1860s Collection

Victorian church warden lighting fire on Christmas Eve
Vintage engraving of from the childrens story of The Robins Christmas Eve, 19th Century

First Draft of "Battle Hymn of the Republic"
(Original Caption) 1861- Washington, DC: Facsimile of the handwritten first draft of the "Battle Hymn of the Republic"

Tea Clipper, 1860s, expanded cross-section

Louisa May Alcott
(Original Caption) Louisa May Alcott, ca. 1860

Writer Theophile Gautier
(Original Caption) Theophile Gautier (1811-1872), French writer and critic. Photograph, 1860's

Civil War Field Hospital
Nurses, physicians, and soldiers stand outside the field hospital of the U.S. Sanitary Commission during the United States Civil War

Freed African Americans Along a Wharf
A group of freed African American slaves along a wharf during the United States Civil War

Seated Portrait of Nathaniel Hawthorne
(Original Caption) Portrait of American author Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804-1864). Photograph taken in 1860 by Mayall, during Hawthorne's stay in London

Group Portrait of Chess Club
(Original Caption) Group portrait showing members of the Aberdeen, Scotland chess club in 1860. Photo shows two games in progress

Ulysses S. Grant in Uniform
(Original Caption) Ca.1860s-Ulysses S. Grant (1822-1885), as an officer. Photographed standing in the studio, in military uniform, by Matthew Brady

Sgt. Oscar Ryder of the Union Army
Sgt. Oscar Ryder of the 7th New York State Militia of the Union Army

New York Harbor
New York, NY: Overhead view of the New York Harbor in the early 1860s. Undated photograph

Wounded Civil War Zouave Soldier
A member of a Confederate Civil War Zouave unit (right) wears the distinctive uniform of baggy pants, decorative jacket, and fez. Standing at his side is a Confederate soldier

USS Baron de Kalb Ironclad Gunboat
Union USS Baron de Kalb ironclad gunboat, originally named the USS St. Louis

Confederate Army with Cannon
Gunners of General William B. Hazen's division of the 15th Corps stand around a field gun at Fort McAllister in Richmond Hill, Georgia

Abraham Lincoln
(Original Caption) Portrait of Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865), known as the Cooper Institute portrait

Abraham Lincoln Without Beard
(Original Caption) Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) without beard. Dated June, 1860. Photograph

The Popular Loan to the Federal Government
Scene in the main room of the Assay Office, Wall Street, New York

First Photo Of Union Army In Combat
(Original Caption) First photo of Union Army in combat. Photograph by Mathew Brady, circa 1861

Union Soldiers Drilling
(Original Caption) 1861- PA- The camp and regimental drill of the 96th Pennsylvania Infantry at Camp Northumberland

President-Elect Abraham Lincoln
(Original Caption) 1861-Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) is shown in this oval-framed portrait. Photograph dated February 9, 1861 by C. S. German

Civil War Photographer Matthew Brady
(Original Caption) 7/22/1861-Full length, profile portrait of famed photographer, Matthew Brady. He is most known for his effort to document the U.S. Civil War

Abraham Lincoln
(Original Caption) 12/23/1861-Washington: Abraham Lincoln (seated). Portrait by Matthew Brady

Stage Actress Sarah Bernhardt
Portrait of Sarah Bernhardt before her debut in 1862

Portrait of Alice Liddel Taken by Lewis Carrol
(Original Caption) Lewis Carrol's hand-colored photograph of Alice Liddell, the original Alice in Wonderland, thought by Tennyson to be the most beautiful photograph he had ever seen. Circa 1862

Abraham Lincoln
(Original Caption) 1862-Photograph of Abraham Lincoln by Mathew Brady, 1862

Confederate General Braxton Bragg in Uniform
4/6/1862- Official portrait of Civil War officer General Braxton Bragg of the Confederate States of America

Church and Street Guarded by Union Soldiers
(Original Caption) 5/1862-Centreville, VA: Main street and church of Centreville, Virginia, guarded by Union soldiers. Photo by George Bernard and James Gibson, May, 1862

Staff of Union General Andrew Porter
5/20/1862: The staff of Union General Andrew Porter lounge in front of a tent during the Civil War

Union Infantry at Bull Run
Union Soldiers and officers of Company C of the 41st New York Infantry Regiment at camp near Bull Run, Virginia

English Poet Christina Rossetti
Christina Rossetti. Photographed by Lewis Carrol, 1863

Union Officers Outside Tent
Officers of the Union Army sit outside a tent reading letters

Slavery Business of Price, Birch and Company
(Original Caption) August 1863 - Alexandria, VA - Slave pen of Price, Birch and Company, "Dealers in Slaves". View of the three story building from the street

