Library of Congress

District of Columbia Civil War Photographs

365 photographs in this state - page 5 of 7
Execution of Captain Henry Wirtz (i.e. Wirz), C.S.A. Newspaper reporters viewing the execution
Execution of Captain Henry Wirtz (i.e. Wirz), C.S.A. Newspap...
1865-01-01
gardner, alexander
[Washington, D.C. President Lincoln's funeral procession on Pennsylvania Avenue]
[Washington, D.C. President Lincoln's funeral procession on ...
1865
[Washington, D.C. Gen. John F. Hartranft reading the death warrant to the conspirators on the scaffold]
[Washington, D.C. Gen. John F. Hartranft reading the death w...
1865
gardner, alexander
Drum corps of 10th Veteran Reserve Corps, Washington, D.C., April, 1865
Drum corps of 10th Veteran Reserve Corps, Washington, D.C., ...
1865-01-01
[Portrait of Capt. William H. Terwilliger, officer of the Federal Army, and officers, Company A, 63d New York Infantry, vicinity of Washington, D.C.]
[Portrait of Capt. William H. Terwilliger, officer of the Fe...
1865
smith, william morris
District of Columbia. Capt. Sellers and wife at Fort Totten
District of Columbia. Capt. Sellers and wife at Fort Totten
1865
smith, william morris
[Mounted cavalry riding past reviewing stand during the "grand review" of the Union Army, Washington, D.C.]
[Mounted cavalry riding past reviewing stand during the "gra...
1865-01-01
[Washington, D.C. View of Pennsylvania Avenue from 9th Street, with mounted officers, band, and infantrymen with fixed bayonets at a halt]
[Washington, D.C. View of Pennsylvania Avenue from 9th Stree...
1865
brady, mathew b.
Huntington, Rev. A.J. of Columbian University, Wash. D.C.
Huntington, Rev. A.J. of Columbian University, Wash. D.C.
1865
[Washington Navy Yard, D.C. David E. Herold, a conspirator]
[Washington Navy Yard, D.C. David E. Herold, a conspirator]
1865
gardner, alexander
District of Columbia. Headquarters of Gen. Martin D. Hardin at Fort Slocum
District of Columbia. Headquarters of Gen. Martin D. Hardin ...
1865
smith, william morris
Lockwood, Belva. Lawyer, D.C. (famous lawyer and bicycle rider)
Lockwood, Belva. Lawyer, D.C. (famous lawyer and bicycle rid...
1865
Lincoln's funeral on Pennsylvania Ave.
Lincoln's funeral on Pennsylvania Ave.
1865
Grand Review of Army, Wash. D.C., May, 1865
Grand Review of Army, Wash. D.C., May, 1865
1865-01-01
[District of Columbia. Officers of Companies A and B, 3d Massachusetts Heavy Artillery, before quarters at Fort Totten]
[District of Columbia. Officers of Companies A and B, 3d Mas...
1865
smith, william morris
15 in. gun near Wash., D.C. Aug. 1865
15 in. gun near Wash., D.C. Aug. 1865
1865-01-01
[Washington, D.C. President Lincoln's funeral procession on Pennsylvania Avenue; another view]
[Washington, D.C. President Lincoln's funeral procession on ...
1865
Greenhow, Mrs. & daughter (imprisoned in old Capitol Prison in Wash. D.C.) Confederate spy
Greenhow, Mrs. & daughter (imprisoned in old Capitol Prison ...
1865
[Washington, D.C. Clerks in front of office of Commissary General of Prisoners, F St. at 20th NW]
[Washington, D.C. Clerks in front of office of Commissary Ge...
1865
David E. Harrold [i.e. Herold]
David E. Harrold [i.e. Herold]
1865-01-01
[District of Columbia. Gun crews of Company H, 3d Massachusetts Heavy Artillery, at Fort Lincoln]
[District of Columbia. Gun crews of Company H, 3d Massachuse...
