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Bullrun Bridge and Block House

A print of a landscape photograph of a military encampment near Bull Run, a tributary of the Occoquan River. The Orange and Alexandria railroad bridge on the right is of military construction and was constructed using prefabricated segments known as...

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Pontoon bridge across James River

A print of a photograph of boats in a river. Over a dozen boats can be seen. The titular pontoon bridge can be seen stretching across the horizon. Penciled below the image is: "Pontoon bridge across the James River over which the army of the Potomac...

GLC05111.01.0076

[Monitor Sangus, gunboat Saginaw in deep James River, VA]

One photograph of a gunboat known as the Monitor Sangus dated 1864. Taken by Egbert Guy Fowx. The title is taken from the inscription on the recto. The image shows "Saginaw," a Federal steamer, and "Sangus," a monitor [ironclad], on the James River...

GLC05111.01.0077

Headquarters of Capt E E Camp at city

A print of a photograph of a gathering of people outisde a large two-storey building. Sign on building reads: "E.E. Camp. Capt. & A.Q.M. USA." Elisha Ely Camp was the Assistant Quartermaster of the United States Army, having been promoted to that...

GLC05111.01.0078

44 Newyork Encampment Christmas Night

A print of a photograph of the encampment of the 44th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment on December 25th, 1863, while wintering at Brandy Station, VA. Title taken from inscription on recto. Snow covers much of the ground. To the left are the...

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[Officers of the 139th PA Infantry]

One undated photograph of the officers of the 139th Pennsylvania Infantry taken by Egbert Guy Fowx. Image is of the officers posed in front of their camp. To the left in the background are members of the regimental band. A sibley tent stands behind...

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[Federal regiment with winter quarters and women and children in rear]

One undated photograph of an unidentified Union regiment, posed in front of an encampment taken by Egbert Guy Fowx. Bare trees in background suggest that the image was taken in winter. The sibley tents in the background have been erected over wooden...

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[Signal Corps 17th AC, in the rear of Vicksburg 1863]

Title taken from inscription on recto. Image of 20 Federal soldiers posed in barren landscape. Four officers are seated in chairs behind the line of enlisted men on the ground. The seated officers are dressed in uniforms appropriate to their command...

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[Scene, dress parade and camp of a regiment of the Western Army, near Vicksburg. Miss. 1863.]

Title taken from inscription on recto. Troops are lined up for inspection in the distance. They face the camp, which is laid out in company rows. The enlisted men's tents are on the right, and officers' tents can be seen running perpendicular to...

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[U. S. pontoon across Big Black River. U.S. troops in the front. C.S.A wagon & guard in the rear. 1865]

Image of a long bridge crossing the Big Black River, a tributary of the Mississippi River. Silhouettes of several figures visible in the middle of the bridge and on the bank of the river. Title taken from inscription on recto. Stamp of French & Co...

GLC05111.01.0084

"Castle Fort" fronting the river and commanding the city of Vicksburg

A print of a photograph of Civil War-era defensive fortifications. Full title from inscription on recto: "Castle Fort" fronting the river and commanding the City of Vicksburg. Built after the end of the Siege of Vicksburg (July 4th, 1863). 15 Guns...

GLC05111.01.0085

Fort near Vicksburg

A print of a photograph of two artillery pieces [Seacoast Parrot Rifles] behind fortress walls. The fort has a similar construction to "Castle Fort," which also had Seacoast guns of the the same size. Title from graphite inscription beneath print...

GLC05111.01.0086

Scene in front of Vicksburg

A print of a photograph showing the Mississippi River as seen from the town of Vickburg, MS. Title from inscription on recto: "Scene in front of Vicksburg. "Desota" [De Soto] under water. 7 feet. Iron clads & tin clads in the Mississippi 1865."...

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One of the parks of captured artillery Vicksburg captured after surrender

A print of a photograph of several artillery pieces [Parrott Rifles] and many limbers. The cannon in the center foreground has been spiked with a solid shot. Several soldiers are posed at various places amongst caissons. A large road passes through...

GLC05111.01.0088

[Confederate four gun battery in Vicksburg]

A print of a photograph taken of Confederate defenses near Vicksburg, MS. Full title from inscription on verso: "The lower rebel 4 gun battery Vicksburg about 200 yards from and commanding the river." Image of four entrenched heavy artillery guns and...

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[Artillery park in Vicksburg captured at its surrender with Methodist and Catholic Churchs behind]

A print of a photograph taken near Vicksburg, MS in 1863 after Confederate loss of the city to the Union Army. Inscription on verso: "One of the parks of artillery Vicksburg captured at its surrender Methodist Church in the front Catholic Church...

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[U.S. Military Rail Road depot]

Image of a railroad depot in Vicksburg, Mississippi, showing the Richmond & Danville RR, and the Louisville & Nashville line. Rail junction where several spurs come together into the mail line also visible. In the middle of the image, a blurred...

