Showing posts with label union artillery. Show all posts
Showing posts with label union artillery. Show all posts

Friday, June 3, 2016

Sunday, August 16, 2015

Union Soldiers of the Boston Light Artillery Posing With Their Guns in a Fortified Battery Overlooking the Thomas Viaduct in Elkridge, Maryland (1861)


Union soldiers of the Boston Light Artillery posing with their guns in a fortified battery overlooking the Thomas Viaduct in Elkridge, Maryland, 1861. The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad ran across the viaduct which was part of the only railroad connection into Washington, D.C., during the Civil War.

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Friday, April 24, 2015

Union Soldiers of the Cleveland Light Artillery Posing With a Cannon in an Unidentified Camp During the Civil War


Union soldiers of the Cleveland Light Artillery posing with a cannon in an unidentified camp during the Civil War. At least three of the people in uniform appear to be women.

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Wednesday, March 11, 2015

Union Soldiers of Battery A of the 1st Regiment Michigan Light Artillery Posing With a Cannon and Limber During the Civil War


Union soldiers of Battery A of the 1st Regiment Michigan Light Artillery posing with a cannon and limber probably at Fort in Detroit, Michigan, during the Civil War. The unit was also known as the Coldwater Light Artillery and Loomis' Battery, Michigan Light Artillery. By Jex Bardwell. Animated stereoview.

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Tuesday, March 3, 2015

Friday, February 13, 2015

Union Soldiers of the Independent Battery B, Pennsylvania Light Artillery Posing With Their Guns on the Antietam Battlefield Shortly After the Battle There Near Sharpsburg, Maryland (1862)


Union soldiers of the Independent Battery B, Pennsylvania Light Artillery posing with their guns on the Antietam battlefield shortly after the battle there near Sharpsburg Maryland, September 20, 1862. By Alexander Gardner. Animated stereoscopic photographs.

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Monday, February 9, 2015

Tuesday, December 23, 2014

Union Soldiers Posing With Two Mortars in a Fortified Position on Morris Island, South Carolina (1865)


Union soldiers posing with two mortars in a fortified position on Morris Island, South Carolina, 1865. The mortars are said to be aimed at Fort Sumter. By Samuel A. Cooley. Animated stereoscopic photographs.

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Friday, December 12, 2014

Friday, December 5, 2014

Thursday, December 4, 2014

Wednesday, November 19, 2014

Union Soldiers of Major Robertson’s Battery of Horse Artillery on Review Near Richmond, Virginia (1862)


Union soldiers of Major Robertson’s Battery of Horse Artillery on review near Richmond, Virginia. 1862. A similar image I posted here earlier says that it was taken in Fair Oaks, Virgina, which I think might be more accurate. By James F. Gibson. Animated stereoscopic photographs.

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Tuesday, October 21, 2014

View of a Union Artillery Unit Fording Tributary of the Rappahannock River on the Day of the Battle of Cedar Mountain (1862)



View of a Union artillery unit posing for a photograph during their fording of a tributary of the Rappahannock River on the day of the Battle of Cedar Mountain, August 9, 1862. By Timothy O'Sullivan. Animated stereoscopic photographs.

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