Stereocards, mostly Anthony War Views, O'Sullivan, etc. [decimalized]

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271 stereocards primarily E. & H. T. Anthony's "War Views," and "Prominent Portraits." Other publishers include Timothy O'Sullivan, G.W. Pach and Taylor & Huntington. See separate database for a complete listing of images. Highlights include a "War Views" image entitled "Wounded Indians" (#1) "The Home Guard" (#2), Elmira Prison Camp (#3), "Colored Army Teamsters (#4), "Slave Pens at Alexandria" (#75-76), and various images from battles through-out the war. Portraits of various generals including U. S. Grant (#146-165, some Cold Harbor and presidential) and William T. Sherman (#135-140, mostly Atlanta), complement the collection. Other photographs of special interest are views of the forts around Washington (#10, 20-22, 112-115), images documenting ordinance and supplies (#170-178), and Chambersburg (#38-40), battlefields at Bull Run (# 7-8), Fredericksburg (#12), Gettysburg (#23-37), Vicksburg, Nashville (#41-51), Petersburg (#54-73), Fort Sumter and Charleston vicinity (# 80-111), Richmond and Libby Prison (#121-133). Scenes of camp life include gymnastics (#194), barbering (#196), embalming the dead (#198) and various other images. Post war images includes the Grand Review of the armies in May 1865 (#253-256), the return of the 69th New York (#258) and Lincoln's funeral (#259).

GLC#
GLC05137
Type
Header Record
Date
1861-1865 ca.
Title
Stereocards, mostly Anthony War Views, O'Sullivan, etc. [decimalized]
Place Written
Various Places
Pagination
271 photographs
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War
Battle of Cold Harbor
Battle of Gettysburg
Battle of Fredericksburg
Battle of Nashville
Battle of Petersburg
Battle of Richmond
Battle of Vicksburg
First Battle of Bull Run (Manassas)
Second Battle of Bull Run (Manassas)
Enslaved people
Civil War
Military History
Battle
American Indian History
African American History
Contrabands
Slavery
Prison Camp
Union Forces
Union General
Confederate States of America
Fortification
Washington, District of Columbia
Military Camp

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Photograph

Wounded Indians

May 20, 1864

E. & H. T. Anthony & Co., publisher. Negative by Matthew Brady & Co. Torn tax stamp on verso. Date from William Frassinito, "Grant And Lee the Virginia Campaigns, 1864-1865" (New York: Macmillian Publishing Co., 1983).

GLC05137.001
Collection Item
Photograph

The Home Guard

1861 ca.

"White Mountain Rangers 1861." Shows a female "milita" regiment with poles resembling rifles.

GLC05137.002
Collection Item
Photograph

Elmira Prison Camp

1864/10

"Prison camp at Elmira N. Y. during Civil War. Confederate prisoners were kept here. Photo taken Oct. 1864."

GLC05137.003
Collection Item
Photograph

Colored Army Teamsters

1861-1865 ca.

E. & H. T. Anthony & Co., Publisher.

GLC05137.004
Collection Item
Photograph

Group of Soldiers, Point of Rocks, Va. Army of the James

circa 1864-1865

E. & H. T. Anthony, publisher. Partial tax stamp on verso. Group of black and white soldiers. The group is integrated. Inscription on verso: "Emma G. Griggs. From my Husband. 18"

GLC05137.005
Collection Item
Photograph

Sherman's Battery as it appeared on its return from the Battle of Bull Run

1861/07 ca.

E. Anthony, publisher. [Title continued] "The defect in the left hand picture is unfortunate, but does not mar the interesting part of the picture."

GLC05137.006
Collection Item
Photograph

Soldiers Graves, Bull Run

1862

E. & H. T. Anthony. Negative by George N. Barnard.

GLC05137.007
Collection Item
Photograph

Ambulance Wagons on the Battle-Field of Bull Run

1861-1862 ca.

E. & H. T. Anthony.

GLC05137.008
Collection Item
Photograph

Old Farm House on Fair Oaks Battle-Field

1862 ca.

E. & H. T. Anthony, Publisher. From Gardner's Gallery. Negative by James F. Gibson. [Title continued] "Pierced by hundreds of bullets, and used as a Hospital by Hooker's Division."

GLC05137.009
Collection Item
Photograph

Camp Hamilton Fort Monroe

1865/12

Title, date and "No 147" inscribed on verso. Orange tax stamp. Shows A-frame tents with open flaps in front and rear. Zouave band and troops in center of photograph.

GLC05137.010
Collection Item
Photograph

Waiting for Exchanged Prisoners

1864-1865 ca.

Taylor & Huntington, publishers. "This is the flag-of-truce steamer "New York," waiting at Aiken's Landing, on the James River, for the Rebel flag-of-truce boat from Richmond, with a load of Union prisoners for Exchange. And what an exchange it was...

GLC05137.011
Collection Item
Photograph

War Views. Burial of dead at Fredericksburg, Va

May 20, 1864

E. & H. T. Anthony, publisher. Negative by Brady & Co. Ground, graves and blankets covering the bodies have been colored. Date from William Frassinito, "Grant And Lee the Virginia Campaigns, 1864-1865" (New York: Macmillian Publishing Co., 1983).

GLC05137.012
Collection Item
Photograph

Harpers Ferry and the Shenandoah Valley, from Maryland Heights

1861-1865 ca.

E. & H. T. Anthony, publisher.

GLC05137.013
Collection Item
Photograph

Harper's Ferry, Va

1861-1865 ca.

View of town and railroad bridge from across the river.

GLC05137.014
Collection Item
Photograph

View of Harper's Ferry, showing the Ruin wrought by War

1861-1865 ca.

E. & H. T. Anthony, publisher.

GLC05137.015
Collection Item
Photograph

The Viaduct on the Baltimore and Ohio R. R

1861-1865 ca.

E. & H. T. Anthony, publisher.

GLC05137.016
Collection Item
Photograph

Cavalry Guarding the Viaduct on the Baltimore and Ohio Rail Road

1861-1865 ca.

E. & H. T. Anthony, publisher. Tax stamp cut from verso.

GLC05137.017
Collection Item
Photograph

Battery at the Relay House Near Baltimore, MD

1861/05

[Title and date inscribed on verso.]

GLC05137.018
Collection Item
Photograph

The famous relay House, on the Baltimore & Ohio R. R

1861-1865 ca.

E. & H. T. Anthony, publisher.

GLC05137.019
Collection Item
Photograph

Georgetown, from Fort Corcoran, with glimpses of the Potomac

1861-1865 ca.

E. & H. T. Anthony, publisher. Soldiers wearing havelocks in center of photo.

GLC05137.020