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Confederate artillery at Charleston Harbor In article First Battle of Charleston Harbor

Joseph E. Johnston & Robert E. Lee (1869) In article Joseph E. Johnston

Federal prisoners captured at the First Battle of Bull Run were transported to Charleston S.C. and held inside a makeshift prison at Castle Pinckney. (photo August 1861) In article Castle Pinckney

Lt. George A. Custer has photo taken with ex-classmate, friend and captured Confederate prisoner, Lt. J.B. Washington, aide to Gen. Johnston at Fair Oaks. In article George Armstrong Custer

Elmer E. Ellsworth 1861 In article Elmer E. Ellsworth

Last letter written by Elmer Ellsworth before he was killed. (1861-05-23) In article Elmer E. Ellsworth

Marshall House, Alexandria, Virginia - place where Elmer Ellsworth was shot to death. 1861 In article Elmer E. Ellsworth

Photographer George S. Crook has set up his camera and taking pictures when he captures an explosion on the parade ground from a shell lobbed into Fort Sumter from the stranded Union monitor, Weehawken. In article Second Battle of Charleston Harbor

Closeup of damage inflicted on Fort Pulaski, Georgia by Union artillery on Big Tybee Island April 12-14, 1862. In article Fort Pulaski National Monument

Fort Pulaski, Georgia after Union bombardment. April 1862. In article Fort Pulaski National Monument

Photo taken of eastern barracks and bake-oven during the bombardment of Fort Sumter on Sept. 8, 1863. In article Second Battle of Charleston Harbor

Breech compromised at Fort Sumter's wall facing Morris Island during bombardment of Fort Sumter. (1863-09-08) In article Second Battle of Fort Sumter

The ruin known as Gaines' Mill, part of the Seven Days' Battles. In article Battle of Gaines' Mill

General George B. McClellan with staff & dignitaries (from left to right): Gen. George W. Morell, Lt. Col. A.V. Colburn, Gen. McClellan, Lt. Col. N.B. Sweitzer, Prince de Joinville (son of King Louis Phillippe of France), and on the very right - the prince's nephew, Count de Paris. In article George B. McClellan

Gen. Irwin McDowell with General George B. McClellan In article Irvin McDowell

Major Robert Anderson with family In article Robert Anderson (Civil War)

Mathew Brady upon his return from the First Battle of Bull Run, wearing a saber given to him for defense by New York Fire Zouaves. In article Mathew Brady

Confederate General Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard In article P.G.T. Beauregard

Confederate Lt. Gen. Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson photographed at Winchester, Virginia 1862. In article Stonewall Jackson

Union Brigadier General Ulysses S. Grant photographed at Cairo, Illinois (1861-09-04) In article Ulysses S. Grant

General Samuel Ryan Curtis circa 1862 In article Samuel Curtis

Charlestonian photographer, George S. Cook, took action shots on Sept. 8, 1863 during the Union bombardment of Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie. Having climbed to the top of the parapet of Fort Sumter, he photographed the USS Weekawken, USS Montauk and USS Passaic (at a range of approximately 2 miles) while they fired on Fort Moultrie. Cook's presence on the parapet drew the fire of Union artillery on Morris Island and Cook saw a shell pass close to him and then another knocked his plate holder into the water cistern. He paid a soldier five dollars to retrieve it and was ordered to get down. In article Second Battle of Charleston Harbor

Confederate General Lewis A. Armistead vignette

Confederate General George S. Pickett In article George Pickett

Confederate General Robert E. Lee

Confederate General Sterling Price (photographed in his U.S. uniform before the war) In article Sterling Price

Confederate General Earl Van Dorn In article Earl Van Dorn

Union Brigadier General George W. Taylor In article George W. Taylor (general)

"Quaker guns" made of pine logs were mounted in a ruse to fool the Union into believing that the Confederates were much better armed at Port Hudson, 1863. Black rings were painted on the end of the logs to make the muzzles look convincing. It worked. After Farragut's two vessels passed by Port Hudson, the union chose to never attack from the river again. In articles Siege of Port Hudson & Quaker Gun

Confederate siege gun mounted in the river fortifications at Port Hudson, 1863. In article [[w:|]]

The front of Shirley's House, also known as the White House, during the siege of Vicksburg, 1863. In article [[w:|]]

Shirley's House, also known as the White House, during the siege of Vicksburg, 1863. Union troops of Logan's division set about as engineers and sappers to undermine Confederate fortifications but they had to stay under cover for fear of Confederate sharpshooters. In article Siege of Vicksburg

Battery Sherman on the Jackson Road outside of Vicksburg, 1863. In article [[w:|]]

