Guide to the U.S. Civil War Photographs Collection,
1861-1865
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Title: |
U.S. Civil War Photographs
Collection
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1861-1865 |
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Abstract: |
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.
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Identification: |
MS 476 |
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Quantity: |
84 photographs |
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Repository: |
Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library,
Rice University, Houston, TX |
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.
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Arrangement |
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Photographs are arranged in the following nine series: |
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Series I: Battles (41 photographs) |
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Series II: Cavalry (5 photographs) |
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Series III: Fortifications (7 photographs) |
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Series IV: Navy (1 photograph) |
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Series V: Prisons and Hospitals (7 photographs) |
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Series VI: Special Services, Business (7 photographs) |
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Series VII: In Memoriam (8 photographs) |
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Series VIII: Miscellaneous Images attributed to Brady (6
photographs) |
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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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Subjects |
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U.S. Civil War -
Photographs. |
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Formats |
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Photographs. |
U.S. Civil War Photographs Collection, 1861-1865, MS 476 Woodson
Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University
Gift of Mrs. George R. Brown, 1958.
Detailed Description of the Collection
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Series I: Battles. |
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| Photo 89 |
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Rappahannock River, before Fredericksburg attributed to
Mathew B. Brady
PHCW Page # 26 |
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| Photo 44 |
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U. S. Military Telegraph Construction Corps
April, 1864.
PHCW
Page # 41 |
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| Photo 55 |
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Quarles's Mill, North Anna River, Virginia Gardner,
photographer.
June 24, 1864.
PHCW
Page # 43 |
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| Photo 62 |
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Camp of McClellan's Army of the Potomac at Cumberland
Landing Brady.
Brady # B-6336. PHCW Page #
51 |
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| Photo 100 |
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Antietam Battlefield; middle (Sharpsburg) bridge Brady.
Brady # B-7199. PHCW Page # 54 |
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| Photo 95 |
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Little Round Top, Slaughter Pen, Gettysburg.
July, 1863.
PHCW
Page #71 |
| Photograph |
| Photo 6 |
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Ruins of Stone Bridge, Bull Run, Virginia
Brady. B-3213, 4049. Battle took
place
March, 1862.July, 1861.
PHCW
Page # 138 |
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| Photo 52 |
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Stone Church, Centreville, Virginia
July, 1861.
PHCW
Page #149 |
| Photograph |
| Photo 40 |
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Trenches at First Manassas, Quaker dummy guns Brady. B-89.
PHCW Page # 163 |
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| Photo 24 |
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Confederate Entrenchments, Centreville, Virginia
July, 1861.
PHCW
Page # 166 |
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| Photo 12 |
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Moore's House, Yorktown. Scene of Corwallis' surrender
different view.
PHCW Page # 269 |
| Photograph |
| Photo 43 |
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Chickahominy Morass. Woodbury's Bridge, named after
builder.
278 May, 1862.
PHCW
Page # 278 |
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| Photo 51 |
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Chickahominy Morass. Upper, or Grapevine Bridge
PHCW Page # 279 |
| Photograph |
| Photo 78 |
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Gaines' Mill, Chickahominy.
June, 1862.
PHCW
Page # 342 |
| Photograph |
| Photo 80 |
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Marshall House, Alexandria, Virginia. Brady. Col. Elmer E.
Ellsworth killed here by Jackson.
Brady #s B-5193,
6335, 5294. PHCW Page # 351 |
| Photograph |
| Photo 71 |
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Manassas Junction, different shot.
PHCW Page # 41 |
| Photograph |
| Photo 36 |
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Berlin, Maryland. McClellan's last advance.
PHCW Page # 56 |
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| Photo 87 |
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Antietam Battlefield, Burnside's Bridge. different view.
possible Brady.
Brady # B-7198. PHCW Page #
71 |
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| Photo 7 |
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Franklin Crossing, Rappahannock River.
December, 1862.
PHCW Page # 91 |
| Photograph |
| Photo 86 |
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General Joseph Hooker and staff.
After Chancellorsville
April (?), 1863.
PHCW Page # 109 |
| Photograph |
| Photo 93 |
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Gettysburg dead.
July, 1863.
PHCW
Page # 241 |
| Photograph |
| Photo 8 |
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Seminary Ridge, Gettysburg.
July 1, 1863.
PHCW
Page # 241 |
| Photograph |
| Photo 97 |
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Gettysburg dead.
