Showing posts with label wounded. Show all posts
Showing posts with label wounded. Show all posts

Saturday, April 14, 2018

Portrait of a Group of German Soldiers Posing With Three Sitting Allied Prisoners of War Somewhere in Germany During World War 1 (1910's)


Portrait of a group of German soldiers posing with three sitting Allied prisoners of war somewhere in Germany during World War 1. One of the prisoners is identified as Private P. Robertson who served with the Royal Army Medical Corps.

Source: Wellcome Images.

Tuesday, November 7, 2017

“The First Photograph From the Front: German Cavalrymen, Wounded During the Advance on Liège, Being Bandaged” (1914)


“The first photograph from the front: German cavalrymen, wounded during the advance on Liège, being bandaged.” Taken during the German invasion of Belgium in August 1914. From The Illustrated War News magazine published in 1914.

Wednesday, October 5, 2016

Portrait of Union Officers of the 120th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment in Kingston, New York (1865)


Portrait of Union officers of the 120th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment in Kingston, New York, June 3, 1865. From the book The One Hundred and Twentieth Regiment New York State Volunteers. A Narrative of its Services in the War for the Union published in 1894.

Wednesday, January 20, 2016

Two Portraits of Union Soldier Torrey W. Sibley Taken 44 Years Apart in 1862 and 1906



Two portraits of Union soldier Torrey W. Sibley taken 44 years apart in 1862 and 1906. He served with Company A of the 13th Vermont Volunteer Infantry Regiment and was wounded at the Battle of Gettysburg on July 3, 1863. From the book Pictorial History Thirteenth Regiment Vermont Volunteers War of 1861-1865.

Sunday, November 29, 2015

Union Soldiers Wounded at the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House at a Field Hospital in the Yard of the Marye House in Fredericksburg, Virginia (1864)


Union soldiers wounded at the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House at a field hospital in the yard of the Marye House in Fredericksburg, Virginia, May 1864. Attributed to a photographer employed by Mathew Brady. From Miller's Photographic History of the Civil War.

Tuesday, November 17, 2015

Union Soldiers Convalescing From Wounds or Disease in the Interior of a Hospital Ward in Alexandria, Virginia, During the Civil War


Union soldiers convalescing from wounds or disease in the interior of a hospital ward in Alexandria, Virginia, during the Civil War. From Miller's Photographic History of the Civil War.

Saturday, July 18, 2015

Wounded Soldiers and Medical Personnel Posing in Front of Tents at Camp Letterman Near the Town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania (1863)


Wounded soldiers, medical personnel, and civilians posing in front of tents at Camp Letterman near the town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, c. 1863. A U.S. Christian Commission sign can be seen on the right. Published by William H. Tipton.

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Wednesday, July 8, 2015

Portrait of Union Soldier Adam Freybert Who Served With Company B of the 1st Regiment Maryland Volunteer Cavalry During the Civil War


Portrait of Union soldier Adam Freybert who served with Company B of the 1st Regiment Maryland Volunteer Cavalry during the Civil War. He suffered a skull fracture from a saber blow to his head at the Battle of Brandy Station on June 9, 1863. Taken by Dr. Reed Bontecou at Harewood Hospital in Washington, D.C. possibly in 1871. Animated stereoview.

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More information.

Tuesday, July 7, 2015

Portrait of Union Soldier Thomas Yourall Who Served With Company C of the 3rd US Artillery During the Civil War



Portrait of Union soldier Thomas Yourall who served with Company C of the 3rd US Artillery during the Civil War. He required the surgical excision of the head of his humerus after suffering a wound to his arm on April 14, 1865. Photographed by Dr. Adams at Harewood Hospital in Washington, D.C. Animated stereoview.

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Monday, June 1, 2015

Photograph of a Leg Wound Suffered by Union Soldier Daniel Snyder Who Served With the 4th Maryland Volunteer Infantry Regiment During the Civil War (1864)


Photograph of a leg wound suffered by Union soldier Daniel Snyder who served with Company G the 4th Maryland Volunteer Infantry Regiment during the Civil War. Snyder died three days after the leg’s amputation at Harewood Hospital in Washington, D.C., on May 28, 1864. His leg wound was possibly received during the Battle of Spotsylvania. By Dr. Reed Bontecou.

Source.
Roster of the 4th Maryland Volunteer Infantry Regiment.
List of battles which the 4th Maryland fought in.

Tuesday, March 10, 2015

Two Staged Photographs of French Casualties From the Battle of Buzenval During the Siege of Paris (1871)


A similar photograph from Tips Images. At least two of the men look like they are also in the photograph above.

Two staged or reenactment photographs showing scenes of French casualties from the Battle of Buzenval during the Siege of Paris, France, c. 1871. Other sources say the photographs are of casualties actually during the Paris Commune or Franco-Prussian War, but this seems quite unlikely.

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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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Thursday, January 22, 2015