Dr. C.K. Irwin Seated in Tent Opening
(Original Caption) 9/1683- Gettysburg, PA: Dr. C.K. Irwin acting medical director of the Excalibur Brigade seated at the entrance of a tent with another unidentified officer

Travelers During the Gettysburg Address
(Original Caption) 11/19/1863-Hanover, PA- Photo taken the day of the Gettysburg Address

Formal Portrait Of Mary Todd Lincoln
(Original Caption) 1864- Portrait of Mary Todd Lincoln in formal dress hodling a bouquet of flowers. Photo by Mathew Brady. Undated photo

Supplies Landing in Virginia Harbor
(Original Caption) 1864-City Point, VA: Landing supplies at City Point, Virginia. General view of the harbor, circa 1864

Gunboat Doing Cannon Drill
(Original Caption) Dahlgren gun crew drill aboard the U.S. gunboat "Mendota." Photograph, 1864

Soldiers from Pennsylvania Infantry
(Original Caption) 8/1864-Soldiers of Company F, 114th Pennsylvania Infantry, U.S.A. Petersberg, VA, August, 1864. The war between the states (Civil War)

Stereopticon View Of Abraham Lincoln
(Original Caption) 1865-Stereopticon view of Abraham Lincoln in 1865, showing him shortly before his assassination. Photograph. BPA2# 2855

Rear Admiral John Dahlgren stands alongside one of his creations, a 50-pounder Dahlgren rifle gun, aboard the USS Pawnee in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina, during the latter part of the Civil War

Fort Fisher After Capture
(Original Caption) 1/1865-Fort Fisher, NC: The "Pulpit" after capture, Fort Fisher, North Carolina. Photo by O'Sullivan, January, 1865

California Speculators
(Original Caption) Original Caption - Speculators: California stock broker in front of the Astor House. Woodcut, 1865

Cartoon Ridiculing Oil Speculation
(Original Caption) 1865-"Gulltown in an Uproar!" Cartoon ridiculing wild speculation in oil stocks after first exploitation of Pennsylvania oil fields. Lithograph

Christian Commission Office
(Original Caption) 4/1865-Washington, DC- Civil War: Christian Commission office, Washington, DC. (Photo by Bettmann Archive/Getty Images)

Robert E. Lee
(Original Caption) 1865-Robert E. Lee in his new uniform shortly before he met Grant at Appomattox

Abraham Lincoln
Photograph of Lincoln four days before his assassination

Abraham Lincoln's Body on Display at New York City Hall
Official escorts stand alongside the body of Abraham Lincoln, which lays in an open coffin, on display for public viewing inside New York City Hall

Affadavit On The Constitution
(Original Caption) 5/1865-An affidavit sweraing, protect and defend the Constitution of the U. S. A. May, 1865

Austrian Botanist Gregor Mendel
ORIGINAL CAPTION READS: Gregor Mendel (1822-1884). Austrian Botanist. Photograph, enlarged from a group of the brethren of the Konigskloster, 1866

Engraving Of Battle Of Lake Champlain
(Original Caption) Battle of Lake Champlain. McDonough's Victory. Colored engraving, 1866

Main Street in Salt Lake City
(Original Caption) Main Street, Salt Lake City. 1867

Derricks in Oil Field
(Original Caption) View of oil wells at Church Run near Titusville, Pennsylvania, 1868

Passage From Abraham Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address
A passage from United States president Abraham Lincoln's second inaugural address highlights plans for Reconstruction following the American Civil War

Ohio Land Grant Certificate 1868 Documen
(Original Caption) Ohio Land Grant document. Grants 160 acres of land to Wilton Shaw and Joseph Broadstreet. This document is signed by President Andrew Johnson, 1868

Key That Locked Up Lincoln Conspirators
(Original Caption) Photograph of key that locked the Lincoln conspirators in prison

Major Belle Reynolds & Husband On Horses
(Original Caption) Major Belle Reynolds and husband, Adj. William S. Reynolds, 17th Ill. Infantry, USA. She is said to have been the only woman major in the army. Photograph, ca. 1860s

Employees Of A Civil War Repair Shop
(Original Caption) washington, DC- Civil War: Ambulance shop and Government repair shop. Undated photograph

Portrait Of Union Officer A.Rupetti
(Original Caption) Portrait of, Lt. Colonel A. Rupetti, an Officer of the Union Army during the Civil War: A member of the Garibaldi Gaurd, the 39th New York Infantry in a studio pose

