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Belle Boyd, Confederate spy, American Civil War Photograph, Glass Nega...

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General Leonidas Polk, C.S.A., American Civil War Photograph, Glass Ne...

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Thomas H. Taylor, Colonel 1st Ky Infantry., C.S.A.

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Adams, C.S.A., American Civil War Photograph, Glass Negative.

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Pelham, C.S.A., American Civil War Photograph, Glass Negative.

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Capt. James S. West, C.S.A., American Civil War Photograph, Glass Nega...

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R.E. Colston, C.S.A., Colonel of 16th Virginia Infantry., C.S.A.

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[Portrait of Maj. John Roberts, C.S.A.]

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George Pickett, C.S.A., American Civil War Photograph, Glass Negative.

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Colonel J.B. Duman, C.S.A., American Civil War Photograph, Glass Negat...

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Capt. James S. West, C.S.A. (Cavalry)

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Confederate dead on Matthews Hill, Bull Run (i.e. Antietam)

Illustrated in: Divided We Fought: A Pictorial History of the War, 1861-1865, p. 21. Illustrated in: Frassanito, William A., E474.65.F7 (P&P) Antietam: The Photographic Legacy of America's Bloodiest Day, E474.... More

[Unidentified soldier from Kentucky in Confederate uniform with two re...

Case: Berg, no. 3-118. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2012; (DLC/PP-2012:127). Purchased from: The Historical Shop, Metairie, La., 2012. Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs (Library o... More

[Dabney Herndon Maury, 1822-1900; head and shoulders, facing left; in ...

This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: BI; Shelf.

[Unidentified soldier in Confederate officer's uniform with sword and ...

Photo shows officer with photograph of man with top hat possibly from Quinby's Charleston studio. Frame: Berg, no. 7-43. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2012; (DLC/PP-2012:127). Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Colle... More

[Private James B. McCutchan of Co. D, 5th Virginia Infantry Regiment]

Photograph shows identified soldier. Case: Leather; geometric design. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2011; (DLC/PP-2012:127). Purchased from: Domenick A. Serrano, 2012. Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of... More

[General James Longstreet, C.S.A., head-and-shoulders portrait, facing...

Reference copy in BIOG FILE. Public domain scan of portrait print from Library of Congress, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Adley H. Gladden, d. 1862, Confederate States of America.

Head and shoulders, facing right. CSA general. No. 5145. Civil War Photograph Collection (Library of Congress). This record contains unverified data from caption card. Caption card tracings: BI; Shelf.

[John Lawrence Rapier, Pvt., 1st Battalion Zouaves, head-and-shoulders...

Information from negative sleeve. Copy photo made by LC in 1961 from unidentified source. Forms part of: Civil War Photograph Collection (Library of Congress).

[Unidentified soldier from North Carolina with Model 1855 Colt revolvi...

Case: Leather; geometric design. Soldier's home state information from seller. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2016; (DLC/PP-2016:14 Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs (Library of Con... More

[Unidentified soldier in Confederate 1st Lieutenant uniform]

Case: Leather flower and vase design. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). Purchased from: The Picket Post, Fredericksberg, Virginia, 2010. Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War ... More

[Unidentified soldier in Confederate uniform with revolver]

Possibly a Border Ruffian from Missouri or Kansas. Case: Leather; geometric design. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2012; (DLC/PP-2012:127). Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs (Librar... More

[Unidentified soldier in Confederate uniform and derby hat with sword]

Case: Leather; geometric design. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2014; (DLC/PP 2014:202) Purchased from: The Virginia Confederate, Waldorf, Maryland, 2013. Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Phot... More

[Private Stanford Lea Jessee of Co. A, 29th Virginia Infantry Regiment...

Photograph shows identified soldier. Case: Leather; geometric. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2014; (DLC/PP 2014:202) Purchased from: Rick Brown, July 2014. Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War P... More

[Unidentified soldier in uniform smoking a cigar]

Soldier is possibly a Confederate. Case: Berg, no. 3-99. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2014; (DLC/PP 2014:202) Purchased from: JG Autographs, Inc., Peabody, Massachusetts, July 2014. Forms part of: Liljenquist Famil... More

[Unidentified soldier in Confederate uniform and Louisiana state seal ...

