urn:taro:rice.wrc.00073 Guide to the U.S. Civil War Photographs Collection, 1861-1865 Text converted by SPI Content Sciences Inc., June 2003. Finding aid written in English. 20030811 Edited with XMetal 3 by Mandy York according to instructions in TARO 2 EAD 2002 Editing Instructions. Descriptive Summary U.S. Civil War Photographs Collection 1861-1865 84 photographs MS 476 Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University, Houston, TX These photographs taken during the U.S. Civil War reflect a wide range of battles and sites, although not all are represented. The collection includes 84 photographs mounted on 8″ × 91/2″ boards, many labelled with caption information. The photographs were taken by a variety of photographers, including Mathew B. Brady and Alexander Gardner, and many have been published in The Photographic History of the Civil War or which are also available through the National Archives. Arrangement

Photographs are arranged in the following nine series:

Series I: Battles (41 photographs) Series II: Cavalry (5 photographs) Series III: Fortifications (7 photographs) Series IV: Navy (1 photograph) Series V: Prisons and Hospitals (7 photographs) Series VI: Special Services, Business (7 photographs) Series VII: In Memoriam (8 photographs) Series VIII: Miscellaneous Images attributed to Brady (6 photographs) Series IX: Identified from The Real American Tragedy. Homsey-Simon Production Company; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. 1977. (2 photographs) Access Restrictions

No access restrictions; this material is open for research.

 Use Restrictions

Photographs may not be duplicated without consulting with U.S. National Archives for copyright information.

Permission to publish material from the U.S. Civil War Photographs Collection must be obtained from the National Archives, through the Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library.

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 Preferred Citation

U.S. Civil War Photographs Collection, 1861-1865, MS 476 Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University

 Acquisition Information

Gift of Mrs. George R. Brown, 1958.

 Scope and Contents

These photographs taken during the Civil War reflect a wide range of battles and sites, although not all are represented. The collection includes 84 photographs mounted on 8″ × 91/2″ boards, many labelled with caption information.

The photographs were taken by a variety of photographers, including Mathew B. Brady and Alexander Gardner. Whenever possible they have been identified as to artist by comparison with The Photographic History of the Civil War and The Mathew B. Brady Collection of Civil War Photographs cited at the end of the list.

The "Photo" numbers are those which appear in pencil on the photograph itself, and the "(PHCW) Page #" reflects the page number of The Photographic History of the Civil War (PHCW) on which the photograph was published. Mathew B. Brady photographs are also assigned numbers by the National Archives, B-xxx, and will be so designated here.

Identifications made May, 1978. Margaret R. Olvey

Inventory divisions follow those used in The Photographic History of the Civil War. main stacks E468.7.M5

Identifications of Mathew B. Brady photogaphs made by comparison to The Mathew B. Brady Collection of Civil War Photographs microfilm, in four reels from the National Archives, Film E 468.7 .B8.

Identifications of other photographs made by comparison to The Photographic History of the Civil War. ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller. New York. Review of Reviews Co. 1911-12. 10 vols. reprinted in 5 vols. by T. Yoseloff, New York, 1957.