"Whistling Dick" was the name given to this specific Confederate 18 pounder because of the peculiar noise made by its projectiles. It was part of the defensive batteries facing the Mississippi River at Vicksburg. On May 28 1863, its fire sank the USS Cincinnati. In article Siege of Vicksburg

USS Choctaw lies anchored after the Siege of Vicksburg. In article [[w:|]]

Confederate dead lay gathered at the bottom of the parapet of Battery Robinett on the day after the Battle of Corinth. Col. William P. Rogers of the 2nd Texas (on the very left) seized his colors to keep them from falling again and jumped a five foot ditch, leaving his dying horse and assaulted the ramparts of the battery. When canister shot killed him, he was the fifth color bearer to fall that day. Note: This text erroneously reports that his second-in-command, Col. Lawrence Ross lays beside him. In fact, Ross went on to become a general and later the governor of Texas. He died in 1898. In article Second Battle of Corinth

These homes near the southeastern flank of the arsenal at Baton Rouge were ordered destroyed by Union Colonel Halbert E. Paine after the surprise Confederate attack on August 5, 1862 so that they would not afford shelter to any potential attackers. The Union would abandon Baton Rouge without being attacked again. Instead they headed to New Orleans under the orders of General Butler. In article Battle of Baton Rouge (1862)

Union Camp Banks, temporary home to the 7th Vermont, 21st Indiana and Nims' Battery in Baton Rouge was photographed in late July 1862. During the Confederate surprise attack of August 5, this camp became a battlefield. Union troops in the hospital grabbed their weapons and helped repulse the Confederates. In article Battle of Baton Rouge (1862)

Union troops of the 2nd Brigade under the command of General Thomas Williams have encamped in the city limits of Baton Rouge. This photo was taken shortly before August 5, 1862. On that morning, Confederate General John C. Breckinridge's two divisions took advantage of a dense fog and made a surprise attack. Initially, they were successful in taking much of the Union camp but would eventually be repulsed. General Williams, however, lay dead on the battlefield. Photo 1 of 2. In article Battle of Baton Rouge (1862)

Union troops of the 2nd Brigade under the command of General Thomas Williams have encamped in the city limits of Baton Rouge. This photo was taken shortly before August 5, 1862. On that morning, Confederate General John C. Breckinridge's two divisions took advantage of a dense fog and made a surprise attack. Initially, they were successful in taking much of the Union camp but would eventually be repulsed. General Williams, however, lay dead on the battlefield. Photo 2 of 2. In article Battle of Baton Rouge (1862)

The Dunker Church to the north of Sharpsburg, Maryland marks where one of the bloodiest battles in American history would begin at dawn on September 17, 1862. Here, both Union and Confederate dead lay together on the field. In article Battle of Antietam

The Lutheran Church just east of Sharpsburg marks the extent of the Union offensive during the Battle of Antietam, 1862. Union skirmishers moved to the cross-street just beyond the church as a Confederate Corps commanded by A.P. Hill arrived on the Shepherdstown Rd., surprising Burnside's troops and driving them back. In article Battle of Antietam

"Bloody Lane" in the sunken road after the Battle of Antietam, 1862. General A. P. Hill's Confederate troops received multiple assaults and an enfilading fire from several Union divisions leaving this bloody scene. In article Battle of Antietam

Burnside's bridge just after the Battle of Antietam, 1862. In article Battle of Antietam

Aquia Creek Landing in Union control in February 1863. This position swapped hands between the two armies during 1861-1862 until the Union established a logistical supply point here for the Army of the Potomac. In article Aquia Creek

Union General Ambrose Burnside, 1862. In article Ambrose Burnside

Western view from Fredericksburg down Telegraph Road with Marye's Heights visible in the distant center. Several Union divisions would march down this road during the Battle of Fredericksburg to assault the Confederate positions on the heights unsuccessfully. Eventually, they would retreat back down this road after being decimated. In article Battle of Fredericksburg

View of Fredericksburg from the east of the Rappahannock River, 1862. In article [[w:|]]

Chancellor House was the headquarters of General Joseph Hooker during the Battle of Chancellorsville, 1863. The general was knocked off his feet with a possible concussion when a Confederate artillery round smashed into a column that he was standing beside. Later, the general would take flight leaving the house to fall prey to heavy Confederate fire. In article Battle of Chancellorsville

Dowdall's Tavern was Union General Oliver O. Howard's headquarters until he was surprised and driven by Stonewall Jackson's Confederate troops at the Battle of Chancellorsville, 1863. In article Battle of Chancellorsville

