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

Tuesday, October 10, 2017

Portrait of Union Artillerymen of the 1st Illinois Light Artillery Regiment Posing in Their Dining Hall in Camp Smith in Cairo, Illinois (1861)


Portrait of Union artillerymen of the 1st Illinois Light Artillery Regiment posing in their dining hall in Camp Smith in Cairo, Illinois, 1861. The roof of the structure was made from the shell of a decayed sycamore tree. The men are identified from left to right as: George L. Whittier, Wallace Ames, Chauncey R. Crandall, W. L. Southworth. From the book History of Battery "A" First Illinois Light Artillery Volunteers by Charles B. Kimbell originally published in 1899.

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.

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, May 15, 2015

Two Scenes of Union Soldiers of the 1st Indiana Heavy Artillery Regiment Posing With a Cannon in a Fortified Position During the Siege of Port Hudson in Louisiana (1863)


"East view from Port Hudson." Animated stereoview.

Two scenes of Union soldiers of the 1st Indiana Heavy Artillery Regiment posing with a cannon in a fortified position during the Siege of Port Hudson in Louisiana, 1863. By McPherson and Oliver.

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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, January 16, 2015

A Group of Union Artillery Officers Posing in Front of a Tent on the Antietam Battlefield (1862)


A group of unidentified Union artillery officers posing in front of a tent on the Antietam battlefield shortly after the battle there near Sharpsburg, Maryland, September 1862. By Alexander Gardner. Animated stereoscopic photographs.

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Monday, January 12, 2015

Sunday, January 11, 2015

Union Soldiers of the 13th New York Heavy Artillery Regiment Posing in Winter Camp During the Siege of Petersburg Near Petersburg, Virginia (1865)

Right hand portion of the photographs.

Left hand section of the photographs.

Union soldiers of the 13th New York Heavy Artillery Regiment posing in winter camp during the Siege of Petersburg near Petersburg, Virginia, c. 1865. Animated stereoscopic photographs split into two sections.

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Monday, January 5, 2015

Sunday, January 4, 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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