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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Tuesday, July 7, 2015

Daguerreotype Portrait of Women of the Ladies Benevolent Sewing Society Posing Around a Table With a Quilt on it in Strongsville, Ohio (1849)


Daguerreotype portrait of women of the Ladies Benevolent Sewing Society posing around a table with a quilt on it in Strongsville, Ohio, March 29, 1849.

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Union Soldiers From Company F of the 3rd New Hampshire Volunteer Infantry Regiment During the Civil War



Union soldiers from Company F of the 3rd New Hampshire Volunteer Infantry Regiment posing in front of a tent in Hilton Head, South Carolina, c. 1862. By Henry P. Moore.

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A Group of Men Posing at the Entrance of the Mills House Hotel in Charleston, South Carolina (1860)


A group of men posing at the entrance of the Mills House Hotel in Charleston, South Carolina, 1860. By Osborn and Durbec.

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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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Saturday, July 4, 2015

Portrait of a Union Soldier Identifed as Sergeant Cozzens During the Civil War


Portrait of a Union soldier identified as Sergeant Cozzens who was possibly serving with the 7th New York Militia Regiment when these photographs were taken during the Civil War. Animated stereoscopic photographs.

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