Photo of black Union soldiers of Company E of the 107th Regiment United States Colored Troops posing with their muskets in front of a building in Fort Woodbury in Arlington, Virginia, November 1, 1865. Taken by photographer William Morris Smith for Alexander Gardner.
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Saturday, June 27, 2026
Thursday, April 3, 2025
Photo of a Group of Armed Union Soldiers Posing in Front of a Barracks Building During the American Civil War, Location Unknown (1860's)
Portrait of a group of armed Union soldiers posing in front of a barracks building during the Civil War, location unknown, c. 1860s.
Tuesday, January 7, 2025
Two Photographic Portraits of Armed Hunters Posing in Front of a Waterfall Possibly Along Rock Creek in Washington DC (1850s)
Portrait of two armed hunters posing in front of a waterfall possibly near Peirce Mill along Rock Creek in Washington, D.C., c. 1855-1860. A third man wearing a top hat in the distance at right is also part of the group. Attributed to Titian Ramsay Peale.
Source: National Museum of American History.
A second photo taken around the same time showing the three men again posing in front of the waterfall.
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Tuesday, August 22, 2017
Portrait of a Group of Union Soldiers of the 7th Regiment New York State Militia Posing in Front of a Tent in Camp Cameron in Washington, D.C. (1861)
Portrait of a group of Union soldiers of the 7th Regiment New York State Militia posing in front of a tent in Camp Cameron in Washington, D.C., 1861. The African American boy was probably a camp servant. Attributed to Mathew Brady.
Source: National Archives and Records Administration.
Thursday, November 24, 2016
Hand-Colored Portrait of Three Armed Militiamen in Peterstal, Germany (1864)
Hand-colored portrait of three armed militiamen in Peterstal, Germany (then the Grand Duchy of Baden), 1864. By Ludovico Wolfgang Hart.
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Saturday, August 20, 2016
Portrait of a Group of Union Soldiers Posing in Front of a Building in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, During the Civil War (1860′s)
Portrait of a group of Union soldiers posing in front of a building in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, during the Civil War, c. 1860′s. From Miller's Photographic History of the Civil War.
Wednesday, August 3, 2016
Portrait of Five Union Soldiers From Company D of the 13th Vermont Volunteer Infantry Regiment During the Civil War (1862)
Portrait of five Union soldiers from Company D of the 13th Vermont Volunteer Infantry Regiment during the Civil War, 1862. Identified as from left to right: Marquis F. Marrs, Julius F. Densmore, Henry O. Clark, George Stevens, William L. Blake. From the book Pictorial History Thirteenth Regiment Vermont Volunteers War of 1861-1865.
Wednesday, March 4, 2015
Hand-Colored Portrait of a Group of Union Soldiers Posing With Hardtack During the Civil War
Hand-colored portrait of a group of Union soldiers posing with hardtack, cups, and canteens in an unidentified camp during the Civil War. They have also been identified as Confederate troops by some sources.
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Thursday, February 5, 2015
Three Union Soldiers of the 4th Michigan Volunteer Infantry Regiment Posing in Front of a Tent During the Civil War
Three Union soldiers of the 4th Michigan Volunteer Infantry Regiment posing in front of a tent in an unidentified camp during the Civil War. The soldier in the middle is feeding a squirrel. Attributed to Mathew Brady. Animated stereoscopic photographs.
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Tuesday, January 27, 2015
Three Union Soldiers of the 2nd Rhode Island Volunteer Infantry Regiment Posing in an Unidentified Camp During the Civil War
Three Union soldiers of the 2nd Rhode Island Volunteer Infantry Regiment posing in an unidentified camp during the Civil War. Attributed to Mathew Brady. Animated stereoscopic photographs.
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Thursday, December 4, 2014
Hand-colored Photograph of French Zouaves Posing in Camp de Châlons, France (1857)
Hand-colored photograph of French Zouaves posing in Camp de Châlons, France, 1857. Animated stereoview.
Source.
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Friday, June 13, 2014
Italian Bersaglieri Soldiers Posing on the Deck of the Italian Royal Navy Ship Re Galantuomo in New York Harbor (1862)
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Italian Bersaglieri soldiers posing on the deck of the Italian Royal Navy ship Re Galantuomo in New York Harbor, 1862. Animated stereoview.
Source: New York Public Library.
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