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Thursday, May 12, 2016
Engraving of a Possibly Lost Tintype Portrait of Union Soldiers Posing With at Least 30 Confederate Flags They Captured at the Battle of Sailor’s Creek in Virginia (1865)
Engraving of a possibly lost tintype portrait of Union soldiers posing with at least 30 Confederate flags they captured at the Battle of Sailor’s Creek in Virginia, April 1865. Most, if not all of the soldiers photographed here were awarded the Medal of Honor for their achievement of capturing an enemy flag. From the book Uncle Sam's Medal of Honor Some of the Noble Deeds For Which the Medal Has Been Awarded, Described by Those Who Have Won It, 1861-1886.
Wednesday, May 11, 2016
Staged Scene of Union Zouave Surgeons of the 5th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment Performing a Leg Amputation on a Patient as a Group of Their Comrades Look on in a Tent in Fort Monroe, Virginia (1861)
Staged scene of Union Zouave surgeons of the 5th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment performing a leg amputation on a patient as a group of their comrades look on in a tent in Fort Monroe, Virginia, 1861. By George Stacy. Animated stereoview.
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Tuesday, May 10, 2016
Portrait of a Group of Musicians and Others Posing in Front of a House in Pittsfield, New Hampshire (1800's)
Portrait of a group of musicians and others posing in front of a house in Pittsfield, New Hampshire. By Henry W. Osgood. Animated stereoview.
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Monday, May 9, 2016
Stereoview Portrait of a Group Posing in Front of a House Somewhere in New Hampshire (1800′s)
Stereoview portrait of an unidentified group posing in front of a house somewhere in New Hampshire, c. 1800′s.
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Monday, May 2, 2016
Portrait of a Group of Unidentified Police Officers Armed With Bayoneted Muskets and Onlookers Posing in Front of the Metropolitan Hotel in New York City (1860′s)
Portrait of a group of unidentified police officers armed with bayoneted muskets and onlookers posing in front of the Metropolitan Hotel in New York City, c. 1860′s. By Silas A. Holmes and Charles DeForest Fredricks.
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Sunday, May 1, 2016
Wednesday, April 27, 2016
Soldiers’ Homestead Advertisement by Union Veteran and Attorney Henry N. Copp Who Briefly Served With Stroud’s Independent Company, Pennsylvania Cavalry (Railroad Troops) During the Civil War (1902)
Soldiers’ homestead advertisement by Union veteran and attorney Henry N. Copp who briefly served with Stroud’s Independent Company, Pennsylvania Cavalry (Railroad Troops) during the Civil War, 1902. From the book Official Program and Pictorial Souvenir of the 36th Annual Encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic.
Tuesday, April 26, 2016
Russian POWs Hauling Their Machine Guns Along a Road in Galicia Under the Guard of German Soldiers During World War 1
Russian POWs hauling their machine guns along a road in Galicia under the guard of German soldiers during World War 1.
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Sunday, April 24, 2016
Portrait of Elmer Ellsworth and Other Officers of the 6th Regiment New York State Militia and United States Zouave Cadets in New York City (1860)
Portrait of Elmer Ellsworth (second from left) and other officers of the 6th Regiment New York State Militia and United States Zouave Cadets in New York City, July 1860. By E. L. Brand. From McClure's Magazine.
Saturday, April 23, 2016
View of Union Soldiers and Sailors Posing on an Unidentified Ferry Gunboat During the Civil War (1860's)
View of Union soldiers and sailors posing on an unidentified ferry gunboat during the Civil War.
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