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032-003227772 Subject Houses

1. 1784.a.13, 1(24)

Reference (shelfmark):
1784.a.13, 1(24)
Title:
Scene in Pleasant Valley, MD. Photographer: Gardner, Alexander
Scope & Content:
Genre: War Photography Portrait group posed on the steps leading up to the verandah of the house: 'The house of Mrs. Lee, situated in Pleasant Valley, Maryland, was selected by General McClellan, after the battle of Antietam, as a temporary home for Mrs. McClellan, who paid a brief visit to the...
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Oct 1862
Extent:
1 item

2. 1784.a.13, 1(15)

Reference (shelfmark):
1784.a.13, 1(15)
Title:
Moore House, Yorktown, Va. May, 1862. Photographer: Wood and Gibson
Scope & Content:
Genre: War Photography View of the dilapidated house, with a group of army officers in the garden in the left foreground. It was here that Washington and Cornwallis met in Ocotber 1781 to arrange capitulation terms. 'When the Army of the Potomac invested Yorktown, the Moore House was in excelle...
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
May 1862
Extent:
1 item

3. 1784.a.13, 1(29)

Reference (shelfmark):
1784.a.13, 1(29)
Title:
Lacey House, Falmouth, Va. December, 1862. Photographer: O'Sullivan, Timothy H.
Scope & Content:
Genre: War Photography General view of the house from the garden: 'The Lacey House, situated on the banks of the Rappahannock, immediately opposite Fredericksburg, when taken possession of by the United States troops, in the spring of 1862, was surrounded with beautiful lawns, rare flowers, and...
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Dec 1862
Extent:
1 item

4. 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

5. 1784.a.13, 1(42)

Reference (shelfmark):
1784.a.13, 1(42)
Title:
Trosell's House, Battlefield of Gettysburg. July, 1863. Photographer: O'Sullivan, Timothy H.
Scope & Content:
Genre: War Photography General view looking towards the house, with the bodies of several horses lying among the debris in the foreground. The house itself has been severely damaged: 'This house is in front of the left of the position occupied by our army at the battle of Gettysburg. General Si...
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Jul 1863
Extent:
1 item

6. 1784.a.13, 1(47)

Reference (shelfmark):
1784.a.13, 1(47)
Title:
Castle Murray, near Auburn, Va. November, 1863. Photographer: O'Sullivan, Timothy H.
Scope & Content:
Genre: War Photography View looking towards the stone 'castle,' a mansion in Scottish baronial style with tower and crenellated roofline, with a military encampment in the foreground: 'On the Warrenton Railroad, is a spot known as Three Mile Station; there are no depot buildings, but for all th...
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Nov 1863
Extent:
1 item