Barnard, George N. 1819-1902 photographer Brady, Mathew B. approximately 1823-1896 photographer Gardner, Alexander 1821-1882 photographer Gibson, James F. 1828- photographer O'Sullivan, Timothy H. 1840-1882 photographer Levy & Cohen photographer Barnard & Gibson copyright holder McAllister & Brother distributor E. & H. T. Anthony publisher Levy & Cohen publisher Brady, Mathew approximately 1823-1896 copyright holder Gardner, Alexander 1821-1882 copyright holder Gardner, Alexander 1821-1882 publisher McAllister, John A. (John Allister) 1822-1896 collector Barnard & Gibson copyright holder McAllister & Brother distributor E. & H. T. Anthony publisher Levy & Cohen publisher still image Graphic Albumen prints -- 1860-1870 Cartes de visite -- 1860-1870 Gelatin silver prints -- 1890-1900 Group portraits -- 1860-1870 Stereographs -- 1860-1870 vp UNITED STATES 1861-ca. 1900, bulk 1861-1865 1861 1900 monographic eng

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180 photographs : 112 albumen on carte de visite mount ; 44 albumen on stereograph mount ; 20 albumen ; 3 gelatin silver ; 1 albumen mounted on cardboard ; various sizes, most 8 x 11 cm (2.75 x4 in.) or larger, some as large as 38 x 46 cm (18 x 14 in.) Organized by size and within arranged by identified and unidentified photographers. Photographs by identified photographers arranged by negative number or alphabetically by title. Photographs by unidentified photographer arranged alphabetically by title. Collection of Civil War photographic views predominately of cartes de visite and stereographs from Levy & Cohen's "Views of the Rebel Capital and its Environs"; Mathew Brady's "Album Gallery" or "Photographic Views of the War"; Alexander Gardner's "Illustrations of the War"; and E. & H. T. Anthony's "War for the Union" series. Majority of the photographs depict battlefields; military camps, fortifications, headquarters, depots and ruins; historic sites in Washington D.C.; Virginia and Georgia during Sherman's Expedition to South Carolina; the Virginia campaign from the Battle of Bull Run to the evacuation of Manassas; General McClellan's 1862 campaign on the Virginia Peninsula; General Pope's 1862 Campaign in Virginia; General McClellan's 1862 Campaign in Maryland; General Burnside and Hooker's 1862-1863 Campaign in Virginia; and General Grant's 1864 Overland Campaign. Images also show hospitals, prisons, battle mortalities, and cemeteries. Collection also includes a small number of unidentified views showing ruins of a battery; portraits of soldiers in formation and at leisure; soldiers maintaining cannons at batteries; a birds-eye view of city ruins; views of warehouses occupied by the military, possibly used as hospitals; and a camp scene, including soldiers' laundry drying on a haystack. Also contains a reproduction of a view of soldiers crossing a river by artist Alexander Lawrie; a carte de visite reproduction of a view of Camp Meigs, Philadelphia, Pa; and fourteen cartes de visite portraits of military officers issued as part of Brady's "National Portrait Gallery" as well as group and camp life portraits of officers, soldiers, and servants at Camp Cameron, D.C., Camp Winfield Scott, Foller's Farm, and Brandy Station in Va. One of Camp Cameron portraits includes an African American boy shining shoes. Three photographs of Civil War monuments in honor of the Battle of Gettysburg, including two monuments dedicated to the 28th PA. Regiment Infantry and a monument dedicated to C.S.A. Longstreet's Corps, Hood's Division, Law's Brigade Alabama infantries, also included with the collection. Views show the Georgetown Aqueduct, National Soldiers Cemetery, and the March 5, 1865 second inauguration of President Lincoln in Washington D.C.; Fort Sumter during battle, in ruins, and during the April 14, 1865 flag raising in honor of its recapture by the Union; encampments at Aquia Creek, Va. and Fredericksburg, Va.; the tomb of Washington's mother at Fredericksburg, Va.; cityscape views, and Rappahannock Bridge during and after Burnside's 1862 expedition to N.C.; Union artillery batteries near Yorktown, Va. (1862); Belle Plain, Va., including the Camp of the 150th Pennsylvania Infantry (1863) and Quartermaster Depot (1864); North Anna River, Va. (1864) including Quarles Mill, Jericho Mill and 50th New York Infantry engineers building a road on the south bank; City Point, Va., the Union supply center during the command of General Grant, including Grant's headquarters, the railroad depot, docks, and landing; Union mortalities from the Battle of Antietam and Battle of Gettysburg; Georgia, including the ruins of Union Fort Pulaski (1862), Confederate Fort Atlanta under Union control (1864), and the dismantling of Fort McAllister following General Sherman's 1864 raid of Savannah; the 1865 ruins of Charleston, Va. including the South Battery and Cheeves Battery; the ruins of Richmond following the Siege of Petersburg (1865), including Ballard's Hotel, Mills Hall, Libby Prison, the residence of General Lee, the Irish neighborhood known as the Rockets, and the burnt district. Views also include soldiers; civilians; camp hands; refugees, including African American contraband; bridges, wagon caravans; cannons; tents; log cabins; naval vessels, including gunboats, steamers, and frigates; forestry; marshland; and horses. Several images in the collection copyrighted by Barnard & Gibson, Mathew Brady, and Alexander Gardner. Stamp of Philadelphia distributor, McAllister & Brother, 728 Chestnut Street, pasted on verso of two of the cartes de visite in collection. Photographers include George Barnard, Mathew Brady, James Gibson, Alexander Gardner, Timothy O'Sullivan and Philadelphia photographers Levy & Cohen. Publishers include E. & H. T. Anthony, Alexander Gardner, and Levy & Cohen. Title supplied by cataloger. Date inferred from content. Lincoln, Abraham 1809-1865 Inauguration African American children African American men African American women African Americans Antietam, Battle of, Md., 1862 Burnside's Expedition to North Carolina, 1862 Gettysburg, Battle of, Gettysburg, Pa., 1863 Mills Virginia North Anna River, Battle of, Va., 1864 Sherman's March to the Sea Fort Sumter (Charleston, S. C.) Georgia Pictorial works Petersburg (Va.) History Siege, 1864-1865 United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Battlefields United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Casualties Union United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Cemeteries United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Destruction & pillage United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Equipment & supplies United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Military facilities United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Military life United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Military personnel United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Monuments United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Transportation Virginia Pictorial works Washington (D.C.) Pictorial works (11)1540.F.(various) (12)1540.F.(various) P.2006.1 P.2006.28 5779.F.(various) P.8532.1-29 P.9877.1-29 P.9878.1-14 Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Small Civil War Photograph Collection [(11)1540.F.(various); (12)1540.F.(various); 5779.F.(various); P.2006.1 & 28; P.8532.1-26; P.9877.1-29; P.9878.1-14] Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Civil War photograph collection [5779.F.(various)] dcrmg ppl 060214 20230712160403.0 212632 Converted from MARCXML to MODS version 3.6 using a version of MARC21slim2MODS3-6.xsl (Revision 1.116 2016/3/15) modified by the Library Company of Philadelphia (modified 2023-10-02)