Wilderness Church at Chancellorsville was the center of a stand made by Union general Schurz's division after Confederates under Stonewall Jackson made a surprise flank attack. The stand was brief as the Confederates smashed through and continued to roll up the Eleventh Corps (under command of General Oliver O. Howard). In article Battle of Chancellorsville

Union General George Stoneman & staff, 1863. In article George Stoneman

Union General Joseph Hooker (seated 2nd to right) and his staff, 1863. In article Joseph Hooker

General "Fightin' Joe" Hooker In article Joseph Hooker

150th Pennsylvania Infantry maneuvering approximately 3 weeks before the Battle of Chancellorsville, 1863. In article 150th Pennsylvania Infantry

Burnside's headquarters at Phillips' House during the Battle of Fredericksburg. It was here that his staff generals dissuaded him from carrying on any more assaults. In article Battle of Fredericksburg

Marye's House upon Marye's Heights was the center of the Confederate position during the Battle of Fredericksburg, 1862. Confederate troop encampments are visible to the right. In article Battle of Fredericksburg

Union engineers built the pontoon bridges at Franklin Crossing where Gen. Franklin spent two days crossing with the left wing of the Union army for the Battle of Fredericksburg. In article Battle of Fredericksburg

House in Fredericksburg destroyed by Union artillery in December 1862. In article [[w:|]]

View of Stafford Heights across the Rappahannock River from Fredericksburg from Confederate-built trenches used during the Battle of Fredericksburg in 1862. Union army encampments are seen on the heights and a pontoon bridge is seen further down river from the destroyed bridge. In article [[w:|]]

Limbered Union artillery behind their redoubts across the Rappahannock River from Fredericksburg in 1863 In article [[w:|]]

Union army pontoon boats mobilized for deployment In article Battle of Fredericksburg

Atlanta Rail Depot destroyed in 1864. In article Atlanta in the American Civil War

Outside Fort Johnson at Charleston with Fort Sumter in the distance.

Confederate gun at Battery Dantzler, Drewry's Bluff. In article Battle of Drewry's Bluff

Photo taken from General Warren's headquarters at Beverly House of Union artillery massing for an advance.

Confederate Camp Washington (Battery Washington) near Sullivan's Inlet at Charleston.

The Capitol Building in Washington D.C. is nearly complete in this photograph taken just a few days after the Battle of Gettysburg.

Photo of the Capitol Building in Washington D.C. taken during the American Civil War.

This Confederate redoubt guarding Taylor's Bridge was captured by Union troops of Hancock's Corps on May 23 1864.

The Chain Bridge guarded by a Union pickett was one of the ways to cross the Potomac into Washington.

Taylor's Bridge, also known as the Chesterfield Bridge, where the Telegraph Road crosses the North Anna River. The 93rd New York Infantry seized the bridge under fire before the Confederates could destroy it.

City Point at the juncture of the Appomattox and James Rivers after its capture by General Benjamin Butler. This served as the primary logistics point for the Union army during its siege of Petersburg and Richmond from June 1864 -

Chambersburg Pennsylvania in ruins after Confederates under General McCausland reciprocated against the Union for their destruction during Hunter's raid in the Shenandoah Valley.

Chambersburg Pennsylvania was destroyed by McCausland's Confederate cavalry in July 1864.

The Battle of Cold Harbor took place here on July 3 1864. In article Battle of Cold Harbor

Makeshift Confederate breastworks at the extreme left of their line thrown up at the Battle of Cold Harbor, July 3 1864. In article Battle of Cold Harbor

View of Columbia, South Carolina in ruins taken from the destroyed capitol building in 1865.

Ruins of the unfinished capitol building in Columbia, South Carolina.

The massive crater at Petersburg made by an explosion from underneath Confederate entrenchments on July 30 1864.

Confederate General John B. Hood ordered this destruction of railway and rolling stock in Atlanta to prevent resources from falling into the hands of Sherman's Union troops.

Union dead from the Battle of the Wilderness and the Battle of Spotsylvania being buried at Fredericksburg.

Locomotives were massed within the defense lines of Washington DC to prevent them from falling into Confederate hands. The newly-finished Capitol Building is visible in the distance.

One of the Union siege guns mounted in defense of Washington. In article Siege artillery in the American Civil War

The "Dictator" siege mortar at Petersburg In article Siege artillery in the American Civil War

The Dictator at Petersburg on its rolling platform. In article Siege artillery in the American Civil War

Union troops under General William B. Hazen work at dismantling Confederate Fort McAllister north of Savannah, Georgia. Here they are removing a 48 pounder, 8 inch Colombiad.

