American Civil War Collection (page 35)

Theodore Winthrop, American soldier, (1872). Artist: John A O Neill
Theodore Winthrop, American soldier, (1872). Winthrop (1828-1861) was killed at Great Bethel on 10 June 1861. At the Battle of Big Bethel he volunteered for General Ebenezer Pierces staff

Lieutenant Colonel James Haggerty, American soldier, (1872). Artist: John A O Neill
Lieutenant Colonel James Haggerty, American soldier, (1872). Haggerty, a Union soldier, was killed at the Battle of Bull Run on 21 July 1861

Captain Elisha N Jones, American soldier, (1872). Artist: John A O Neill
Captain Elisha N Jones, American soldier, (1872). Jones (1819-1861) was killed at the Battle of Bull Run on 21 July 1861. The First Battle of Bull Run, also known as the First Battle of Manassas

Colonel Noah Lane Farnham, American soldier, (1872). Artist: John A O Neill
Colonel Noah Lane Farnham, American soldier, (1872). Union soldier Farnham (1829-1861) was killed at the Battle of Bull Run

Charles McCook, American soldier, (1872). Artist: John A O Neill
Charles McCook, American soldier, (1872). McCook (1843-1861), an 18-year-old Union soldier, was killed at Bull Run, 21 July 1861

Nathaniel Lyon, American soldier, (1872). Artist: John A O Neill
Nathaniel Lyon, American soldier, (1872). Lyon (1818-1861) was the first Union general to be killed in the American Civil War

Captain Alexander Bielaski, American soldier, (1872). Bielaski, who was of Polish extraction, fought for the Union in the American Civl War and was killed at Belmont, 7 November 1861

John William Grout, American soldier, (1872). Lieutenant Grout (1843-1861), was a civil war soldier who served with the Unions 15th Massachusetts as a Second Lieutenant

Charles Wilkes, American naval officer and explorer, 1872. Wilkes (1798-1877) led a US government expedition that explored the northwest coast of North America and part of the coast of Antarctica

Major-General Philip Kearny, American soldier, (1872). Artist: John A O Neill
Major-General Philip Philip Kearny, American soldier, (1872). Union soldier Philip Kearny (1815-1862) was killed on 1 September 1862 at Chantilly, Virginia

Commodore Andrew Hull Foote, American naval officer, late 19th century. Artist: John A O Neill
Commodore Andrew Hull Foote, American naval officer, late 19th century. Foote (1806-1863) served in the Union Navy in the American Civil War

Dates of admission to the Union of the States, and the alignment for the civil war, 1933. Published in The American Presidents, (London, 1933)

Jefferson Davis, American soldier and politician, (early 20th century). Artist: Gordon Ross
Jefferson Davis, American soldier and politician, (early 20th century). Davis (1808-1889) is most famous for serving as the first and only President of the Confederate States

John Brown Gordon, American soldier, late 19th century. Gordon (1832-1904) was a general during the American Civil War

The Battle of the Kearsarge and the Alabama, 1864. Artist: Manet, Edouard (1832-1883)
The Battle of the Kearsarge and the Alabama, 1864. Found in the collection of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia

Jefferson Davis, statesman and advocate for American slavery, 1862-1867. After announcing the secession of Mississippi from the Union (the second state to do so after South Carolina) in January 1861

Charleston, South Carolina, 1862-1867. Artist: W Ridgway
Charleston, South Carolina, 1862-1867. Charleston is the capital of South Carolina, the first state to secede from the Union in the build-up to the American Civil War

Stephen A Douglas, American politician, 1862-1867. Douglas (1813-1861) was a leading figure in Congress in the 1850s and proposed the Kansas-Nebraska Act that established the right of settlers in

President Abraham Lincoln, American politician, 1862-1867. Artist: JC McRae
President Abraham Lincoln, American politician, 1862-1867. The 16th president of the United States of America, Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865)

Fort Sumter, Charleston, South Carolina, 1862-1867. Fort Sumter was the place where the opening shots of the American Civil War were fired, on 12 April 1861

General Winfield Scott, United States Army general, diplomat, and presidential candidate, 1862-1867. Scott (1786-1866) played a major role in the Mexican War (1846-1848)

Police Charge Rioters At The Tribune Office, c1860s. In 1863, during the American Civil War, opponents of conscription rioted at the offices of the Daily Tribune in New York

