Showing posts with label captured. Show all posts
Showing posts with label captured. Show all posts

Sunday, May 15, 2016

Three American Soldiers Examining a Captured German Pillbox in the Blanc Mont Sector of Champagne, France (1910's)


Three American soldiers examining a captured German pillbox in the Blanc Mont sector of Champagne, France. Possibly taken after World War 1 had ended. Published by Keystone View Company.

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Thursday, May 12, 2016

Engraving of a Possibly Lost Tintype Portrait of Union Soldiers Posing With at Least 30 Confederate Flags They Captured at the Battle of Sailor’s Creek in Virginia (1865)


Engraving of a possibly lost tintype portrait of Union soldiers posing with at least 30 Confederate flags they captured at the Battle of Sailor’s Creek in Virginia, April 1865. Most, if not all of the soldiers photographed here were awarded the Medal of Honor for their achievement of capturing an enemy flag. From the book Uncle Sam's Medal of Honor Some of the Noble Deeds For Which the Medal Has Been Awarded, Described by Those Who Have Won It, 1861-1886.

Thursday, May 28, 2015

Two Photographs of Union Soldiers Posing With a Captured Confederate 18-Pounder Cannon Nicknamed “Whistling Dick” (1863)



Two photographs of Union soldiers posing with a captured Confederate 18-pounder cannon nicknamed “Whistling Dick.” The gun was responsible for sinking the Union gunboat USS Cincinnati during the Siege of Vicksburg on May 26, 1863.

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Second image from Miller's Photographic History of the Civil War.

Friday, February 20, 2015

Union Soldiers Posing in a Captured Confederate Encampment During the Siege of Petersburg Near Petersburg, Virginia (1864)



Union soldiers posing in a captured Confederate encampment during the Siege of Petersburg near Petersburg, Virginia, June 1864. By Timothy O'Sullivan. Animated stereoscopic photographs.

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Saturday, November 8, 2014

Friday, November 7, 2014

View of a 100-pounder Gun Aboard the Recently Captured CSS Teaser Which Was Captured by the USS Maratanza (1862)


An unidentified man posing with a 100-pounder gun aboard the recently captured CSS Teaser which was captured by the USS Maratanza on July 4, 1862. By James F. Gibson. Animated stereoscopic photographs.

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Tuesday, October 21, 2014

Wednesday, October 15, 2014

Union Soldiers Posing on Fortifications Captured From Confederate Forces in Yorktown, Virginia (1862)


Union soldiers posing on the captured fortifications of a Confederate battery which were reinforced with cotton bales in Yorktown, Virginia, June 1862. Animated stereoscopic photographs.

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Friday, July 18, 2014

Exhibits at the Sanitary Commission's Metropolitan Fair in New York City (1864)


Exhibits including a mannequin in a suit of armor, weapon collections, and captured Confederate battle flags at the Metropolitan Fair which was put on by the Sanitary Commission to raise money for the war effort, New York City, 1864. Animated stereoscopic photographs.

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Tuesday, April 29, 2014

Union Soldiers Posing with a Captured Confederate Howitzer


Union soldiers posing with a 12-pounder howitzer captured during the Battle of Hanover Court House, 1862. Animated stereoscopic photograph.

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