1914-1918

Keystone View Company

Stereocard

Title: The Terrible Desolation of Once Fertile Hills and Valleys, France.

Soldiers stand amongst wreckage and shattered rock in France.

GLC09584.100

1914-1918

Keystone View Company

Stereocard

Title: Searching the Ruins. "Somewhere in France."

French soldiers search the wreckage of a razed French village, attacked by German forces. No buildings remain, only rubble.

GLC09584.101

1914-1918

Keystone View Company

Stereocard

Title: A Pioneer of the Kaiser's Forests Shattered into Toothpicks by a Shell from the Russian Lines.

A tree that has been felled by a shell.

GLC09584.139

1914

Keystone View Company

Stereocard

Title: Mount Grappa and Ruins of Quero, on the Italian Battle Front.

Soldiers and civilians in the foreground look over the ruins of Quero, a village on the Italian front. In the background is Mount Grappa, part of the Alps separating Italy and Austria.

GLC09584.064

1914

Keystone View Company

Stereocard

Title: Fire Spray Captured from the Austrians in the District of Capitello in Italy.

A soldier stands in front of a background of destroyed forest, fitted with a fire spray weapon on his back.

GLC09584.068

1914

Keystone View Company

Stereocard

Title: The Cathedral and Notre Dame, Verdun, and Ruins Extending Down to the Banks of the Meuse.

Crumbling ruins of buildings in Verdun, France seem to fall into the Meuse River. In the background, the steeples of the Cathedral of Verdun rise above the city.

GLC09584.076

1914

Keystone View Company

Stereocard

Title: A Village Reduced to Debris near Verdun, France.

A view of the ruins of completely destroyed buildings in a village outside of Verdun, France.

GLC09584.079

1914

Keystone View Company

Stereocard

Title: Ruins of Once Magnificent Reims, France.

A landscape of destroyed buildings and bare frames of houses in Reims, France.

GLC09584.088

February 10, 1916

Keystone View Company

Stereocard

Title: At Longwy, France--Ruins Around Main Gateway

Three German soldiers sit in front of piles of rubble with the remains of two bombed buildings behind them.

GLC09584.011

1914-1918

Keystone View Company

Stereocard

Title: Altar of Malines Cathedral. Wrecked by German Shells.

A priest sits beside the destroyed altar at the Cathedral of St. Rombaut in Malines, Belgium, a town bombarded several times over the course of the war.

GLC09584.013

1914

Keystone View Company

Stereocard

Title: No Man's Land, Sea of Barbed Wire in Front of Bulgarian Lines, Saloniki Front.

A countryside of "no man's land" covered in barbed wire on the Thessaloniki, Greece front.

GLC09584.055

March 1862

Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882

Photograph

Title: Incidents of the War. Ruins of Stone Bridge, Bull Run, Va. March, 1862.

The ruins of the small bridge occupy the front and center of the image. A man sits on the ruins on the left-hand side of the image. The desolate, battle-scarred Manassas landscape fills the background. Negative by Barnard & Gibson, positive by A. Gardner, circa 1865. The image is accompanied by a text leaf.

GLC03588.01

February 1863

Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882

Photograph

Title: Fredericksburg, Virginia. No. 30. February, 1863

Negative by T. H. O'Sullivan, positive by A. Gardner, circa 1865. A view of Fredericksburg from across the Rappahannock River. The stone pilings of a ruined bridge cross the river in the center of the image. There is some damage in the bottom right-hand corner of the image. The image has an accompanying text leaf.

GLC03588.03

July 1863

Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882

Photograph

Title: Incidents of the War. Gateway of the Cemetery, Gettysburg. July 1863

Negative by T. H. O'Sullivan, positive by A. Gardner, c 1865. The Evergreen [civilian] Cemetery with lunettes in the foreground, across the roads from the cemetery gates. A buggy has stopped on the road near the entrance to the cemetery. The image has an accompanying text leaf.

GLC03588.06

April 1864

Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882

Photograph

Title: Ruins of Petersburg and Richmond Railroad Bridge, across the James. No. 88. April, 1864

The image shows the ruins of a stone railroad bridge crossing the James River. The corner of a burned out building is visible on the right-hand side of the photograph. A wooden bridge has been built next to the ruins. The image has an accompanying text leaf.

GLC03588.09

26 November 1863

Jones, Joseph, fl. 1862-1865

Autograph letter

Title: to Nancy E. Jones [incomplete]

They attacked two days ago and their right wing took Lookout Mountain while the left wing held its position. Yesterday the left wing drove the Confederates from Missionary Ridge, reaching Chickamauga creek this morning. They could not push them further as all the pontoons and bridges were destroyed.