Confederate dead of General Ewell's Corps who attacked the Union lines at the Battle of Spotsylvania. In article Battle of Spotsylvania Court House

This unidentified, dead Confederate soldier of Ewell's Corp was killed during their attack at Allsop's Farm during the Battle of Spotsylvania. His right knee had been shattered and he had bandaged it but a later wound tearing his left shoulder apart caused him to bleed to death. In article Battle of Spotsylvania Court House

Inside Confederate Fort Moultrie (Sullivan's Island) looking east of Charleston Harbor. In article Fort Moultrie National Monument

Fort Stevens (formerly Fort Massachusetts) near the summer home of Abraham Lincoln. On July 12, 1864 Lincoln was standing on the ramparts of this fort when the surgeon standing beside him was wounded in the leg by a Confederate sharpshooter.

Union calvary general Alfred T. A. Torbert (seated center holding saber in front of him) and staff at their headquarters during the Shenandoah Valley campaign under Sheridan in 1864. In article Alfred Thomas Archimedes Torbert

Union General US Grant smokes with his back to the smaller tree as he makes the decision with his council to "fight it out". The decision was a costly one as it lead to the Union defeat at the Battle of Cold Harbor and more than 10,000 Union dead. In article Battle of Cold Harbor

Confederate General John Bell Hood In article John Bell Hood

Confederate General Jubal S. Early In article Jubal Anderson Early

Confederate position at the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain. In article Battle of Kennesaw Mountain

Civilians of Atlanta scramble to board the last train to leave under the mandatory evacuation order given by General William T. Sherman. Many wagons and belongings had to be abandoned. In article Atlanta in the American Civil War

General Sherman's mandatory evacuation order in September 1864 led to this photograph of the last train leaving Atlanta. With overloaded cars, it will not have enough room for civilians to bring all of their belongings which can be seen littered beside the tracks beside the wagons they leave behind. In article Atlanta in the American Civil War

Union General George Gordon Meade (center) and staff. This photo is approximately two months before General John Sedgewick (2nd from right in rounded hat) was killed at the Battle of Spotsylvania on May 9, 1864. In article [[w:|]]

Interior view of the Union's "Moving" battery at the Siege of Petersburg, 1864. In article Siege artillery in the American Civil War

Sherman's Union troops occupy Confederate Fort D near Peachtree Street, Atlanta 1864. Photo 1 of 2. Complement photo is File:PeachtreeBatteryAtlanta1864crop01.jpg In article [[w:|]]

Sherman's Union troops occupy Confederate Fort D near Peachtree Street, Atlanta 1864. Photo 2 of 2. Complement photo is File:PeachtreeBatteryAtlanta1864crop02.jpg In article [[w:|]]

Union graves close to where the soldiers fell after the Confederates under John B. Hood attacked at Peachtree Creek just north of Atlanta, 1864. In article Battle of Peachtree Creek

Union General Phillip H. Sheridan In article Philip Sheridan

Potter's House in Atlanta housed Confederate sharpshooters until Union artillery made a special target of it. In article Battle of Atlanta & Atlanta in the American Civil War

Confederate earthworks overlooking the battlefield at Resaca, 1864. In article Battle of Resaca

Confederate General-in-Chief Robert E. Lee photographed in 1865. In article Robert E. Lee

"Remains of the Circular Church and 'Secession Hall' where South Carolina decided to leave the Union". In article St. Andrew's Hall

General Hazen's men of the Fifteenth Corps man a captured Confederate siege gun at Fort McAllister for the camera. Standing at attention above and facing the weapon is a U.S. Marine and beside him leaning on his saber is a cavalryman. In article Second Battle of Fort McAllister

The Union's Moving Battery armed with a siege mortar on the City Point Railroad during the Siege of Petersburg. In article Siege artillery in the American Civil War

Skulls remaining on the field and trees destroyed at the Battle of the Wilderness, 1864. In article Battle of the Wilderness

Spotsylvania Courthouse, 1864. In article Battle of Spotsylvania Court House

Union artillery and infantry cross the Chattahochee River in a canvas pontoon boat. In article Battle of Pace's Ferry

"Federal entrenchments at the foot of Kenesaw Mountain." In article Battle of Kennesaw Mountain

"General Ulysses S. Grant at City Point in 1864 with his wife and son Jesse." In article Ulysses S. Grant

General-in-Chief of the Union Army, Ulysses S. Grant in 1865. In article Ulysses S. Grant

Union General William T. Sherman In article [[w:|]]

Union General William T. Sherman (standing with arm on the breech of the weapon) and staff. In article [[w:|]]

The ruins of the Virginia Military Institute after Hunter's Raid in 1864. In article Valley Campaigns of 1864