 Index Terms Subjects U.S. Civil War - Photographs. Formats Photographs. Detailed Description of the Collection Series I: Battles. Photo 89 Rappahannock River, before Fredericksburg attributed to Mathew B. Brady PHCW Page # 26 Photo 44 U. S. Military Telegraph Construction Corps April, 1864. PHCW Page # 41 Photo 55 Quarles's Mill, North Anna River, Virginia Gardner, photographer. June 24, 1864. PHCW Page # 43 Photo 62 Camp of McClellan's Army of the Potomac at Cumberland Landing Brady. Brady # B-6336. PHCW Page # 51 Photo 100 Antietam Battlefield; middle (Sharpsburg) bridge Brady. Brady # B-7199. PHCW Page # 54 Photo 95 Little Round Top, Slaughter Pen, Gettysburg. July, 1863. PHCW Page #71 Photo 6 Ruins of Stone Bridge, Bull Run, Virginia March, 1862. Brady. B-3213, 4049. Battle took place July, 1861. PHCW Page # 138 Photo 52 Stone Church, Centreville, Virginia July, 1861. PHCW Page #149 Photo 40 Trenches at First Manassas, Quaker dummy guns Brady. B-89. PHCW Page # 163 Photo 24 Confederate Entrenchments, Centreville, Virginia July, 1861. PHCW Page # 166 Photo 12 Moore's House, Yorktown. Scene of Corwallis' surrender different view. PHCW Page # 269 Photo 43 Chickahominy Morass. Woodbury's Bridge, named after builder. May, 1862. 278 PHCW Page # 278 Photo 51 Chickahominy Morass. Upper, or Grapevine Bridge PHCW Page # 279 Photo 78 Gaines' Mill, Chickahominy. June, 1862. PHCW Page # 342 Photo 80 Marshall House, Alexandria, Virginia. Brady. Col. Elmer E. Ellsworth killed here by Jackson. Brady #s B-5193, 6335, 5294. PHCW Page # 351 Photo 71 Manassas Junction, different shot. PHCW Page # 41 Photo 36 Berlin, Maryland. McClellan's last advance. PHCW Page # 56 Photo 87 Antietam Battlefield, Burnside's Bridge. different view. possible Brady. Brady # B-7198. PHCW Page # 71 Photo 7 Franklin Crossing, Rappahannock River. December, 1862. PHCW Page # 91 Photo 86 General Joseph Hooker and staff. April (?), 1863. After Chancellorsville PHCW Page # 109 Photo 93 Gettysburg dead. July, 1863. PHCW Page # 241 Photo 8 Seminary Ridge, Gettysburg. July 1, 1863. PHCW Page # 241 Photo 97 Gettysburg dead. July 1, 1863. PHCW Page # 242 Photo 35 Trostle's House, Gettysburg. Sickle's Headquarters on the Emmitsburg Road, second day of battle. PHCW Page # 247 Photo 60 Devil's Den, Gettysburg. PHCW Page # 249 Photo 32 Little Round Top, Gettysburg. July, 1863. 251 Brady # B-6357. PHCW Page # 251 Photo 70 Cemetery Hill, Gettysburg. Summer, 1863. PHCW Page # 259 Photo 11 Meade's Headquarters, Gettysburg. another view. PHCW Page # 261 Photo 58 Maryland Heights, Harper's Ferry. Fall, 1862. PHCW Page #325 Photo 17 Brandy Station, Virginia. Headquarters of General Sharp April, 1864. PHCW Page # 35 Photo 90 Taylor's Bridge of Telegraph Road over North Anna River, Va. May, 1864. PHCW Page # 71 Photo 63 Charles City Courthouse. June 14, 1864. PHCW Page # 89 Photo 2 The Dictator with named officers. PHCW Page # 186 Photo 30 Aiken House, Petersburg, Virginia. August, 1864. PHCW Page # 197 Photo 82 Gracie's Salient, Petersburg. August, 1864. PHCW Page # 203 Photo 4 Fort Stedman. Summer, 1864. PHCW Page # 206 Photo 39 Petersburg, Virginia Gas Works. April, 1865. PHCW Page # 274 Photo 46 Federal Wagon Train, Petersburg, Virginia. April, 1865. PHCW Page # 305 Photo 75 High Bridge over Appomattox River. April, 1865. PHCW Page # 311 Photo 31 Appomattox Station. April 8, 1865. PHCW Page # 313 Photo 84 Confederate Mill. 1865. PHCW Page # 335 Series II: Cavalry Photo 22 Brandy Station after Gettysburg PHCW Page # 100 Photo 88 Fairfax Court House, Virginia. June, 1863. PHCW Page # 167 Photo 79 Beauregard/McClellan