GLC02739.088

May 4, 1865

Farmer, George E., fl. 1865

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Maggie

George E. Farmer writes that Confederate General Joseph E. Johnston did not surrender as soon as anticipated. He remarks that Union General Philip H. Sheridan's "destroying Angels took the war path again." He states that his regiment marched along the Boydton Road and reached the Nottoway River the same night. By Friday, they were 100 miles from Petersburg on the south side of the Staunton River when they heard of Johnston's surrender, halted for the night, and continued on to Petersburg the next day. He comments upon the condition of the city of Petersburg, and laments the assassination of…

GLC00808.03

2 December 1918

Flora, fl. 1918

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Kenneth S. Anderson [in French]

Boarding house mistress writes to Captain Anderson about how glad she is that they have become friends. She encourages him to maintain his French and wonders if he plans on returning to Journy. Comments on the sad state of the Journy landscape and the hope in the hearts of its residents. Passes along information from the other girls who have written to the American soldiers. Hopes he has received her letter from August and adds that the postal service has improved. Wishes him a merry Christmas.

GLC07810.103

25 October 1915

Echelon, Edward, fl. 1915

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Alf Echelon

Writes to his brother about the Battle of Loos, 25 September to 19 October 1915, and its toll on the city. Discusses local news and mentions mutual friends.

GLC07810.104

29 May 1864

West, Lewis H., 1829-?

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Harriet Moore

References her letter of 11 May 1864. Says he has heard of the hard fighting by Grant in Virginia. Laments his status as an "Acting Master," saying the government uses the rank to fill a variety of roles at lesser pay. Says they are very isolated and see very few ships. Says "The bark [his ship] lies at the north end of St. Catherine's Island, on which there is a colony of old superannuated negroes and young children. They belonged to the owner of the island and were left here to shift for themselves when he fled the old ones because they were too old and helpless to work, and the young who…

GLC03836.67

December 9, 1864

West, Lewis H., 1829-?

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Harriet Moore

Says there is a northeast gale blowing and that the ship is lying with both its anchors down and all their ordinary occupations suspended. Says it is "peculiarly comfortable and cosy" writing to her in a heavy gale. Says they are all excited for Sherman to appear on the coast. Hears that the Charleston-Savannah railroad has been cut and that he is 40 miles from Savannah. Says he sent a scout boat up the Midway River and discovered there were no pickets on it as is usual. Believes most of the troops are being redirected to Savannah. Says "The sky was lit up brilliantly last night by a very…

GLC03836.81

15 December 1864

West, Lewis H., 1829-?

Autograph letter signed

Title: to R. West

Says Sherman has reached the coast. Says they have been expecting him and that they were ordered by the admiral to send boats up to the headwaters to get the latest news. Says he spoke to an officer who met up with some of Sherman troops. The officer reported to him that "The country in their rear is like a desert. On starting, the order was given to 'live on the enemy' and it was carried out to the letter." Goes to describe Sherman's situation in detail. Written while aboard the USS "Fernandina".

GLC03836.82

January 11, 1865

West, Lewis H., 1829-?

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Harriet Moore

References her previous letter. Says there was excitement when the army first made it to the coast, but that things have gone back to normal since the capture of Savannah. Says the troops have been ordered against plundering in Savannah, but that it continues. Says he knows little of what goes on at home because he has not been there very often the past 4 years. Reports that the 10 bales of cotton on the sloop he was previously searching for have made it past the blockade. Praises Sherman as "the general of the war." Has heard of the defeat at Wilmington. Written while aboard the USS "…

GLC03836.83

January 13, 1865

Dahlgren, John Adolphus Bernard, 1809-1870

Letter signed

Title: to Lewis West

Written by Rear Admiral Dahlgren as commander of the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron to Acting Master West as commander of the USS "Fernandina." References West's communication of 2 January. Says "Endeavor to relieve the colored people who were pillaged, and prevent a repetition of the act."

GLC03836.84

February 24, 1865

West, Lewis H., 1829-?

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Harriet Moore

References her letter of 28 January. Reports that he heard of the news of the fall of Charleston. Says that all the ports into the Confederacy are now closed and that Mexico is the only way to bring goods into the South now. Reports that "The rebel cavalry on the main land are hunting the negroes to drive up the country and have shot some of them. I carried off from the main, the other day a party of eighty of all ages and both sexes. There were some infants a week or two old and some very old people among them." Says he put them on a plantation on St. Catherine's Island and made a raid to…

GLC03836.86