maratanza on July 4, 1862.

GLC05111.01.0345

1862-1865 ca.

Photograph

Title: Steamer "General Bragg." [1862-1865 ca.]

Long purple ink inscription of W. H. Chamberlain pasted on verso. Chamberlain claims to have spoken to Capt. J. Frank Richardson, who identified this ship as the "General Bragg." However, the inscription has been crossed out and the name "The General Bragg" has been struck on the recto." Graphite inscription on recto "(For the book)." Stamp of Century Company and graphite inscription "VI 83" on verso. The Naval Historic Society identifies this image as beign that of the "General Bragg." She served the Confederacy as the "cottonclad" ram CSS General Bragg in 1862 and was captured off…

GLC05111.01.0348

1864-1865 ca.

Photograph

Title: Confederate Prisoners at Camp Douglas, Ill. [1864-1865 ca.]

Shows a large group of Confederate prisoners posing in front of the barracks at Camp Douglas, a prison camp located outside of Chicago. What appears to be a fire hydrant can be seen in the bottom center of the image. The image is faded and mounted on muslin cloth. It bears the stamp of the Century Co. on the back and the crop markings on the front match the image used in their Photographic History of the Civil War (reprinted by the Blue and Gray Press). Written at Camp Douglas.

GLC05111.01.0362

1860's ca.

Photograph

Title: Portrait of Reagan, Post Master General, C.S.A., Texas.

Painted or retouched cabinet card size photograph.

GLC05111.01.0368

circa 1861-1865

Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882

Photograph

Title: Confederate obstructions in the James River, near Drewry's Bluff. [1861-1865 ca.]

Title from inscription on verso. Numeric notation on verso: "XII 1116." Image of two or three sunken boats protruding from the shallow water. These were old steamers that were skuttled by the Confederates to obstruct passage. The top halves of the paddle wheels and other parts of the vessels visible above the water. Written near Drewry's Bluff, Virginia.

GLC05111.01.0376