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Subject American Civil War, 1861-65

1. 1784.a.13, 1(1)

Reference (shelfmark):
1784.a.13, 1(1)
Title:
Marshall House, Alexandria, Va. Photographer: Pywell, William R.
Scope & Content:
Genre: War Photography View of Marshall House, standing on a corner, with shops on either side: 'The Marshall House, at the commencement of the war, was a dingy old hotel, kept by a man generally known in that section by the name of Jim Jackson. It was in this building that Col. Ellsworth of th...
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Aug 1862
Extent:
1 item

2. 1784.a.13, 1(2)

Reference (shelfmark):
1784.a.13, 1(2)
Title:
Slave Pen, Alexandria, Va. August, 1863. Photographer: Pywell, William R.
Scope & Content:
Genre: War Photography View looking across the roadway towards the slave pen buildings. A sign painted on the building reads: 'Price, Birch & Co. Dealers in Slaves.' 'In many of the Southern cities the people had erected buildings of this kind for the confinement of slaves awaiting sale. Th...
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Aug 1863
Extent:
1 item

3. 1784.a.13, 1(3)

Reference (shelfmark):
1784.a.13, 1(3)
Title:
Fairfax Court House, Va. June, 1863. Photographer: O'Sullivan, Timothy H.
Scope & Content:
Genre: War Photography View looking towards the brick courthouse, with troops on horseback beside the well in the foreground: 'The village of Fairfax Court-House, Virginia, eighteen miles from Washington, was, previous to the rebellion, one of the loveliest of the State … Each of the many comma...
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Jun 1863
Extent:
1 item

4. 1784.a.13, 1(4)

Reference (shelfmark):
1784.a.13, 1(4)
Title:
Stone Church, Centreville, Va. March, 1862 Photographer: Barnard and Gibson
Scope & Content:
Genre: War Photography View looking towards the small stone church, with a group of soldiers posed in the foreground: 'Perched upon the gentle slope of the ridge that bears its name, and looking across fertile fields to the mountains that rise up grandly hiding the West, Centreville had smiled ...
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Mar 1862
Extent:
1 item

5. 1784.a.13, 1(5)

Reference (shelfmark):
1784.a.13, 1(5)
Title:
Fortifications on Heights of Centreville, Va. March, 1862. Photographer: Barnard and Gibson
Scope & Content:
Genre: War Photography View of earthwork fortifications, with a group of soldiers posed in the foreground: 'After the first battle of Bull Run, the Confederates extended their earthworks from Manassas across Bull Run, and along the ridge of Centreville. The works shown in the photograph were co...
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Mar 1862
Extent:
1 item

6. 1784.a.13, 1(6)

Reference (shelfmark):
1784.a.13, 1(6)
Title:
Quaker guns, Centreville. March, 1862. Photographer: Barnard and Gibson
Scope & Content:
Genre: War Photography View of fortified area and revetement in foreground, with cantonment huts of the Southern Army in the distance. In the foreground are the 'Quaker' guns - tree trunks mounted on the fortification in imitation of siege guns.
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Mar 1862
Extent:
1 item

7. 1784.a.13, 1(7)

Reference (shelfmark):
1784.a.13, 1(7)
Title:
Ruins of Stone Bridge, Bull Run, Va. March, 1862. Photographer: Barnard and Gibson
Scope & Content:
Genre: War Photography Close view of the remains of the bridge: 'This sketch represents a portion of the field of the battle of Bull Run, fought on the 21st of July, 1861.'
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Mar 1862
Extent:
1 item

8. 1784.a.13, 1(8)

Reference (shelfmark):
1784.a.13, 1(8)
Title:
Mathews House, Battlefield of Bull Run. March, 1862. Photographer: Barnard and Gibson
Scope & Content:
Genre: War Photography View across a field and stream towards the small stone house: 'This shattered dwelling stands on the first Bull Run battle ground, by the side of the turnpike leading from Centreville to Warrenton. Subjected to a severe artillery fire in that engagement, its inmates were ...
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Mar 1862
Extent:
1 item

9. 1784.a.13, 1(9)

Reference (shelfmark):
1784.a.13, 1(9)
Title:
Ruins at Manassas. March, 1862. Photographer: Barnard and Gibson
Scope & Content:
Genre: War Photography View of railway remains at Manassas Junction after the Confederate retreat: 'Everything was destroyed, except half a dozen cars … The old wooden turn-table was uninjured, and is a fair sample of the old fashioned equipage of the Orange and Alexandria Road, at this period....
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Mar 1862
Extent:
1 item

10. 1784.a.13, 1(10)

Reference (shelfmark):
1784.a.13, 1(10)
Title:
Ruins at Manassas Junction. March, 1862. Photographer: Barnard and Gibson
Scope & Content:
Genre: War Photography View looking over the railway junction, with a group of soldiers posed casually for the photographer in the right foreground.
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Mar 1862
Extent:
1 item