GLC05111.01.0091

[Fort Hill after the capture of Vicksburg]

A print of a photograph showing a small group of Union soldiers stand on the fort's parapet. Much of the photograph shows the dirt, ground, and devastated vegetation on the hill. Lengthy inscription on verso: "Position of Fort Hill (Rebel) blown up...

GLC05111.01.0092

R.R. Depot, Vicksburg, Miss

A print of a photograph showing two trains running on tracks through a railroad depot near Vicksburg, MS. Title taken from inscription on recto. This depot is on the Vicksburg & Jackson line. Until Gen. Grant cut off the rail link, this was the...

GLC05111.01.0093

[Ironclad USS Louisville outside Vicksburg]

A print of a photograph of the USS Louisville, a City-class ironclad gunboat laid down in September of 1861. Many sailors and/or officers can be see standing on the deck, the Louisville had a crew of 251. Inscription on recto: "Louisville iron clad...

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Courthouse showing the [illegible] marks recieved by it during the Siege

A print of a photograph of the Old Courthouse of Warren County, in Vicksburg, MS. Title taken from inscription on recto. A group of emancipated enslaved people are gathered near a brick structure to the left of the court house. Union soldiers...

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Camp 20th Miss (Col) Regt [illegible] Vicksburg below the City 1863

A print of a photograph of a camp of Confederate soldiers near Vicksburg, MS. Title taken from inscription on recto. Stamp of "French & Co., photographers, Vicksburg, Miss." Soldiers visible throughout camp, some in small formations, others standing...

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Barracks 52nd USCI

An albumen print of a small encampment of union soldiers. Title from inscription below photorgraph. The 52nd United States Colored Infantry Regiment was garrisoned at Vicksburg after the battle. Row of four wooden barracks visible with tents in front...

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[Front of court house. Vicksburg company U.S. artillery in front]

Image of Vicksburg company posed in front of Warren County Court House. Title taken from inscription on recto. Stamp of "French & Co., photographers, Vicksburg, Miss." also visible on lower right corner of image. A highly visible structure throughout...

GLC05111.01.0098

U.S. Marine Hospital Vicksburg

A print of a photograph of a three-story building in Vicksburg, MS. The Mississippi River can be seen in the background beyond the rest of the city. Title taken from inscription on recto. Stamp of "French & Co., photographers, Vicksburg, Miss." Men...

GLC05111.01.0099

Def. of Wash.

A print of a photograph of a large group of soldiers posed in front of tents. Some men in the group wear civilan dress. The second line of a small sign in the middle of the image appears to read "Signal Corps." A road and a long horse rail [fence]...

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[Gen. William Hoffman & staff at the Office of Commissary General of Prisoners, Washington D.C.]

A print of a photograph of General William Hoffman and three others. Hoffman is the man leaning against the banister on the right hand side of the image. He and two other men are standing on the steps of the building beneath a sign reading: "Office...

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[Camp Stoneman, Giesboro Point, MD, near Washington D.C.]

A print of a photograph of a serious of long, thin buildings arranged in a row. The cavalry depots were necessary to house and train the mounts for the Union armies. A few tents and clothes drying on a clothes line can be seen in the foreground in...

GLC05111.01.0133

[Group of nine officers posed in the entryway of a brick building]

A print of nine Union officers. Photo was most likely taken in Washington. Two women peer from a window on the left hand side of the image. A young boy wearing a cap sits in front of the men. The soldier to the far left holds a bugle, while the...

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[Group of seventeen men posed in front of the Office of Gov't Repair Shops, Washington D.C.]

A print of a photograph of men standing outisde of a two story building. Most of the civilian men standing outside the white two-story building are probably workers employed by the government. One sign on the roof and another on the porch read:...

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[Group of forty-six civilians and soldiers posed in front of government shops, Washington D.C.]

A print of a photograph of a large group of civilians. The assemblage is posed in front of three long, white government shops. Most are probably workers employed in the buildings by the government. Black laborers wearing aprons and holding tools are...

GLC05111.01.0138

[Quartermaster's Hospital]

A print of a photograph of a two-story building bearing sign "Quartermasters Hospital," flanked on either side by two one-story buildings An ambulance is stopped in front of the building. Several men pose in the photograph and an United States flag...

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[Quartermaster Hospital]

A print of a photograph showing three hospital buildings behind a white picket fence. Dirt road in the foreground. A United States flag flies in front of the two story building which bears the sign "Quartermasters Hospital." Graphite inscription on...

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[Harewood Hospital with view of capitol building in background]

A print of a photograph of Harewood Hospital, Washington, DC. View of 12 rectangular buildings comprising the hospital. Water tower can be seen to the left of the image, along with part of the white fence that bordered the hospital. Most of the...