July 1, 1863.
PHCW
Page # 242 |
| Photograph |
| Photo 35 |
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Trostle's House, Gettysburg. Sickle's Headquarters on the
Emmitsburg Road, second day of battle.
PHCW Page #
247 |
| Photograph |
| Photo 60 |
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Devil's Den, Gettysburg.
PHCW
Page # 249 |
| Photograph |
| Photo 32 |
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Little Round Top, Gettysburg.
251 July, 1863.
Brady # B-6357. PHCW Page # 251 |
| Photograph |
| Photo 70 |
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Cemetery Hill, Gettysburg.
Summer, 1863.
PHCW
Page # 259 |
| Photograph |
| Photo 11 |
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Meade's Headquarters, Gettysburg. another view.
PHCW Page # 261 |
| Photograph |
| Photo 58 |
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Maryland Heights, Harper's Ferry.
Fall, 1862.
PHCW
Page #325 |
| Photograph |
| Photo 17 |
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Brandy Station, Virginia. Headquarters of General Sharp
April, 1864.
PHCW
Page # 35 |
| Photograph |
| Photo 90 |
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Taylor's Bridge of Telegraph Road over North Anna River,
Va.
May, 1864.
PHCW
Page # 71 |
| Photograph |
| Photo 63 |
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Charles City Courthouse.
June 14, 1864.
PHCW
Page # 89 |
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| Photo 2 |
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The Dictator with named officers.
PHCW Page # 186 |
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| Photo 30 |
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Aiken House, Petersburg, Virginia.
August, 1864.
PHCW
Page # 197 |
| Photograph |
| Photo 82 |
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Gracie's Salient, Petersburg.
August, 1864.
PHCW
Page # 203 |
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| Photo 4 |
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Fort Stedman.
Summer, 1864.
PHCW
Page # 206 |
| Photograph |
| Photo 39 |
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Petersburg, Virginia Gas Works.
April, 1865.
PHCW
Page # 274 |
| Photograph |
| Photo 46 |
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Federal Wagon Train, Petersburg, Virginia.
April, 1865.
PHCW
Page # 305 |
| Photograph |
| Photo 75 |
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High Bridge over Appomattox River.
April, 1865.
PHCW
Page # 311 |
| Photograph |
| Photo 31 |
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Appomattox Station.
April 8, 1865.
PHCW
Page # 313 |
| Photograph |
| Photo 84 |
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Confederate Mill.
1865.
PHCW Page #
335 |
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Series II: Cavalry |
| Photograph |
| Photo 22 |
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Brandy Station after Gettysburg
PHCW Page # 100 |
| Photograph |
| Photo 88 |
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Fairfax Court House, Virginia.
June, 1863.
PHCW
Page # 167 |
| Photograph |
| Photo 79 |
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Beauregard/McClellan Headquarters near Fairfax Court House
PHCW Page # 209 |
| Photograph |
| Photo 65 |
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Mechanicsville, Virginia.
June, 1862.
PHCW
Page # 223 |
| Photograph |
| Photo 98 |
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Castle Murry near Auburn, Virginia.
Fall, 1863.
PHCW
Page # 243 |
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Series III: Fortifications |
| Photograph |
| Photo 33 |
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Federal Battery No. 1 in front of Yorktown, Viriginia.
different shot.
May, 1862.
PHCW
Page # 23 |
| Photograph |
| Photo 1 |
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20 inch gun Columbiad. Fort Monroe, Virginia.
March, 1861.
PHCW
Page # 137 |
| Photograph |
| Photo 28 |
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Fort Sedgewick, Fort "Hell", Petresburg, Virginia.
PHCW Page # 217 |
| Photograph |
| Photo 0 |
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Pontoon. Grant's Crossing of James River.
June, 1864.
PHCW
Page # 239 |
| Photograph |
| Photo 99 |
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? Fort Fisher, North Carolina.
PHCW Page # 265 |
| Photograph |
| Photo 59 |
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Fort Fisher, North Carolina,
January, 1865.
PHCW
Page # 267 |
| Photograph |
| Photo 42 |
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Tredegar Ironworks, Richmond, Virginia. (enlargement)
Brady # B-4867. PHCW Page # 307 |
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Series IV: Navy |
| Photograph |
| Photo 91 |
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Norfolk Naval Yard, Confederate Navy.
1862.
