Photo of Union Soldiers of the 7th New York State Militia Regiment Posing in Front of a Building During the American Civil War (1860's)

 

Photo of Union soldiers of the 7th New York State Militia Regiment posing in front of a building during the American Civil War, location unknown, c. 1861-1863. Two black civilians and another soldier can be seen peering out of windows/doors on the first floor of the building.

Source: J. Paul Getty Museum.

Daguerreotype View of A Busy Boulevard Des Italiens Decorated For a State Visit by Queen Victoria in Paris, France (1855)

 

 

Daguerreotype view of a busy Boulevard des Italiens decorated for a state visit by Queen Victoria in Paris, France, August 1855. The moving pedestrians and vehicles are for the most part so sharp that this would probably have been deemed to be an "instantaneous" photo by stereocard publishers 4-5 years later. Originally taken as a stereoscopic daguerreotype.

Source: J. Paul Getty Museum.

Portrait of Crewmen Posing on the Tugboat Named Clyde on the James River in Virginia During the American Civil War (1860's)

Portrait of crewmen posing on the tugboat named Clyde on the James River in Virginia during the American Civil War, c. 1862-1865. Attributed to Mathew Brady.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration.

Instantaneous Stereoview of Sailing Vessels in Havana Harbor, Cuba (1860)

Instantaneous stereoview of sailing vessels in Havana Harbor, Cuba, 1860. By American photographer George Barnard.

Source: Library of Congress.

Hand-Colored Daguerreotype Portrait of an Unidentified Man Posing With a Group of Children in Costume for Saint John the Baptist Day in Montréal, Canada (1855)

Hand-colored daguerreotype portrait of an unidentified man posing with a group of children in costume for Saint John the Baptist Day in Montréal, Canada, 1855. By Thomas Coffin Doane.

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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.

View of Townswomen Presenting Union Colonel John D. Stevenson of the 7th Missouri Volunteer Infantry Regiment and His Men With a Flag During a Ceremony in Lexington, Missouri (1862)

View of townswomen presenting Union Colonel John D. Stevenson of the 7th Missouri Volunteer Infantry Regiment and his men with a flag during a ceremony in Lexington, Missouri, 1862.

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Union Soldiers of the 22nd Regiment New York State Militia Drilling in Square Formation Near Harpers Ferry on Maryland Heights, Maryland (1862)

Union soldiers of the 22nd Regiment New York State Militia drilling in square formation near Harpers Ferry, on Maryland Heights, Maryland, c. 1862.

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View of a Crowd Outside of the Chicago Convention Center Known as the Wigwam Which Was Built For the Republican National Convention of 1860 Where Abraham Lincoln Was Nominated to be the Republican Party Presidential Candidate (1860)

View of a crowd outside of the Chicago convention center known as the Wigwam which was built for the Republican National Convention of 1860 where Abraham Lincoln was nominated as the Republican Party presidential candidate, c. 1860. It was a temporary wooden structure that could hold around 12,000 people. Photograph by Alexander Hessler.

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Union Soldiers in Square Formation During the Civil War

Union soldiers drilling in square formation during the Civil War. Location unknown. Attributed to Mathew Brady.

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President Abraham Lincoln at Independence Hall in Honor of the Admission of Kansas Into the Union, Philadelphia (1861)

 

President-elect Abraham Lincoln raising a flag at Independence Hall in honor of the admission of Kansas into the Union, Philadelphia, February 22, 1861.

"Lincoln was standing without a hat above the third star from the left. His son Tad leaned on the rail with his chin in his hand. Once his powerful affirmation was delivered, he enjoyed the fun, and went outside to raise the flag. He hoisted it with ease, and a loud cheer erupted from the tens of thousands assembled. A fuzzy photograph captures him there, the only one we have from the entire 12-day journey. Lincoln’s face is indistinct; but his presence can be felt; the tree-climbers in the foreground and the soldiers in the front row convey the urgency that now followed him everywhere."

The second and third photographs are cropped and uncropped versions of the same photo.

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Union Soldiers Returning Home

A large crowd attending an event welcoming Union soldiers home, Philadelphia, 1865. The main stand for where the most prominent attendees sit is the structure in the background festooned with flags. The banner in the background contains the names of the battles the soldiers fought in including the battles of Seven Pines, Bull Run, Antietam, Malvern Hill, and Mobile Bay. Animated stereoview.

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Two Portraits of the Color Guard of the 7th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment Posing With Their Flags and Henry Repeating Rifles

Two portraits of Union soldiers from the color guard of the 7th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment posing with their flags and Henry repeating rifles. The rifles could be fired at a rate of 28 rounds per minute.

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