Showing posts with label confederate. Show all posts
Showing posts with label confederate. Show all posts

Thursday, December 11, 2014

"The Imperialized Confederate." Carte De Visite Portrait of a Confederate Soldier Thought to be Photographed Somewhere in Charleston, Possibly Fort Sumter (1861)


"The Imperialized Confederate." Carte de visite portrait of a Confederate soldier wearing a top hat and holding a bottle of alcohol thought to be photographed somewhere in Charleston, possibly Fort Sumter, in the early days of the Civil War, c. 1861.

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Wednesday, February 19, 2014

Mosby's Rangers

John S. Mosby (sitting in center with legs crossed) posing with some of his men in a studio, possibly postwar.
John S. Mosby standing (center) posing with a group of his men in a studio, possibly postwar, c. 1865.
Five members of Mosby's Rangers, possibly postwar, c. 1865.
16-year-old Sergeant William T. Biedler of Mosby's Rangers, c. 1863.
Four photographs of members of Mosby's Rangers, the first two including Mosby himself. Said to be taken between 1863 and 1865. Locations unknown.

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Saturday, February 8, 2014

Animated Stereoviews of Destruction in Fort Sumter Taken Shortly After the Union Surrender (1861)

A group of men cleaning up a section of Fort Sumter after the surrender.

The flagpole which was cut down by Confederate artillery fire during the bombardment of Fort Sumter. A group of men can be seen cleaning up rubble in the background.

A row of artillery pieces in a casemate in the interior Fort Sumter.

Shell damage to an exterior brick wall of Fort Sumter.

Views of the damaged interior and exterior of Fort Sumter shortly after its surrender by Union forces in 1861. By Osborn and Durbec. Animated stereoviews.

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Osborn & Durbec
Osborn & Durbec

Monday, February 3, 2014

Animated Comparison of Photographs of the Battle of Corinth Dead (1862)


Comparison between the two photographs of Confederate dead that lay gathered at the bottom of the parapet of Battery Robinett on the day after the Battle of Corinth, 1862. Shows how the bodies had been moved as well as various objects in the background. Colonel William P. Rogers of the 2nd Texas (far left) was holding the colors of his unit when he was killed by canister shot.

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