Sunday, November 29, 2015

Union Soldiers Wounded at the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House at a Field Hospital in the Yard of the Marye House in Fredericksburg, Virginia (1864)


Union soldiers wounded at the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House at a field hospital in the yard of the Marye House in Fredericksburg, Virginia, May 1864. Attributed to a photographer employed by Mathew Brady. From Miller's Photographic History of the Civil War.

Saturday, November 28, 2015

Two Portraits of Union Soldier Thaddeus Whipple Taken 44 Years Apart in 1862 and 1906



Two portraits of Union soldier Thaddeus Whipple taken 44 years apart in 1862 and 1906. He served as a musician with Company E of the 13th Vermont Volunteer Infantry Regiment during the Civil War. From the book Pictorial History Thirteenth Regiment Vermont Volunteers War of 1861-1865.

Friday, November 27, 2015

A Group of Men Playing Dominoes Possibly at a Hospital in France (1850's)


Portrait of a group of men playing dominoes possibly at a hospital in France, c. 1850's. Attributed to Pierre Ambroise Richebourg. Animated time-lapse stereoview.

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Saturday, November 21, 2015

Portrait of Union Soldier Almus Stevens Who Served With Company B of the 13th Vermont Volunteer Infantry Regiment During the Civil War (1862)


Portrait of Union soldier Almus Stevens posing with a revolver, 1862. He served with Company B of the 13th Vermont Volunteer Infantry Regiment during the Civil War. From the book Pictorial History Thirteenth Regiment Vermont Volunteers War of 1861-1865.

The Body of a Dead Russian in the Carpathian Mountains on the Eastern Front During World War 1


The body of a dead Russian in the Carpathian Mountains on the Eastern Front during World War 1.

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Wednesday, November 18, 2015

An American Machine Gun Company on the Front Line Somewhere on the Western Front Around the Time of the Armistice During World War 1 (1918)


An American machine gun company on the front line somewhere on the Western Front around the time of the Armistice during World War 1, November 1918. From the Official History of the 315th Infantry.

Tuesday, November 17, 2015

Union Soldiers Convalescing From Wounds or Disease in the Interior of a Hospital Ward in Alexandria, Virginia, During the Civil War


Union soldiers convalescing from wounds or disease in the interior of a hospital ward in Alexandria, Virginia, during the Civil War. From Miller's Photographic History of the Civil War.

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