Headquarters near Fairfax Court House PHCW Page # 209 Photo 65 Mechanicsville, Virginia. June, 1862. PHCW Page # 223 Photo 98 Castle Murry near Auburn, Virginia. Fall, 1863. PHCW Page # 243 Series III: Fortifications Photo 33 Federal Battery No. 1 in front of Yorktown, Viriginia. different shot. May, 1862. PHCW Page # 23 Photo 1 20 inch gun Columbiad. Fort Monroe, Virginia. March, 1861. PHCW Page # 137 Photo 28 Fort Sedgewick, Fort "Hell", Petresburg, Virginia. PHCW Page # 217 Photo 0 Pontoon. Grant's Crossing of James River. June, 1864. PHCW Page # 239 Photo 99 ? Fort Fisher, North Carolina. PHCW Page # 265 Photo 59 Fort Fisher, North Carolina, January, 1865. PHCW Page # 267 Photo 42 Tredegar Ironworks, Richmond, Virginia. (enlargement) Brady # B-4867. PHCW Page # 307 Series IV: Navy Photo 91 Norfolk Naval Yard, Confederate Navy. 1862. PHCW Page # 73 Series V: Prisons and Hospitals Photo 45 Old Capitol Prison, Washington. different shot. PHCW Page # 67 Photo 49 Libby Prison, Richmond, Virginia. taken after the war PHCW Page # 91 Photo 23 Provost Marshal, Aquia Creek. Winter, 1862. PHCW Page # 187 Photo 29 Castle Thunder Provost Prison, Richmond, Virginia PHCW Page # 199 Photo 14 Medical Supply boat Planter, City Point, Virginia PHCW Page # 227 Photo 77 ? different view of Field Hospital, 2nd Division, 2nd Army Corps, Brandy Station, Virginia PHCW Page # 267 Photo 34 Sanitary Commission Organisation, "Shebang" Brandy Station, Virginia 335 PHCW Page # 335 Series VI: Special Services, Business Photo 67 Scouts and guides of the Army of the Potomac, 1862. PHCW Page # 19 Photo 69 Map photographing; Alexander Gardner. Photo 16 Field wheelrights PHCW Page # 41 Photo 66 Army of the Potomac, Brandy Station, Virginia, 1863. PHCW Page # 224 Photo 85 Petersburg Church different shot. PHCW Page # 257 Photo 54 Telegraph Battery-Wagon near Petersburg, Virginia, June, 1864. PHCW Page # 353 Photo 56 New York Herald Wagon in the field Brady # B-5512. PHCW Page # 285 Series VII: In Memoriam Photo 13 General Ambrose Burnside, different pose, with staff. PHCW Page # 69 Photo 64 Appomattox Court House, Viginia. Soldier and citizen. taken after the war. 126 PHCW Page # 126 Photo 53 Lee Homestead, Pleasant Valley, Maryland. after Battle of Antietam, October, 1862. 161 PHCW Page # 161 Photo 57 Little Dunker Church, Antietam Battlefield. Brady. B-7200. PHCW Page # 189 Photo 68 Devil's Den, Gettysburg. PHCW Page # 205 Photo 47 Washington Monument, Richmond, Viriginia. 228 Possibly Brady # B-4815. PHCW Page # 228 Photo 15 Dedication of the First Bull Run Monument 266 PHCW Page # 266 Photo 26 Haxall's Mills, Richmond, Viriginia Brady #s B-14, 702, 737, 798, 4820, 4042. 306 Series VIII: Miscellaneous Images Attributed to Brady Miscellaneous; identified as Mathew B. Brady photographs Photo 92 Bridge ruins at Richmond, Virginia. Brady #s B-370, 1737, 1929, 2734, 3321, 4863, 5566. Photo 10 Slave pen, Alexandria, Virginia. Brady #s B-4867, 5119, 6334. Photo 19 The pulpit. Fort Fisher, North Carolina. Brady # B-6358. Photo 73 Ruins of Arsenal, Richmond, Virginia. Brady #s B-466, 749… Photo 94 Dutch Gap Canal, James River, Virginia. Brady #s B-4057, 414, 426, 676… 83 McLean's House, Appomattox, Virginia. Brady # B-6333. Series IX: Identified from The Real American Tragedy. Homsey-Simon Production Company; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. 1977. Photo 82 Taken behind Confederate fortifications at Manassas; 1862. p. 63 Photo 41 Several weeks (months) after Battle of Cold Harbor; 1864. p. 114

Photographs in this publication attributed to Mathew B. Brady and Alexander Gardner.