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.
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Photo of Union Soldiers of the 13th Vermont Volunteer Infantry Regiment in Their Winter Camp in Wolf Run Shoals, Virginia (1863)
Photo of Union soldiers of the 13th Vermont Volunteer Infantry Regiment in their winter camp in Wolf Run Shoals, Virginia, early in 1863. From the book Pictorial History Thirteenth Regiment Vermont Volunteers War of 1861-1865 published in 1910.
Source: Library of Congress.
Thursday, July 17, 2025
Early Photo of Culp's Hill in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, Taken by the Tyson Brothers (1863)
Early photo of Culp's Hill taken shortly after the Battle of Gettysburg by the Tyson brothers possibly in August 1863.
Monday, February 3, 2025
Photo of a House With Gatehouse in Front Probably Taken in Washington DC (1863)
Monday, January 20, 2025
Self-Portrait of American Photographer John Moran Posing Behind A Tree (1863)
Self-portrait of photographer John Moran posing behind a tree, c. 1863. Another unidentified man is posing in the background at right. Originally published as a stereoview.
Friday, December 6, 2024
Portrait of an Unidentified Man Posing on the Rear Platform of a Train Car (1863)
Portrait of an unidentified man posing on the rear platform of a train car, c. 1863.
Saturday, June 22, 2019
View of the Winter Camp of the 2nd Regiment of Cavalry, Massachusetts Volunteers on Ayr Hill in Vienna, Virginia, During the American Civil War (1863-1864)
Source: California Digital Library.
Thursday, May 2, 2019
Portrait of Union Soldiers of the 39th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment Posing With a Billinghurst Requa Battery Rapid-Fire Gun on Morris Island, South Carolina (1863)
Portrait of Union soldiers of the 39th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment posing with a Billinghurst Requa Battery rapid-fire gun on Morris Island, South Carolina, 1863. The gun was under command of Lieutenant Wheeler and Lieutenant Kingsbury, who are presumably the two officers posing on the left. Probably taken by the photography firm of Haas and Peale. From the book The History of the Thirty-Ninth Regiment Illinois Volunteer Veteran Infantry. (Yates Phalanx.) in the War of the Rebellion 1861-1865 by Charles M. Clark.
Billinghurst Requa Battery gun Wikipedia entry.
Thursday, May 17, 2018
Union Soldiers and Civilians Posing in an Encampment and On the Ruins of the Morris Island Lighthouse Near Charleston, South Carolina, During the American Civil War (1863)
Union soldiers and civilians posing in an encampment and on the ruins of the Morris Island Lighthouse near Charleston, South Carolina, during the American Civil War in July or August 1863. Some of the men on the pile of rubble are possibly watching distant exchanges of artillery fire by Union and Confederate forces in Charleston Harbor. By photographers Haas and Peale.
Source: Library of Congress.
Wednesday, January 10, 2018
A Group of Union Soldiers and Civilians Posing on a Rebuilt Railroad Trestle Bridge Over Bull Run Near Manassas, Virginia, During the American Civil War (1863)
A group of Union soldiers and civilians posing on a rebuilt railroad bridge over Bull Run near Manassas, Virginia, during the American Civil War, 1863. Attributed to Mathew Brady.
Source: National Archives and Records Administration.
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Tuesday, April 4, 2017
Union Soldiers Posing on Sandbag Fortifications and With Parrott Rifles in Battery Stevens on Morris Island Near Charleston, South Carolina (1863)
Union soldiers posing on sandbag fortifications and with Parrott rifles in Battery Stevens on Morris Island, South Carolina, 1863. Battle smoke from nearby artillery fire is possibly visible in the background. By Haas and Peale.
Source: Library of Congress.
Wednesday, November 2, 2016
View of Confederate Soldiers and Rubble in Front of a Barracks Building in the Interior of Fort Sumter in Charleston, South Carolina (1863)
View of Confederate soldiers and rubble in front of a barracks building in the interior of Fort Sumter in Charleston, South Carolina, 1863. By George S. Cook.
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Monday, June 20, 2016
Animated Stereoview of Two Boys Posing in Front of Vista Rock Tunnel and an Observatory in Central Park in New York City (1863)
Animated stereoview of two boys posing in front of Vista Rock Tunnel Bridge and observatory in Central Park in New York City, New York, 1863. By T. C. Roche.
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Monday, January 18, 2016
Union Soldiers of the 9th Vermont Volunteer Infantry Regiment Marching Out of Their Camp in New Bern, North Carolina (1863)
Union soldiers of the 9th Vermont Volunteer Infantry Regiment marching out of their camp in New Bern, North Carolina, 1863. From Miller's Photographic History of the Civil War.
Thursday, January 14, 2016
Union Provost Marshals Tearing Down a House Whose Occupants Had Been Accused of Selling Liquor to Union Soldiers in Alexandria, Virginia, During the Civil War (1863)
Union provost marshals tearing down a house whose occupants had been accused of selling liquor to Union soldiers in Alexandria, Virginia, 1863. From Miller's Photographic History of the Civil War.
Friday, December 11, 2015
Two Portraits of Union Soldier Theodore M. Slayton Taken 45 Years Apart in 1863 and 1908
Two portraits of Union soldier Theodore M. Slayton taken 45 years apart in 1863 and 1908. He served with Company H of the 13th Vermont Volunteer Infantry Regiment during the Civil War. From the book Pictorial History Thirteenth Regiment Vermont Volunteers War of 1861-1865.
Tuesday, December 8, 2015
Three Unidentified Men Posing With Stonewall Jackson’s Horse Named Little Sorrel at a Stable in Richmond, Virginia (1863)
Three unidentified men posing with Stonewall Jackson’s horse named Little Sorrel at Virginia Governor John Letcher's stable in Richmond, Virginia, 1863. Jackson was riding Little Sorrel when he was mortally wounded during the Battle of Chancellorsville. From Miller's Photographic History of the Civil War.
Wednesday, November 25, 2015
Portrait of Employees of H and M Haynes, a Company Which Made Harnesses and Carriages, Posing With Their Tools in Sturbridge, Massachusetts (1863)
Portrait of employees of H and M Haynes, a company which made harnesses and carriages, posing with their tools in Sturbridge, Massachusetts, 1863.
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Thursday, October 29, 2015
View of a Crowd in Line to See a Traveling Elmer Ellsworth Sideshow Exhibit Put on by Garrett's Union Museum Which Traveled With O'Toole and Miles Circus (1863)
View of a crowd in line to see a traveling Elmer Ellsworth sideshow exhibit put on by Garrett's Union Museum which traveled with O'Toole and Miles Circus, c. 1863.
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Thursday, October 15, 2015
Portrait of a Group of U.S. Military Telegraph Corps Civilian Telegraph Operators Posing in Front of a Tent in a Camp in Bealeton, Virginia (1863)
Portrait of a group of U.S. Military Telegraph Corps civilian telegraph operators posing in front of a tent in a camp in Bealeton, Virginia, August 1863.
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