Photographs from the American Civil War

Here, in no particular order, are additional Civil War pictures
that were taken during the War Between the States.

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Celebratory announcement
of Lincoln's
first election.

House of Mrs. Lee,
Pleasant Valley,
Maryland
(Temporary home of
Mrs. McClellan
after Antietam.)
Photographer:
Alexander Gardner

Harper's Ferry.
Meeting of the
Shenandoah
and Potomac.
July 1865
Photographer:
James Gardner

Battery D,
2nd U. S. Artillery
"Cannoneers to your posts".
Fredericksburg, 1863.
Photographer:
T. H. Sullivan

Confederate prisoners,
Fairfax Court-House
June 1863
Photographer:
T. H. O'Sullivan

View taken from
Cemetery Ridge.
Gettysburg, July 1863
Photographer:
T. H. O'Sullivan

Christian Commission
headquarters
in the field,
Germantown, Sept 1863
Photographer:
James Gardner.

Army forge,
Petersburg.
August 1864
Photographer:
David Knox.

McLean's House,
Appomattox Court-House, Va.
Surrender document
signed by
Lee and Grant
April 9, 1865
Photographer:
T. H. O'Sullivan.

Libby Prison,
Richmond, Va.
April 1863
Photographer:
Alexander Gardner.

Union Telegraph
Construction Corps
April 1864
Photographer:
T. H. O'Sullivan

Inspection of troops.
Cumberland Landing,
Pamunkey, VA
May 1862
Photographers:
Wood & Gibson .

Sutler's tent.
Photographer:
Mathew Brady.

Field headquarters
of the
New York Herald.
Photographer:
Mathew Brady.

Andersonville,
Confederate prisoner
of war camp.
Photographer:
Cook or Lytle.

The Potter House,
Atlanta, Ga.
Photographer:
George N. Barnard.

Thomas Nast's
drawing of
Santa Claus
in a Union camp.

Confederate defenses
in front of
Atlanta, Ga.
Photographer:
George N. Barnard .

C.S.A. defenses
in front of
Atlanta, Ga.
Photographer:
George N. Barnard

Ruins in,
Charleston, S.C.
Photographer:
George N. Barnard .

City of
Atlanta, Ga.
Photographer:
George N. Barnard.

Battlefield of
New Hope Church, Ga.
Photographer:
George N. Barnard.

Union artillery,
Fredericksburg.
May 3, 1863.
Photographer:
Andrew J. Russell.

Bull Run,
near Manassas, Va.
Photographer:
Andrew J. Russell.

Capitol,
Washington, D.C.
1863.
Photographer:
Andrew J. Russell.

U.S. Gunboat
Mendota.
July 1864.
Photographer:
Andrew J. Russell .

Slave Pen,
Alexandria, Va.
Photographer:
Andrew J. Russell.

Arlington, Va.
Photographer:
Andrew J. Russell.

Potomac Creek Bridge
on the
Aqua Creek Railroad.
Photographer:
Andrew J. Russell.

Pontoon bridge,
across
the James River.
Sept 1864
Photographer:
Andrew J. Russell.

Reward poster
for Lincoln's
assassin.

President Lincoln's
funeral car.
April 1865.
Photographer:
Andrew J. Russell.

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