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1862
Battery on the York River [carte de visite]
Identified by inscription on verso as part of Brady's Album Gallery. Photograph by Barnard and Gibson.
GLC00242.11
1864 ca.
Stoneman, George B.
Gen. George Stoneman and staff near Fair Oaks, June 1862 [stereocard]
From Photographic History series of reproduction, ca. 1890.
GLC00242.15
September 1862 ca.
Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865)
President Lincoln and Gen. McClellan in McClellan's tent [Antietam] [stereocard]
From Photographic History series no. 602. M-104.
GLC00242.16
1865 ca.
Dix, John Adams (1798-1879)
Gen. John A. Dix [stereocard]
GLC00242.17
Wright, Horatio G. (1820-1899)
General Wright, commander of the "Bloody Sixth Corps" [stereocard]
Wright took command of the Sixth Corps in 1864 with the death of Sedgewick.
GLC00242.18
McPherson, James Birdseye (1828-1864)
Where General McPherson was killed [at Atlanta] [stereocard]
GLC00242.19
16 December 1864
View of the outer trenches ... of Nashville [stereocard]
GLC00242.21
Howe, C. A. (fl.1865)
Cabinet portrait of John B. Stonehouse
Cabinet portrait of John B. Stonehouse, a witness to the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. Originally with letters written by Stonehouse regarding Lincoln's assassination (see GLC00368 and GLC00368.01).
GLC00368.04
1861
Brady, Mathew B. (ca. 1823-1896)
[Robert E. Lee]
A reworked Brady daguerreotype (original from1851); republished by Brendann Brothers. This carte de visite depicts General Robert E. Lee in uniform (uniform was painted on). See Turner's "Even More Confederate Faces" p.16. With stamp on verso: "Jas...
GLC00439
[circa 1864]
Brady & Co.
[General Richard Taylor]
Black & white portrait of Confederate General Richard Taylor. Enlarged directly from the original negative by Brady in the Meserve Collection.
GLC00444.02
13 July 1889
Sarony, Napoleon (1821-1896)
[Sepia cabinet portrait of William T. Sherman]
Contemporary portrait of Sherman, published in 1888. Seated, upper torso, arms folded. Dated "1889" and signed by Sherman in pencil on front with his inscription on verso to General Frederick Tracy Dent in Denver on 13 July 1889. Dent was Grant's...
GLC00478
Addis, R.W. (fl. 1864)
[Frederick Jackson]
Signed on mount as Lieutenant of the 1st regiment, 1st Army Corps. He was a medal of honor recipient for James Island, South Carolina and one of Abraham Lincoln's guards. Addis Gallery, Washington. P.B. Marvin, photographer.
GLC06444
1865 June
Gardner, Alexander (1821-1882)
Military Telegraph Operators in Richmond.
Negative by T.H.O. Sullivan; positive by Alex Gardner, 511 Seventh Street, Washington. 11 men grouped between pine trees in front of two tents. Seven of the men sit on chairs, while four stand behind them. A small dog occupies a director's stool at...
GLC06738.07
1865
[Reporters outside courthouse where Capt. Wirz was tried]
Group of men (probably reporters, as evidenced by their pads of paper and pens) most likely gathered outside the courthouse where Capt. Wirz was tried. With various inscriptions on verso.
GLC06999.32
[Gallows in Washington D.C.]
View of the gallows just after the drop of Capt. Wirz; with rotunda of the Capitol visible in background. Several people in the background are seen high in the trees trying to get a view of the hanging. With various graphite inscriptions on verso and...
GLC06999.33
Execution of Wirtz of Andersonville
View of the gallows as the noose is placed around Capt. Wirz's neck. Union soldiers with bayonets surround the platform. With graphite inscriptions on verso.
GLC06999.34
1861-1877
Unknown
General Ordway
Small version of image 7000.53. Ring which was present on ring finger left hand in all photos of youth no longer present.
GLC07000.07
[General Ordway as a civilian]
An image of Ordway as a civilian in a coat with a bow tie. Close up - head and shoulders present only
GLC07000.08
1862 ca.
Cook, George S. (1819-1902)
George Washington Custis Lee
Quarter length portrait of George Washington Custis Lee as General (3 stars).
GLC07074
1864
Lilly, Eli (fl. 1864)
Untitled
Collateral photograph of Col. George W Jackson and Lt Col Eli Lilly of the 9th Indiana Cavalry.
GLC07566.02
1870 ca.
Cabinet card of William T. Sherman
Oval bus portrait, in uniform. Signed in ink on recto. Imprint of Brady, Washington, D.C., on both recto and verso.
GLC07789
[ca. 1863-1866]
Brady, Mathew B.
Ulysses S. Grant Carte de visite
White mount with purple border. Brady imprint on recto and verso. Three quarter length seated portrait in uniform.
GLC07808.019
White mount with faded purple border. Brady imprint on both recto and verso. Verso also contains pencil inscription "1069" (or "1869[?]"), and ink inscription "General Grant," with "General" written in German script. Three quarter length standing...
GLC07808.020
5 June 1868
Burnham, T. R.
White mount with gold border and imprint on recto: "Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, U.S.A. Photographed by T.R. Burnham, 351Washington St., Boston, in Washington, D.C., June 5th, 1868. Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1868, by T.R. Burnham...
GLC07808.029
Hoyt
White mount with imprint of G.W. Thorne, New York, below image on recto. Imprint of Hoyt visible on lower left corner of image. Verso contains imprint of Hoyt and pencil notations: "U.S. Grant," "9040-2," "3000," "3238," and "1272." Half length...