Case: Rinhart, no. 141. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2011; (DLC/PP-2012:127). Purchased from: The Historical Shop, Metairie, La., 2011. Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs (Library ... More

The old general ready for a "movement"

Confident Union propaganda from the summer of 1861, claiming dominance over Confederate troops led by generals P. G. T. Beauregard and Gideon Pillow. Union commander Winfield Scott sits on a mound in the cente... More

[Unidentified soldier in Western Confederate battleshirt]

Case: Berg, no. 1-148R; manufactured by Littlefield, Parsons & Co. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2014; (DLC/PP 2014:202) Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs (Library of Congress). Fo... More

Confederate fort G, first fort south of W. and A. R.R., looking south,...

No. B637. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites a... More

Monitor "Lehigh" in Trent's Reach, James River, Virginia, just below C...

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Commissary Department, City Point, Virginia

Andrew Joseph Russell (American, 1830–1902) The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites ... More

Federal prisoners captured at battle of Bull Run, Castle Pinkney [i.e....

Photograph shows Confederate soldiers above watching Union prisoners below in the yard. No. 4375. Hand written on verso: "See Miller vol. 7, p. 4". Mounted with one other photograph. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

Major Anderson, U.S.A. commanding Fort Sumter, Charleston Harbor / lit...

Print shows Major Robert Anderson, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly left, wearing military uniform.

Bivouac of Confederate Troops on the Las Moras, Texas [March1861]

Wood engraving after pencil sketch by Carl G. von Iwonski. Illus. in: Harper's Weekly, v. 5, (1861 June 14), p. 375. File print in LOT 4420-P. Negative of original pencil and brown wash drawing: LC-USZ62-1062. ... More

Fort Darling, Drewry's Bluff, James River, Virginia

No. B596. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites a... More

Bridge. U.S. Military Railroad at City Point

Attributed to Andrew Joseph Russell (American, 1830–1902) The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture ... More

Fort Marion, Saint Augustine, Florida, Confederate States of America.

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The flag of Fort Sumter, Confederate States of America.

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Confederate ram Atlanta (after capture), Trent's Reach, James River, V...

No. 5129. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites a... More

[Civil War envelope showing eagle with American flag attacking 7-star ...

Addressed to Thomas Wood, Penningtonville, Chester Co., Pa.; postmarked by hand; bears 3 cent stamp. Notations on front: Prairie Pond, Ill., Jan. 13th, 1864; ans. Feb. 12th 64; broken leg [?] 12; 1-2 mo. in [?... More

Confederate fortifications, Yorktown, Virginia, Confederate States of ...

No. B141. Hand written on verso: Miller, vol. 8, page 371. Hand written on verso from an unidentified source: Confederate Battery at Yorktown which fired upon the Federal Balloonist and upon which "Balloon Bry... More

The War in America: Union troops attacking Confederate prisoners in th...

Wood engraving in The Illustrated London News, 14 September 1861, p. 283. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: DC, Washington Misc. 1861; Civil War Prisoners; She... More

Fort Putnam, previously Confederate Battery Gregg, Morris Island, S.C.

Photograph shows mounted guns inside the fort. No. B42. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

[Colonel Joseph Walker of Co. K, 5th South Carolina Infantry Regiment,...

Photograph shows identified soldier. Case: Berg, no. 2-64. Identification based on information from Shannon W. Pritchard, Old South Military Antiques, who was verbally told the soldier's name. Gift; Tom Liljen... More

The Southern Confederacy a fact!!! Acknowledged by a might prince and ...

A biting vilification of the Confederacy, representing it as a government in league with Satan. From left to right are: "Mr. Mob Law Chief Justice," a well-armed ruffian carrying a pot of tar; Secretary of Stat... More

artillery battery from "Battles and Leaders of the Civil War, being fo...

This image has been taken from scan 000517 from volume 01 of "Battles and Leaders of the Civil War, being for the most part contributions by Union and Confederate officers, based upon “the Century War Series.” ... More

Jeff Davis on the right platform, or the last "act of secession"

A caricature of Jefferson Davis, probably issued not long after the bombardment of Fort Sumter, but certainly postdating his February 1861 election as president of the Confederacy. Davis is shown standing on a ... More

[The Clinch Rifles (Co. A, 5th Georgia Infantry) in ranks outside the ...

Halftone repr. of photo from Miller, Photo...History...1911, vol. 9, p. 244. Reference copy may be available in LOT 4421-D. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Ci... More

[Private Samuel H. Wilhelm of I Company, 4th Virginia Infantry Regimen...