Civil War Officers In Front Of Tent
(Original Caption) Civil War Union officers General Krutz and Weitzel sit together at the entrance to a tent during the war. Undated photograph circa 1860

Portrait Of Army Surgeon Lavington Quick
(Original Caption) Portrait of Union Army Surgeon Lavington Quick, the Medical Director of the 24th Army Corps, 1864-65. Undated photograph circa 1864

Lord Abinger And Officers Of Potomac
(Original Caption) Falmouth, VA: Lord Abinger and a group of officers of the Army of the Potomac. Undated photograph circa 1860

Portrait Of Col. Elmer Elsworth
(Original Caption) Full length portrait of Union Officer Col. Elmer E. Elsworth (1837-1861), the first Union officer to be killed in the Civil War. Undated photograph circa 1860

People March Thru Ga;Follow Sherman;Illu
(Original Caption) Civil War: Contrabands accompanying the line of Sherman's March through Georgia. March 18, 1865. Ungraving

Robert Smalls & Gunboat/Engraving
(Original Caption) Left: American Naval hero and politician Robert Smalls (1839-1915). Right: The gunboat "Planter, " run out of Charleston, SC, by Robert Smalls, May, 1862

Engraving of Noah Webster by Chappel Johnson
ORIGINAL CAPTION READS: Picture shows Noah Webster (1758-1843), at his favorite desk. Webster published "An American Dictionary of the English Language" in 1828

Dispersion Of The Confederate Army
(Original Caption) Civil War, the Confederacy: Voluntary dispersion of Kirby Smith's Confederate Army at Shreeveport, LA. May 23rd, 1865

Abraham Lincoln And His Cabinet
(Original Caption) Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) and his cabinet, in council, Sept. 22, 1862, adopting the Emancipation Proclamation issued January 1, 1863. Undated lithograph by Courier and Ives

Interior Of Factory In 1865
(Original Caption) Interior of a factory with transmission belts and lathes. Woodcut, 1865.BPA2# 2528

New England Winter Scene after George Henry Durrie
(Original Caption) 1861- New England Winter Scene showing a farm house and barn-yard with farmers, horses, etc. Currier and Ives Print. BPA2#5769

Admission Ticket to President Johnson's Impeachment Trial
(Original Caption) 3/1868- Washington, DC: Facsimile of a ticket of admission to the Impeachment Trial of President Andrew Johnson in the United States Senate on 3/13/1868

Soldier &Family In Front Of Tent In Camp
(Original Caption) Soldier of the 31st Pennsylvania Infantry with his family near Fort Slocum, Washington, DC The soldier wears a uniform and holds a saw

Matthew Brady W/Horse-Drawn Photo Equipm
(Original Caption) Photo shows Matthew Brady, Civil War photographer, in the field with his horse-drawn processing wagon. Photo, ca. 1860s

Oxen Draw Supply Train for Building RR
(Original Caption) Supply train drawn by oxen bringing up supplies for the construction of the Union Pacific railroad near Echo Canyon, Northeast Utah. Ca. 1860s-1870s

Political War Map Of Europe
(Original Caption) Pictoral war map of Europe published Kellogg and Bulkekey, undated circa 1860

Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra In 1864
(Original Caption) 1864: The earliest known photograph of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra. Orchestra members are shown as a group arranged in rows

Civil War Want Ad For Escaped Prisoners
(Original Caption) Civil War want ads for escaped prisoners. Ca. 1860s

Civil War Prison In The Capitol
(Original Caption) Washington, DC- Picture shows old Capitol Prison, used in the Civil War. Undated photo circa 1860s

Portrait of Abraham Lincoln
(Original Caption) Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) with beard. Photograph

Civil War Hospital Staff Relax By Tent
(Original Caption) A group of Civil War field hospital staff relax infront of their tents during the war. Undated photograph circa 1862

Maj.Gen. Irvin Mcdowell Of Union Army
(Original Caption) Portrait of United States Union Army Major General Irvin McDowell (1818-1885), commander of the Battle of Bull Run. Undated photograph, circa 1860

Portrait Of Csa Lt.Col. Harry Gilmore
(Original Caption) Portrait of the Confederate States of America officer Lt. Col Harry Gilmore, known as "The Raider". Undated photograph, circa 1862

Four Confederate Carbines
(Original Caption) Confederate Carbines: 1)Cook Carbine, 1863, caliber.58, barrel 24", overall length 40". 2)Richmond Carbine, 1863

African American Soldiers Resting Va
(Original Caption) James River, VA-African American Civil War soldiers convelescing at Aitken's landing, James River, Virginia. Photograph ca. 1864

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