GLC07808.033
no date
Bureau of Printing and Engraving
[Steel-plate engraving of Ulysses S. Grant]
Engraving of Grant as he appears on a version of the $50 bill.
GLC07808.047
[Vignette of Abraham Lincoln and son Tad]
Reproduction of a photograph taken by Brady. Lincoln and his son are looking at an album of cartes.
GLC07963.02
1866
Gardner's Photographic Sketchbook of the War. 2 Vols.
These albums are in the original format, showing photographs taken while in Brady's studio. Depicts Antietam, Gettysburg, Petersburg, etc.
GLC03547
[n.d]
Sperling, Jno V.
Pencil inscription on verso: "Jno. V. Sperling 1st Lt., Co. 'U' 1st W.T.I. of A.D., Corinth, Miss, Port Washington, Tuscarawas Co., Ohio." Vignette bust portrait in uniform with moustache and beard. White mount with gold border.
GLC03565.29
June 1865 ca.
[Hanging of Henry Wirz]
With pencil notes on verso: "752" and "XXVIII."
GLC03596
Burnside, Ambrose Everett (1824-1881)
6th plate Ambrotype portrait of the General in uniform, in frame
GLC03686
1862, 1890
Handy, L.C.
Carte de visite of Fitz-John Porter
Colonel in the U.S. Army from May 14, 1861. Brigadier General Vol. May 17, 1861. Major General Vol. July 4, 1862. With autograph note and bio on verso. Image ca. 1862, printed ca. 1890.
GLC03854
[Carte de visite of George Armstrong Custer]
Printed by M. B. Brady & Company. Included with 4007.01 on bookshelf.
GLC04007.02
Brady, Matthew B. (ca. 1823-1896)
Sherman and his Generals
One image entitled, "Sherman and his Generals," taken by Mathew Brady dated 1865. Image is of General Sherman and his generals taken shortly after the end of the war. The label beneath the image identifies the men and their ranks. They are from left...
GLC04172
circa 1886
Bell, Charles Milton, ca. 1849-1893.
[Portrait of Surgeon General John Moore]
Three quarter length standing portrait of Surgeon General Moore in dress uniform. With rubber stamp on verso, "C.M. Bell. 463 & 465 Penna. Ave. Washington, D.C." Moore wears his dress uniform complete with epaulets, belt buckle, sash, dress belt...
GLC04196.01
Bell, Charles Milton (1849-1893)
Genl. Jno. Moore, U.S.A. Brig Gen'l.
Cabinet card signed on mount: "Genl. Jno Moore, U.S.A. Brig. Genl." Red imprint of C.M. Moore, Washington. With faint blue stamp in upper right corner "John B. Moore, Office of Internal Records, Washington." Moore is dressed in his army uniform...
GLC04196.02
1862/10/03
The President, General McClellan and suite on... Antietam [by Gardner]
GLC04346
circa 1861-1866
Colfax, Schuyler (1823-1885)
[Photograph album of Major Schuyler Colfax]
Album belonging to Schuyler Colfax with over one hundred cartes des visite of New York, Washington, famous policians and other sights. Includes forty outdoor cartes of New York City by E & H.T. Anthony; 16 of Washington and environs by Gardner and...
GLC04689
Barnard, George N. (1860-1866)
Photographic Views of Sherman's Campaign [complete album of 61 photographs]
This is the complete album as published, and is more complete than GLC 2833 (36 photos). This album includes "Sherman and his Generals" and most of Sherman's campaign from Chattanooga, through Atlanta and Kennesaw Mountain, Peach Tree Creek...
GLC04953
circa 1918
unknown, fl. 1918;
[Photograph of U.S.S. George Washington]
One sepia-tone silver gelatin print of the ship that transported President Woodrow Wilson to Europe to sign the Treaty of Versailles at the end of World War I. Co-signed by President Wilson, Secretary of Navy Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Captain Edward...
GLC04993
circa 1861-1865
[Albumen of William E. Jones]
Image of William E. "Grumble" Jones in military uniform. Does not show sufficient detail to include the rank on his shoulder strap.
There is a younger photograph of Jones in military dress in the Library of Congress.
GLC02711.07
1972 December 5
Anderson, Cecil W.
[Confederate Calvary Sabres]
Accompanying photographs of Confederate cavalry sabre in scabbard. Manufactured by Isaac Campbell & Co. of London, at 71 Jermyn Street. Hilt embellished with an eagle and arrows in its talons with foliage. Purchased by William E. Jones in 1862.
GLC02711.08.02
25 September 1865
[Carte de visite of Joseph Jones]
Inscribed "Father" with cancelled tax stamp on verso.
GLC02739.161
[Tintype of Joseph Jones]
GLC02739.162
unidentified woman in dress
Most likely Adeline Burpee.
GLC02744.276
1861 April
[photograph of William Rhodes Wilder]
Inscription on enclosure: "William Rhodes Wilder, April 1861. Age 17 years."
GLC02750.329
Ghirardini, N.
[photograph of Frank John Wilder]
GLC02750.330
[photograph of Major Jacob Babbitt]
GLC02750.331
[photograph of a house]
Labeled "The house of the far famed General Maneul [Paley]"
GLC02750.339
1864/06 ca.
Brisbin, James S. (James Sanks) (1837-1892)
Photograph of Brisbin in Brigadier General uniform [damaged]
Brisbin fought at Gettysburg. (Photograph damaged.)
GLC01504.04
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