1862

Brady, Mathew B., 1823-1896

Photograph

Title: Generals of Departments

Maquette comprised of 7 cartes de visite of Union Army generals who served in the American Civil War and 2 separate oval pieces of scalloped paper inscribed with the words "Generals of" and "Departments." Each carte de visite is pasted on scalloped paper. Produced by Mathew Brady's studio to be photographed and published in a reduced size as its own carte de visite. Each general's surname is written in ink directly under his image. They include William S. Rosecrans, John G. Foster, Nathaniel P. Banks, Franz Sigel, Benjamin F. Butler, Quincy Adams Gilmore, and David Hunter.

GLC05111.01.0468

circa 1863

Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882

Photograph

Title: [Group portrait of General John Grubb Parke and 4 Union officers]

Union General John Grubb Parke is seated in the center and is surrounded by 4 Union officers. Parke assumed command of the Union Army's IX Corps in 1863. On the far right sits Charles Greely Loring, Sr., who served as the inspector general of the IX Corps. Each officer's surname has been penciled in beneath his image. The name furthest left has been almost completely rubbed away.

GLC05111.01.0469

circa 1862

Photograph

Title: [Large portrait of General Nathaniel Prentiss Banks]

Vignette bust portrait of Union General Nathaniel Prentiss Banks. Uniform has been heavily retouched. Prior to his service in the Union Army, Banks served as Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1856 to 1857 and Governor of Massachusetts from 1858 to 1861. President Abraham Lincoln appointed him as a major general of volunteers in January 1861. Banks suffered a poor reputation as a field commander, having faced heavy losses at the seige of Port Hudson (1863) and during the Red River campaign (1864). His biggest contribution to the Union effort was in supplying morale and recruits…

GLC05111.01.0470

circa 1862

Photograph

Title: [Portrait of photographer David Knox]

Vignette bust portrait of photographer David Knox. At the start of the American Civil War, Knox worked as an assistant to photographer Mathew Brady. He later began work for photographer Alexander Gardner, under whose direction he shot various elements of Union camp life and military weaponry. Some of his photographs were published in Gardner's "Photographic Sketchbook of the War."

GLC05111.01.0471

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

circa 1861

Brady, Mathew B., 1823-1896

Photograph

Title: [Vignette of Henry Slocum in civilian clothing]

Vignetted half-length standing portrait of Union general Henry Slocum, Sr. in Napoleonic pose. Clothing, hands, and parts of face heavily painted over. Water stains at the edge. Slocum led and participated in several campaigns throughout the American Civil War, including the Maryland Campaign and the Carolina Campaign. He resigned his commission on September 28, 1865 and returned to New York, where he unsuccessfully ran for New York secretary of state that year. Slocum served three terms as a Democratic Congressman in the U.S. House of Representatives (from 1869 to 1873 and from 1883 to 1885).

GLC05111.01.0473

1865

Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875

Photograph

Title: [Seated portrait of Andrew Johnson]

Full-length seated portrait of Andrew Johnson, 17th President of the United States. Johnson is seated next to a small round table with a statue on it. The same chair and table are also featured in several Gardner photographs of President Lincoln. Printed facsimile signature on mount reads, "Yours truly Andrew Johnson." Paper mount credits Alexander Gardner as photographer and Philp & Solomons as publisher.

GLC05111.01.0475

1864 ca.

Lacomb, fl. 1864

Photograph

Title: Fort Negley, Nashville, Tenn. [1864 ca.]

Occupation of Nashville. Looking up a hill toward the fort. Three men with horses in the foreground. Housed in box 46. Confederate salt print.

GLC05111.01.0476

1864 ca.

Photograph

Title: Fort Negley, Nashville, Tenn. [1864 ca.] [oversize composite photograph]

A large panoramic image made by joining two large-format photographs. "Designed & built on the German Polygonal System in 1862 - 63 by Gen. St. Clair Morton, Capt. of Engineers." View of the interior of the fort with the city of Nashville visible in the distance. Eight men pose in a group on the left side of the image. On the right side of the image, five men pose in various locations around the fort. Mounted on cloth.

GLC05111.01.0477

1861?

Photograph negative

Title: Distinguished officers. Confederate Navy [3 joined CDV collodion negatives]

Negative containg three images of the same carte de visite for reproduction. The carte contains trimmed oval photographs of seven naval figures (from the top, left to right): Lieut. Maury, Comm. Hollins, Comm. Semmes. Adml. Buchanan. Lieut. Reed, Capt. Hartstein, Capt. Moffet. LIMITED USE: USE COPY PRINT.

GLC05111.01.0480

before 1863

Photograph negative

Title: The capitol in the distance, from the Smithsonian towers. [2745]

Half stereocard size negative. Distant view of the capitol dome. Inscription on the old storage envelope by previous owner: "The capitol in the distance - before 1863 because the dome is unfinished - this photograph was taken from the tower of the Smithsonian Institute - shows the canal - the greenhouses in the distance on the west side of the capitol." With contact print. "2745" is scratched on the negative. Carte de visite versions of this image crop out the tower. LIMITED USE: USE COPY PRINT.

