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[1861-1865]
Brady, Mathew B. (ca. 1823-1896)
River scene with boats
Negative number 8913 penciled on verso, and also visible on front of image. River scene showing loading of ships, with a small encampment in the middle ground.
GLC03029.10
"Street S[c]ene Alex[andria], Va."
Street scene showing horses, wagons, and several men on or beside the railroad tracks outside of a soap and candle factory.
GLC03029.11
[1864/05 -1864/06]
"Butler's line on the Appomattox n[ea]r Pertersbg [Petersburg.]"
Shows cleared area behind a temporary fortification. Soldiers and log structures visible in the extreme background.
GLC03029.12
"13th N.Y. artillery at [F]ort Burpee."
Shows several groups of soldiers gathered behind the breastworks. Companion with image #14 (right half of stereo).
GLC03029.13
"13th N.Y. artillery at Ft. Burpee."
Companion with image #13 (left half of stereo).
GLC03029.14
1863/06/17
"Ram Atlanta."
[not before Union capture of C.S.S. Atlanta in Wassaw Sound, Ga., , cf. Davis and Wiley, v.1, 1050.] Distant image of C.S.S. Atlanta, presumably after Union capture, with soldiers standing along all three decks.
GLC03029.15
"Woods on Right wing."
Shows a lone man seated on a rock in the woods, facing away from the camera. The man may be Brady, who often wore a white jacket.
GLC03029.16
Men in front of tent
Pencil note "9997" on verso. Shows three white men outside of tent, one standing and wearing a kepi. An African American man (possibly a servant) stands to the right. Image affords a good view of the inside of the tent.
GLC03029.17
Untitled
Image shows nine officers in a clearing (eight standing and one seated).
GLC03029.18
"Fort Brady."
Image shows two cannons in a fortified trench, each manned by four soldiers.
GLC03029.19
not before 1864/06/14
"Signal Tower, Cobb[']s Hill."
[not before 14 June 1864, cf. The Photographic History of the Civil War, 310-311.] Image shows four soldiers, a wooden structure, and a carriage in the foreground, and the signal tower slightly behind and the right.
GLC03029.20
"Breast work on Left wing Round top Getezsburg [Gettysburg]."
Shows a lone man in a straw hat (perhaps Brady) amongst fallen trees and a crude stone fortification.
GLC03029.21
Shows a wooden house [farmhouse?] with a man and woman in front.
GLC03029.22
Shows a three-story wooden building with signs for various types of merchants, including clothing, furniture, and millinery. A fourth sign advertises Carpenter's Photography Studio.
GLC03029.23
1863
"Ruins in Alex[andria], 1863."
Dramatic pose of hooded woman mourning in the ruins.
GLC03029.24
"Cleaning the wreck."
Soldiers and civilians clearing wrecked trains and bent rails from a track.
GLC03029.25
"Tomb of the Mother of Washingto[n] at Fdkg [Fredericksburg]."
"No. 8." penciled on verso, along with the number 9220. Image shows a single soldier standing in front of the monument with his back to the camera.
GLC03029.26
"Birney['s] H Qr [Headquarters]."
"10803" penciled on verso. Image shows a clearing with Birney's headquarters to the right, and a group of soldiers and horses standing to the left. Slightly lighter print of image #28.
GLC03029.27
"Gen[era]l Birney['s] Hd Q [Headquarters]."
"10803" penciled on verso. Slightly darker print of image #27.
GLC03029.28
[1863/07]
"Wheatfield where Gen Reynol[d]s was Killed."
Variation on O'Sullivan's photo of the wheatfield. Shows a man (probably Brady) crouched at the edge of a pond and looking down. See also image #35 in this collection, and GLC# 2435, Gardner reprint of "Field where Gen. Reynolds fell, Gettysburg."
GLC03029.29
"Gen. Chapman"
"9679" penciled on verso, along with misidentification of photo as "Genl. Sheridan" struck through in ink by a roughly contemporary hand. Image shows Gen. George H. Chapman seated outside his tent.
GLC03029.30
[1864]
Unusually large print of a photograph taken from behind the Confederate wall at Marye's Heights, Fredericksburg.
GLC03029.31
Large format photograph of a group of men in front of an unidentified building, possibly a church or school.
GLC03029.32
Image shows vignette of a flagpole and its surrounding grounds and buildings, possibly a military academy.
GLC03029.33
"Rebel Battery taken by Burnsides Col. Murphy[?]"
"No. 29" penciled on verso. Panoramic image showing several men atop a fortification.
GLC03029.34
"View of Barns near where Reynolds was killed."
Another version of O'Sullivan's photo of the wheatfield, with two men facing away from the camera, and barns visible in the distance. Brady may be the seated figure in the straw hat. See also image #28 in this collection.