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[Band of 9th Veteran Reserve Corps, Washington Circle]

A print of a photograph of the 9th Veteran Reserve Corps band. Shows 17 musicians in the grey uniforms, shakoes, and frogged jackets of the 9th Veteran Reserve Corps, posed with brass instruments. The drums are stacked in front of the group. Two...

GLC05111.01.0144

Headquarters of Gen. M. D. Hardin, Washington, D.C., April, 1865

A print of a photograph of the Washington, DC headquarters of Brigadier General Hardin. Brigadier General Martin D. Hardin put was in command ofthe defenses of Washington from 1864 to the end of the war. He is just left of the tree on the corner...

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[Group of thirteen Union soldiers sitting under a branch shelter, near Washington D.C.]

A print of a photograph of a Union encampment. Gardner photograph. "XXX" "228." Inscription on verso: "defences of Wash[ington]." Thirteen soldiers sit under a long structure made of branches. A building can be seen behind the shelter. A private...

GLC05111.01.0158

The Washington Arsenal

A print of a photograph showing the artillery supplies near Washington, DC. Armaments wagons identified as belonging to the First, Second and Third Batteries of the Excelsior Brigade [2nd brigade, 2nd corps]. The Excelsior Brigade originated...

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View of Canal near Crenshaw's Mill, Richmond, VA., April 1864.

Taken from Gardner's "Photographic Sketchbook, Vol II. No. 92" with text accompanying panel. Also includes text description page. The ruins of the once-great, eight acre Haxalll's Flour Mill stand at right. The hydropowered mill burned in the large...

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Medical supply boat, Appomattox Landing, VA. [Appomattox River] January 1865.

Negative by J. Reekie. Taken from Gardner's "Photographic Sketchbook, Vol II. No. 72" with text accompanying panel. Also includes text description page. The well-known supply steamer, "Planter," is in the center of the photograph. The opposite bank...

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The Aiken House, near Petersburg.

Text description page taken from Gardner's "Photographic Sketchbook, Vol II. No. 72." Written near Petersburg, Virginia

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Aiken House on Welden Railroad, [near Petersburg] VA. February 1865.

Negative by J. Reekie. From "Gardner Sketchbook," with text accompanying panel. A group of women pose on the porch and a Federal soldier poses against the fence on the far left. The tent to the right is the safeguard's, a soldeir(s) posted to...

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The Aiken House, in front of Petersburg, Va., near headquarters Army of Potomac

A print of a photograph taken by John Reekie in February of 1865. Inscription on verso "Aiken House near Yellow [House]." A group of women pose on the porch and a Union soldier poses against the fence on the far left. The tent to the right is the...

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Headquarters Army of the Potomac - Brandy Station, April 1864. Provost Marshal's Office

A print of a photograph of the Provost Marshal's Office of the Army of the Potomic. Taken at Brandy Station, VA which served as the headquarters of the Army of the Potomic after 1863. A small group of men standing in front of two well constructed log...

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[General with two artillery crews and their guns at attention in front of house]

An albumen print of a two story house. A group of artillery officers stands on the porch, along with an unknown general standing in the center. The number "8" appears over the portico to the house. Several soldiers appear in the second floor windows...

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General being handed order with two artillery crews and their guns at attention in front of house. [1861-1865 ca.]

A print of a photograph of a two story house. A group of artillery officers stands on the porch. The number "8" appears over the portico to the house. The artillerists manning the Napoleon smoothbores are wearing shoulder scales, usually worn by U.S...

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[Culpeper, Va. Officers of the U.S. Horse Artillery Brigade commanded by Capt. James M. Robertson]

A print of a photograph of the twenty-one officers of the U.S. Horse Artillery Brigade commanded by Capt. James M. Robertson [seated at center, holding sword]. One officer holds a small guitar and another holds a banjo. A black servant is pouring...

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[Officers of the U.S. Horse Artillery Brigade commanded by Capt. James M. Robertson, Culpeper, VA.]

A print of a photograph of twenty-five officers of the U.S. Horse Artillery Brigade commanded by Capt. James M. Robertson [seated at center, holding sword]. One officer holds a small guitar and another holds a banjo. A black servant is pouring drinks...

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[Officers of the U.S. Horse Artillery Brigade posing with politician]

A print of a photograph of thirty officers of the U.S. Horse Artillery Brigade commanded by Capt. James M. Robertson [seated just right of center, holding hat] and a "politician" [seated center with top hat]. Four tents in the background. Inscription...

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[Officers of the U.S. Horse Artillery Brigade posting with politician]

A print of a photograph of thirty officers of the U.S. Horse Artillery Brigade commanded by Capt. James M. Robertson [seated just right of center, holding hat] and a "politician" [seated center with top hat]. Four tents in the background.
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