GLC05111.01.0481

1865/04/20 ca.

Longstreet, James, 1821-1904

Photograph negative

Title: James Longstreet. Lt. Gen. C.S.A. 20 30-3 [CDV negative in brass plate]

Carte de visite. Collodion glass plate negative presented as an ambrotype. Glass negative accompanied by modern contact print from the negative. Showsa mature Longstreet in civilian clothing (probably 4/1865). Glass carte de visite negative is in a brass protector, with two 20th century contact prints (silver process). Dimensions are size of protector. LIMITED USE: USE COPY PRINT.

GLC05111.01.0483

1861?

Brady, Mathew B., 1823-1896

Photograph negative

Title: William H. Morris, Br. M.G. Vols. [standing portrait, Napoleon pose]

Carte de visite negative. Title from original envelope. Inscription of Rinhart on envelope: "Original collodion negative by M.B. Brady." The "Brady N.Y." is scratched into the negative. LIMITED USE: USE COPY PRINT.

GLC05111.01.0484

1865?

Morris, William Hopkins, 1827-1900

Photograph negative

Title: William H. Morris, Br. M.G. Vols. [partial profile with medal, large moustache]

Carte de visite negative. Copy negative of another CDV for reproduction; CDV has printed "Brady. New York" mount. Very dark glass negative, half-length, partial portrait. Probably end of war or post-war. Wearing medal and sports a large mustache. Wears one star. LIMITED USE: USE COPY PRINT.

GLC05111.01.0485

1865?

Porter, David Dixon, 1813-1891

Photograph negative

Title: Glass plate negative of Adm. D. D. Porter, standing, full length frontal, holding hat.

Carte de visite negative. Carte de visite format, rather deteriorated, dark image with Porter standing next to chair. LIMITED USE: USE COPY PRINT.

GLC05111.01.0486

1865?

Porter, David Dixon, 1813-1891

Photograph negative

Title: Glass plate negative of Adm. D. D. Porter, seated, half-length holding gloves

Carte de visite negative. Copy negative of another CDV for reproduction. Not an original collodion negative gelatin copy negative. Accompanied by later print, some re-photographing early portraits, also photo of CDV "Ad. D.D. Porter" (same pose as 2nd Porter). LIMITED USE: USE COPY PRINT.

GLC05111.01.0487

circa 1861-1865

Rees

Photograph

Title: Confederate Captain signed "'Rees' (Photographer) [ambrotype] [cased]

From a tag: "'Rees'" of Richmond, Va. Confed. Faces Fig. 422." Rank insignia and buttons have been painted gold. 3/4 length portrait of a captain. 1/4 plate. Cased.

GLC05111.01.0488

circa 1861-1865

Photograph

Title: Unidentified cavalryman seated, full-length [tintype] [cased]

Possibly taken in the field (see dirt and debris on ground). The man wears a buttoned-up overcoat and knee boots. Cased. 1/4 plate.

GLC05111.01.0489

circa 1861-1865

Photograph

Title: T.E. Kelby Co. K 17th Texas Rn Cavalry [ambrotype] with eye-patch [cased]

Title from note on back. Half-length seated pose. The man wears an eye patch over right eye, has civilian dress and carries his gloves in his right pocket. The ambrotype has an unusual mat made of perforated bright green paper. A tag reads "11.2.A (HRS Conners)" Cased. 1/6 plate

GLC05111.01.0490

1861-62 ?

Photograph

Title: Unidentified civilian in plaid bow tie holding gun & sword [ambrotype] [cased]

Cased. Oval brass mat removed from photograph by previous owner and placed inside the image case. 9th plate ruby type

GLC05111.01.0491

circa 1861-1865

Photograph

Title: Caldwell, Telegrapher, H.Q. A of P[otomac] [ambrotype]

Title from inscription on verso. With brass protector. Full-length portrait, standing in front of tent. Name and title scratched on the lower left hand side of the plate.

GLC05111.01.0492

circa 1861-1865

Photograph

Title: Black woman, half-length portrait with oval brass protector [tintype]

The woman wears a skirt and blouse with a rope belt, earrings and a broach. The jewelry has been painted gold.

GLC05111.01.0493

circa 1861-1865

Photograph

Title: Unidentified Private wearing cap, full-length standing, [tintype]

In brass mat only. No case. No protector. Buttons have been painted gold. 6th plate

GLC05111.01.0494

circa 1861-1865

Photograph

Title: Tintype, unidentified Private, half-length seated portrait [tintype]

The private wears a overcoat and black hat. 9th plate

GLC05111.01.0495

circa 1861-1865

Photograph

Title: Unidentified private with moustache, seated 1/2 length portrait [tintype]

With chain from a pocket watch chain attached to a button and disappearing inside his coat.

GLC05111.01.0496