Photograph shows identified soldier in Confederate uniform, who died as POW of acute diarrhea at Fort Delaware, Del., on September 22, 1863. Case: Leather; floral and scroll design. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2012... More

Yorktown, Virginia. Confederate battery with McClellan's No. 1 mortar ...

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Ruins of Stone Bridge, Bull Run / negative by Barnard & Gibson ; posit...

Illustration showing ruins of a stone bridge which was destroyed to prevent pursuit by Confederate troops. Illus. in: Gardner's photographic sketch book of the war / Alexander Gardner. Washington, D.C. : Philp... More

Banner Brand, Confederate States of America.

Label showing Union soldier standing on cliff holding up U.S. flag and sword; Fort Sumter in background. "Manufactured by John J. Levy, New-York."

U.S. iron clad Galena, after her attack on Fort Darling, James River, ...

Photograph showing the deck of the warship after receiving Confederate cannon fire, with holes in the smokestack. Mounted on board with five other photographs. Civil War Photograph Collection (Library of Congr... More

Manassas Junction, Virginia, after its evacuation by the Confederates,...

No. B831. Mounted with 5 other photographs. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

Manassas Junction, Virginia after its evacuation by the Confederates, ...

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[W. P. Ward of Company F, 40th Georgia Battalion Infantry Regiment]

Photograph shows identified soldier, W. P. Ward, who enlisted in Company F, 40th Georgia Battalion Infantry Regiment, as a private. Case: Leather; diamond motif surrounded by scrolls. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 20... More

Fredericksburg, Virginia, 19th century, Metropolitan Museum of Art

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Dead Confederate sharpshooter in "The devil'...

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[Morris Island, South Carolina. The Beacon House after the struggle fo...

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Chattanooga water works, Confederate States of America.

Photograph shows U.S. Army water works at Cameron Hill, Chattanooga, Tennessee Purchase; Andrew Smith Gallery, Inc.; 2011; (DLC/PP-2011:117). Vender : Andrew Smith Gallery, Inc.

Confederate Method of Destroying Rail Roads at McCloud Mill, Virginia

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Pontoon Bridge at Deep Bottom, James River

Outer line of Confederate fortifications, in front of Petersburg, Virg...

No. B118. Forms part of: Civil War Photographs (Anthony-Taylor-Rand-Ordway-Eton collection).

Butler's victims of Fort St. Philip

Union General Benjamin F. Butler with Confederate prisoners at Fort St. Philip near New Orleans, Louisiana. Drawn and published by Adalbert Volck. Illus. in: V. Blada's war sketches. London [i.e. Baltimore], 18... More

Outer line of Confederate fortifications, in front of Petersburg, Virg...

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Maxey, Honorable Samuel Bell of Texas Colonel of 9th Texas Infantry., ...

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Singleton, Honorable O.R. of Miss. Representative from Miss. In Confed...

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Scales, Honorable Alfred Moore, Rep of N.C. Presidential elector on De...

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Robert Brank Vance of N.C. Colonel of 29th N.C. Infantry. C.S.A. Gener...

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[Captain William A. Hill of Company D, 4th Virginia Cavalry Regiment, ...

Photo shows identified soldier. Case: Leather; decorative diamond motif surrounded by scrolls design. Title on spine of book appears to be Literary history of the Bible. Written on object: Taken at Culpeper 18... More

East Battery, Charleston, S.C. looking north, showing ruins of the 600...

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Drewry's Bluff, Virginia. Fort Darling. Confederate

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Dutch Gap Canal, James River, Virginia. Confederate battery on James R...

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View of Fort Sumpter (i.e. Sumter). Interior, showing sallyport (entra...

Stereograph showing gabions and ruins inside Fort Sumter facing the entrance. Soldier being photographed on the parapet by Sam Cooley. No. 3062. Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic History. Cop... More

View from the parapet of the rebel works in front of Petersburgh (i.e....

Stereograph showing various fortifications inside the Confederate fort near Elliott's salient and Petersburg, Va. Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic History. Copyright 1865 by E. & H.T. Anthon... More

Exterior view, April, 1865, Confederate States of America.

Photograph shows a man seated on rocks amidst the debris of outer wall of Fort Sumter, a result of bombardment from August 17 to September 23, 1863. Also showing chevaux-de-frise for protection against assault.

Castle Thunder Prison, Petersburg [i.e. Richmond], April, 1865 (Andrew...

