A Group of Union Soldiers of the 134th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment on Picket Duty Near Columbus, Kentucky (1864)

A group of Union soldiers of the 134th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment on picket duty near Columbus, Kentucky, 1864. By John Carbutt.

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Three Union Soldiers Gathered Around a Campfire During the Civil War

"Photograph of a Picket on Duty." Three Union soldiers gathered around a campfire during the Civil War. Attributed to Mathew Brady. Animated stereoscopic photographs.

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Union Pickets Cooking a Meal Said to be Taken Near Fredericksburg, Virginia (1862)

Union soldiers cooking a meal said to be taken near Fredericksburg, Virginia, December 9, 1862. Some doubts have been raised by William Frassanito about when and where this and other stereoviews in the series were photographed. Published by Taylor and Huntington. Animated stereoview.

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Union Picket Line Taking Cover Behind Gabion Defenses in Front of Fort Mahone, Virginia (1865)

Union soldiers posing as if fighting from behind gabion defenses in front of Fort Mahone, April 1865. Probably taken after the fighting considering the line of soldiers standing in line out in the open in the background in two of the photographs. Animated stereoscopic photographs.

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