American Civil War (1860-1865) Gallery

The Emancipation Proclamation

Vintage image represents the Emancipation Proclamation, an executive order issued by President Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863, close to the third year of the American Civil War. The proclamation declared "that all persons held as slaves" within the rebellious states "are, and henceforward shall be free."

Battle of Chancellorsville, 1863

Vintage illustration features the Battle of Chancellorsville, an American Civil War battle fought from April 30 to May 6, 1863 between the U.S. Army of the Potomac and the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia. It was fought in Spotsylvania County, Virginia, near the village of Chancellorsville. The battle resulted in a Confederate victory but at very high casualties and losses

Battle of Belmont

Vintage engraving from 1863 of a map of the Battle of Belmont which was fought on November 7, 1861, in Mississippi County, Missouri. It was the first combat test in the American Civil War for Brig. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant. On November 6, Grant sailed from Cairo, Illinois, to attack the Confederate fortress at Columbus, Kentucky. The next morning, he learned that Confederate troops had crossed the Mississippi River to Belmont, Missouri. He landed his men on the Missouri side and marched to Belmont. Grant's troops overran the Confederate camp and destroyed it. However, the scattered Confederate forces quickly reorganized and were reinforced from Columbus. They then counterattacked, supported by heavy artillery fire from across the river. Grant retreated to his riverboats and took his men to Paducah, Kentucky

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