GLC03029.35
[1864/05/30]
"9224" penciled on verso. Image shows the loading of horses onto steamers during the evacuation of Port Royal. One steamer bears the name "Young America." See also GLC 5111.01, image #1049.
GLC03029.36
circa 1861-1865
Genl. Lee's H. Qrs.
"Lamped[?]" penciled on verso. Side view of Gen. Lee's Gettysburg headquarters with a woman dressed in white standing by the fence.
GLC03029.37
"Alxa [Alexandria,] Va."
View of railroad yard with warehouse.
GLC03029.38
"Round House Alex [Alexandria,] O & R R R [Ohio and Richmond Rail Road]."
View of railroad yard with roundhouse flying federal flag.
GLC03029.39
"Fort Brady, Buildg [Building] wall."
"10784" penciled on verso. Image shows soldiers constructing winter quarters.
GLC03029.40
"Negro Group on Aikins [Aiken's] Farm, The Residue of 65 Slaves. Farm 3000 acres."
Group of twelve African Americans (including men, women, and children), and three white soldiers: one on horseback behind the group, and two visible to the left.
GLC03029.41
[after May 1863, when Ames was appointed Brig. Gen. of Volunteers.]
"Gen. Ames Hd. Qr. [Headquarters]."
"10787" penciled on verso. Image shows horses, men, and a dog gathered in a clearing.
GLC03029.42
"Ne[illegible] Hd Qr with Band."
Image shows an unidentified regimental band gathered outside a winter camp.
GLC03029.43
"5th Pen. Cav[a]lry, Battlefield of Oct. 29 & 30."
Image shows horses and men gathered in a winter camp, with field visible in the distance, and rear of a wooden structure closest to the camera.
GLC03029.44
"Negro Camp of 27th Ohio, USCV [U.S. Colored, Volunteers], Near Fort Burpee."
Image shows a cleared area in front of a winter camp, with a handful of men barely visible amongst the trees.
GLC03029.45
[2 April 1865, cf. Burns, 311.]
"Dead in Trenches."
Shows a Confederate soldier dead in a trench at Fort Mahone, with numerous cheveaux-de-frise visible atop the wall of the trench.
GLC03029.46
[1864/05, cf. Davis and Wiley, v.2, 669.]
"Ruins of White House on the Pamunkey River."
Image shows an encampment among the chimneys of now-demolished White House.
GLC03029.47
"[Winfield] Scott & Staff."
Image shows Scott (seated) and his staff (standing) on a porch. An unidentified figure stands away to the right.
GLC03029.48
"Company St Fort Burpee. Men playing Ball. 13th N.Y."
Image shows soldiers playing ball in the clearing of a winter encampment.
GLC03029.49
1873
Watkins, Carleton E.
Monument to Gen. James Wolfe [Quebec?]
GLC03030.32
circa 20 April 1865
[General Robert E. Lee and staff]
Image showing General Robert E. Lee and two members of his staff. The staff members are identified as possibly Lee's son G.W. Custis Lee (on his right) and Aide Col. Walter H. Taylor (on his left). Brady photographed Lee after his return from...
GLC03088
1865
Charleston, S. C. prints [photographs showing destruction]
GLC03089
Brady, Mathew B., fl. 1823-1896;
Charleston, South Carolina 1865.
One photograph entitled, "Charleston, South Carolina, 1865" taken by Mathew Brady. Image shows the interior of Fort Sumter prior to the ceremony for the fourth anniversary of its bombardment.
GLC03089.01
Brady, Mathew, fl. 1823-1896;
Charleston, South Carolina. 1865.
One photograph entitled, "Charleston, South Carolina. 1865" taken by Mathew Brady. Image shows Union troops lounging on the front steps of Charleston City Hall. The building appears to have suffered minor damage.
GLC03089.02
One photograph entitled, "Charleston, South Carolina. 1865" taken by Mathew Brady. Image is of Roper's Hospital in Charleston, South Carolina. The long, three story building, stands in the background. The foreground are high wooden fences with piles...
GLC03089.03
One photograph entitled, "Charleston, South Carolina," taken by Mathew Brady dated 1865. Image is of an unidentified street scene showing storefronts with stripped awnings. The sidewalk and small parts of the buildings are in disrepair. A man sits in...
GLC03089.04
1863 ca.
Gardner, Alexander (1821-1882)
Dead soldier on a battlefield
GLC03090.01
1864 ca.
Wynkoop, George
Carte de visite portrait of George Wynkoop
Standing portrait of Lt. Colonel of George Wynkoop of the 98th PA Volunteers.
GLC03090.02
Unknown
[James A. Garfield]
Carte de visite portrait of Garfield in uniform, 3/4 sitting.
GLC03090.03
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