"Charleston's Famous Zouave Cadets drilling at Castle Pinckney." In article Castle Pinckney

Colonel Alfred N. Duffié In article Alfred N. Duffié

Photo of Union Cavalry General Alfred Pleasonton taken in Falmouth, Virginia, 1864. In article Alfred Pleasonton

Union Cavalry General Alfred T. A. Torbert in Autumn 1864 in the Shenandoah Valley In article Alfred Thomas Archimedes Torbert

Union Cavalry Colonel Benjamin H. Grierson (seated with hand resting on chin) and staff. In article Benjamin H. Grierson

Castle Murray on Rockhill along the Warrentown Railroad near Auburn, Virginia where Union Cavalry General Alfred Pleasonton made his headquarters in the Autumn of 1863. In article [[w: |]]

Union Cavalry Generals George A. Custer and Alfred Pleasonton in Autumn 1863. In article George A. Custer

Five Union Cavalry Generals: (from left to right) Philip Sheridan, James W. Forsyth, Wesley Merritt (seated), Thomas C. Devin and George A. Custer (seated). This is a complement photo of File:FiveUnionCavalryGenerals2.jpg In article [[w: |]]

Five Union Cavalry Generals: (from left to right) Philip Sheridan, James W. Forsyth, Wesley Merritt (seated), Thomas C. Devin and George A. Custer (seated). This is a complement photo of File:FiveUnionCavalryGenerals.jpg. In article [[w: |]]

Union General Daniel Butterfield In article Daniel Butterfield

Union General David McMurtrie Gregg (seated with slouch hat and beard) and his staff In article David McMurtrie Gregg

Confederate General Fitzhugh Lee In article Fitzhugh Lee

Union General Fitz John Porter (seated in chair) and staff. In article Fitz John Porter

Union Cavalry General George Stoneman In article George Stoneman

Union Cavalry General Hugh Judson Kilpatrick In article Hugh Judson Kilpatrick

Union Cavalry General James Harrison Wilson & staff In article James H. Wilson

Confederate Cavalry General James Ronald Chalmers In article James Ronald Chalmers

Confederate Cavalry General J.E.B. Stuart In article J.E.B. Stuart

"A Wartime View of Stuart's Grave" In article J.E.B. Stuart

Confederate General John Hunt Morgan In article John Hunt Morgan

Confederate Cavalry Colonel John Singleton Mosby — "The Gray Ghost" In article John S. Mosby

Confederate Cavalry Colonel John S. Mosby and some of his men: * Top row (right to left): Lee Herverson, Ben Palmer, John Puryear, Tom Booker, Norman Randolph, Frank Raham. * Second row: Parrot, John Troop, John W. Munson, John S. Mosby, Newell, Neely, Quarles. * Third row: Walter Gosden, Harry T. Sinnott, Butler, Gentry. In article John S. Mosby

Confederate Major General Joseph Wheeler In article [[w: |]]

Confederate Major General Lunsford L. Lomax In article Lunsford L. Lomax

Confederate Major General Nathan Bedford Forrest In article Nathan Bedford Forrest

Union General Philip St. George Cooke In article Philip St. George Cooke

Union pickets at Rappahannock Station, Virginia photographed here in August 1862 will be driven away by Confederates under James L. Longstreet and J.E.B. Stuart in the First Battle of Rappahannock Station. In article First Battle of Rappahannock Station

Union Major General Rufus Ingalls In article Rufus Ingalls

Smoke is still rising from the ruins of Richmond, Virginia after surrendering on April 3, 1865 following the Union victory at the Siege of Petersburg. Union cavalry mounts with carbines visible are hitched in the foreground. In article Siege of Petersburg

Union Calvary General Philip Sheridan In article Philip Sheridan

Union Calvary General Philip Sheridan In article Philip Sheridan

Union Cavalry General Thomas C. Devin (with long beard) and staff In article Thomas Devin

Confederate Cavalry General Thomas T. Munford In article Thomas T. Munford

Confederate Cavalry Major General Thomas L. Rosser In article Thomas L. Rosser

Train derailed by Confederate cavalry on August 26, 1863 during the Battle of Manassas Station Operations. In article Battle of Manassas Station Ops.

Union Colonel Ulric Dahlgren In article Ulric Dahlgren

Union Infantry formed in an infantry square with bayonets fixed. In article Infantry square

Confederate Cavalry Lieutenant General Wade Hampton In article Wade Hampton III

Confederate Cavalry General William E. Jones photographed while still a colonel with the Seventh Virginia Cavalry in 1862. In article William E. Jones