Gun Turret Aboard USS Passaic, c1860s. Twin barrel gun designed by Captain John Ericsson. Illustration from Adventures of America, 1857-1900, by John A Kouwenhoven, published by Harper & Brothers

The Loading Of The Atlantic And Baltic Boats, c1860s. Soldiers and supplies sailing from New York. Illustration from Adventures of America, 1857-1900, by John A Kouwenhoven

Salmacis and Hemaphroditus united in one body, 1733. Artist: Bernard Picart
Salmacis and Hemaphroditus united in one body, 1733. A plate from Le temple des Muses, Amsterdam, 1733. Found in the collection of Jean Claude Carriere

Gatling rapid fire guns, 1862. Artist: William George Armstrong
Gatling rapid fire guns, 1862. Various models of the machine gun patented by American inventor Richard J Gatling in 1862. The weapon, a hand-cranked multiple-barrelled rotary gun

Sterling Price, American statesman and soldier, 1861. Price (1809-1867) was Governor of the State of Missouri (1853-1857)

Dark Artillery; or, How to Make the Contrabands Useful, American Civil War, 1861. Contrabands were Negro slaves who had escaped or been brought across Union (northern) lines

Confederate General Hood wounded at the battle of Chickamauga, American Civil War, 1863
Confederate General Hood wounded at the battle of Chickamauga, Georgia, American Civil War, 1863. The battle, fought on 18-20 September 1860 claimed over 34

Federal (northern) prison in Fort Lafayette, New York Harbour, American Civil War, 1865. View inside one of the casemates

Confederate prisoners in a prison camp at Elmira, New York State, American Civil War, 1865. About 10, 000 men were held in huts and under canvas in an enclosure of about 20 acres

Leonidas Polk, American cleric and soldier. Polk (1806-1864) was appointed Bishop of Arkansas in 1838, and of Louisiana in 1841

Black refugees travelling in a bullock cart, American Civil War, 1861-1865. From the Library of Congress

William J Hardee, American soldier. Hardee (1817-1873) was a Major-General in the Confederate army in the American Civil War (1861-1865)

John A McClernand, American soldier. McClernand (1812-1900) was a Major-General in the Union (northern) Army during the American Civil War (1861-1865). He was a rival of General Ulyssess Grant

Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederate (southern) States. After announcing the secession of Mississippi from the Union (the second state to do so after South Carolina) in January 1861

Off for the War. Artist: Currier and Ives
Off for the War. A Unionist (northern) soldier bidding farewell to his family before leaving for the American Civil War

Prison stockade at Andersonville, Georgia, American Civil War, 1861-1865. During the summer of 1864 32, 899 Union (northern) prisoners were confined here

Ulyssess Grant, American soldier, 1863. Illustration issued after his victory at Vicksburg. Ulysses Simpson Grant (1822-1885) commanded the Union (northern)

Recovering casualty of a bullet wound to the abdomen, American Civil War, 1865. Lieutenant Diechler on 10 August on discharge from hospital after recovering from a bullet wound to the abdomen

Casualties of the American Civil War, 1861-1865. Wounded soldiers in the care of the Red Cross sitting out in the fresh air

Shippens Successful Amputation at the Hip Joint, American Civil War, 1865. Mortality from this procedure was in excess of 70%. From Circular No.6, Surgeon Generals Office

Negro labour strengthening the fortifications of Savannah, Georgia, American Civil War, 1863
Negro labour strengthening the fortifications of Savannah, Georgia, American Civil War. From The Illustrated London News, 18 April 1863. Wood engraving

Scene from Gone With The Wind, 1939. Artist: Victor Fleming
Scene from Gone With The Wind, 1939. Still showing part of the burning of Atlanta sequence. MGM film based on the novel of the American Civil War by Margaret Mitchell, screenplay by Sidney Howard

Battle between the Monitor and the Merrimac, American Civil War, 1862 (1864). The Battle of Hampton Roads, Virginia, which was fought on 8-9 March 1862

George Brinton McClellan, American soldier, 1861. George B McClellan (1826-1885) was commanding general of the Union army in the early part of the American Civil War

Inauguration of President Lincoln, Washington DC, 4 March 1861. Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) delivering his inaugural address as President in front of the Capitol

Naval battle on the Mississippi, Memphis, Tennessee, American Civil War, July 1862. The destruction of the Confederate flotilla by armoured Union gunboats

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