Photograph shows a Union guard standing next to Castle Thunder, a Confederate military prison in Richmond, Virginia. Published in: Russell's Civil War photographs : 116 historic prints / by Andrew J. Russell ;... More

Drewry's Bluff, Virginia. Adj. Quarters, 1st Conn. Heavy Artillery at ...

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Chevaux-de-Frise in front of the Rebel Works at Petersburgh (i.e. Pete...

Stereograph showing a soldier standing next to the defensive fortification composed of wooden spikes attached to a frame in front of a Confederate fort. Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic Histo... More

Petersburg, Virginia. Captain Andrew Cown's 1st New York Independent B...

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The ruins of the 600 lb. Blakely Gun, Frazier's Wharf, Charleston, S.C...

Stereograph showing wrecked carriage of Blakely gun on the Battery in Charleston, South Carolina. No. 3088. Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic History. Copyright by E. & H.T. Anthony & Co. in ... More

Charleston, South Carolina (vicinity). Gun with crew on Morris Island

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Whitehead, Honorable Thomas of Virginia, Capt. of Co. E. 2nd Virginia ...

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Gov. William A Graham, N.C. Gov of N.C. 1845-1849, Sec. of the Navy in...

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Gen's. R.E. Lee and J.E. Johnston / D.J. Ryan, Savannah, Ga.

Photographs shows full-length portraits of Lee and Johnston seated at a table. In this print Lee holds a pen and appears to be writing on a piece of paper.Taken during Lee's farewell tour of the South, this pho... More

Reuben Lindsay Walker, 1827-1890, Confederate States of America.

Head and shoulders, facing left. C.S.A. Brig. Gen. No. 5832. Head and shoulders, facing left. Civil War Photograph Collection (Library of Congress). This record contains unverified data from caption card. Capti... More

Unidentified Civil War veteran wearing United Confederate Veterans Jos...

Deposit; Tom Liljenquist; 2018; (D074) Purchased from: The Veteran's Attic, Kingston, Tennessee, April 2018. Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs (Library of Congress). pp/lilj... More

Fort Sumter, Charleston, S.C., Confederate States of America.

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Gettysburg, Confederate States of America., Confederate States of Amer...

Photo shows a regimental monument for the 2nd Maryland Infantry, C.S.A. probably taken during the Gettysburg Reunion (the Great Reunion) of July 1913, which commemorated the 50th anniversary of the Battle of Ge... More

Charleston Harbor, S.C. 24-pdr. howitzer on deck of U.S.S. Pawnee

Photographs of the Federal Navy, and seaborne expeditions against the Atlantic Coast of the Confederacy -- the Federal Navy, 1861-1865. Civil War photographs, 1861-1865 / compiled by Hirst D. Milhollen and Dona... More

Morris Island, S.C. Interior view with mounted gun, Fort Putnam

Photograph of the Federal Navy and seaborne expeditions against the Atlantic Coast of the Confederacy, specifically of Charleston, S.C., 1863-1865. Civil War photographs, 1861-1865 / compiled by Hirst D. Milhol... More

Charleston, S.C. Mortars inside Fort Moultrie

Photographs of the Federal Navy, and seaborne expeditions against the Atlantic Coast of the Confederacy, specifically of Charleston, S.C., 1863-1865. Civil War photographs, 1861-1865 / compiled by Hirst D. Milh... More

Charleston, S.C. Ex-Governor William Aiken's house (48 Elizabeth Stree...

Photograph of the Federal Navy, and seaborne expeditions against the Atlantic Coast of the Confederacy, specifically of Charleston, S.C., 1863-1865. Civil War photographs, 1861-1865 / compiled by Hirst D. Milho... More

"Libby Prison." The only picture in existence. As it appeared August 2...

Print shows three men and a child standing in the foreground with tents labeled "C.S.A." immediately behind them and the Libby Prison building in the background. Printed on mount: Copyright, 1882, by J.L. Barl... More

James River, Virginia U.S.S. Casco, light-draft monitor

James River, Virginia U.S.S. monitor Canonicus taking on coal from a s...

Charleston, S.C. Mounted gun, parapet of Fort Moultrie

Charleston, S.C. East Battery; dismantled Blakely gun in foreground

Charleston, S.C. Blakely guns and ammunition in the Arsenal yard

Atlanta, Ga. Trout House, Masonic Hall, and Federal encampment on Deca...

Photograph of the War in the West. These photographs are of Sherman in Atlanta, September-November, 1864. After three and a half months of incessant maneuvering and much hard fighting, Sherman forced Hood to ab... More

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