PHCW Page #
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Series V: Prisons and Hospitals |
| Photograph |
| Photo 45 |
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Old Capitol Prison, Washington. different shot.
PHCW Page # 67 |
| Photograph |
| Photo 49 |
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Libby Prison, Richmond, Virginia. taken after the war
PHCW Page # 91 |
| Photograph |
| Photo 23 |
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Provost Marshal, Aquia Creek.
Winter, 1862.
PHCW
Page # 187 |
| Photograph |
| Photo 29 |
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Castle Thunder Provost Prison, Richmond, Virginia
PHCW Page # 199 |
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| Photo 14 |
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Medical Supply boat Planter, City Point, Virginia
PHCW Page # 227 |
| Photograph |
| Photo 77 |
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? different view of Field Hospital, 2nd Division, 2nd Army
Corps, Brandy Station, Virginia
PHCW Page #
267 |
| Photograph |
| Photo 34 |
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Sanitary Commission Organisation, "Shebang" Brandy
Station, Virginia 335
PHCW Page # 335 |
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Series VI: Special Services, Business |
| Photograph |
| Photo 67 |
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Scouts and guides of the Army of the Potomac,
1862.
PHCW Page #
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| Photograph |
| Photo 69 |
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Map photographing; Alexander Gardner. |
| Photograph |
| Photo 16 |
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Field wheelrights
PHCW Page #
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| Photograph |
| Photo 66 |
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Army of the Potomac, Brandy Station, Virginia,
1863.
PHCW Page #
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| Photograph |
| Photo 85 |
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Petersburg Church different shot.
PHCW Page # 257 |
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| Photo 54 |
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Telegraph Battery-Wagon near Petersburg, Virginia,
June, 1864.
PHCW
Page # 353 |
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| Photo 56 |
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New York Herald Wagon in the field
Brady # B-5512. PHCW Page # 285 |
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Series VII: In Memoriam |
| Photograph |
| Photo 13 |
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General Ambrose Burnside, different pose, with staff.
PHCW Page # 69 |
| Photograph |
| Photo 64 |
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Appomattox Court House, Viginia. Soldier and citizen.
taken after the war. 126
PHCW Page #
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| Photograph |
| Photo 53 |
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Lee Homestead, Pleasant Valley, Maryland. after Battle of
Antietam,
161 October, 1862.
PHCW Page # 161 |
| Photograph |
| Photo 57 |
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Little Dunker Church, Antietam Battlefield. Brady. B-7200.
PHCW Page # 189 |
| Photograph |
| Photo 68 |
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Devil's Den, Gettysburg.
PHCW
Page # 205 |
| Photograph |
| Photo 47 |
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Washington Monument, Richmond, Viriginia. 228
Possibly Brady # B-4815. PHCW Page # 228 |
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| Photo 15 |
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Dedication of the First Bull Run Monument 266
PHCW Page # 266 |
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| Photo 26 |
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Haxall's Mills, Richmond, Viriginia
Brady #s B-14, 702, 737, 798, 4820, 4042. 306 |
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Series VIII: Miscellaneous Images Attributed to Brady
Miscellaneous; identified as Mathew B. Brady photographs |
| Photograph |
| Photo 92 |
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Bridge ruins at Richmond, Virginia.
Brady #s B-370, 1737, 1929, 2734, 3321, 4863,
5566. |
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| Photo 10 |
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Slave pen, Alexandria, Virginia.
Brady #s B-4867, 5119, 6334. |
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| Photo 19 |
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The pulpit. Fort Fisher, North Carolina.
Brady # B-6358. |
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| Photo 73 |
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Ruins of Arsenal, Richmond, Virginia.
Brady #s B-466, 749… |
| Photograph |
| Photo 94 |
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Dutch Gap Canal, James River, Virginia.
Brady #s B-4057, 414, 426, 676… |
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| 83 |
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McLean's House, Appomattox, Virginia.
Brady # B-6333. |
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Series IX: Identified from The Real
American Tragedy. Homsey-Simon Production Company; Oklahoma City,
Oklahoma.
1977. |
| Photograph |
| Photo 82 |
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Taken behind Confederate fortifications at Manassas;
p. 63 1862. |
| Photograph |
| Photo 41 |
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Several weeks (months) after Battle of Cold Harbor;
p. 114 1864. |
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Photographs in this publication attributed to Mathew B.
Brady and Alexander Gardner. |
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