1865
[Washington, D.C. Units of 20th Army Corps, Army of Georgia, passing on Pennsylvania Avenue near the Treasury]
[Washington, D.C. Units of 20th Army Corps, Army of Georgia,...
1865
brady, mathew b.
[Washington Navy Yard, D.C. Edman Spangler, a "conspirator," manacled]
[Washington Navy Yard, D.C. Edman Spangler, a "conspirator,"...
1865
gardner, alexander
Wheelwright shop, Quartermaster's department, Washington, D.C., April, 1865
Wheelwright shop, Quartermaster's department, Washington, D....
1865-01-01
[Washington, D.C. Convalescent soldiers and others outside quarters of the Sanitary Commission Home Lodge]
[Washington, D.C. Convalescent soldiers and others outside q...
1865
[Washington, D.C. The Long Bridge over the Potomac seen from the city]
[Washington, D.C. The Long Bridge over the Potomac seen from...
1865
[Washington, D.C. Coffins and open graves ready for the conspirators' bodies at right of scaffold]
[Washington, D.C. Coffins and open graves ready for the cons...
1865
gardner, alexander
[Washington, D.C. Workmen in front of the Trimming Shop]
[Washington, D.C. Workmen in front of the Trimming Shop]
1865
[Washington Navy Yard, D.C. Lewis Payne, the conspirator who attacked Secretary Seward, standing in overcoat and hat]
[Washington Navy Yard, D.C. Lewis Payne, the conspirator who...
1865
gardner, alexander
[Washington, D.C. Noncommissioned officers of Company H, 9th Veteran Reserve Corps, at Washington Circle]
[Washington, D.C. Noncommissioned officers of Company H, 9th...
1865
[Washington Navy Yard, D.C. Samuel Arnold, a conspirator]
[Washington Navy Yard, D.C. Samuel Arnold, a conspirator]
1865
gardner, alexander
[General Napoleon Bonaparte McLaughlen and staff near Washington, D.C.]
[General Napoleon Bonaparte McLaughlen and staff near Washin...
1865-01-01
[District of Columbia. Officers of Companies A and B, 3d Massachusetts Heavy Artillery, and crew of 100-pdr. Parrott gun on iron barbette carriage at Fort Totten]
[District of Columbia. Officers of Companies A and B, 3d Mas...
1865
smith, william morris
[Washington, D.C. Hanging hooded bodies of the four conspirators; crowd departing]
[Washington, D.C. Hanging hooded bodies of the four conspira...
1865
gardner, alexander
[Washington, D.C. Officers and clerks on a porch at Signal Corps headquarters]
[Washington, D.C. Officers and clerks on a porch at Signal C...
1865
District of Columbia. Soldiers' cemetery near Fort Stevens (Brightwood)
District of Columbia. Soldiers' cemetery near Fort Stevens (...
1865
smith, william morris
Headquarters of Gen. M. D. Hardin, Washington, D.C., April, 1865
Headquarters of Gen. M. D. Hardin, Washington, D.C., April, ...
1865-01-01
[Washington, D.C. Gen. William Hoffman, Commissary General of Prisoners (at right) and staff on steps of office, F. St. at 20th NW]
[Washington, D.C. Gen. William Hoffman, Commissary General o...
1865
[Washington, D.C. Adjusting the ropes for hanging the conspirators]
[Washington, D.C. Adjusting the ropes for hanging the conspi...
1865
gardner, alexander
[Washington, D.C. Chapel and other buildings of Armory Square Hospital, 6th and B [Independence Ave.] Sts. SW; completed U.S. Capitol in distance]
[Washington, D.C. Chapel and other buildings of Armory Squar...
1865
[Washington, D.C. Signal Corps officers lowering flag at their camp near Georgetown; Gen Albert J. Myer, in civilian dress, at right of pole]
[Washington, D.C. Signal Corps officers lowering flag at the...
1865
Lieut. General W. T. Sherman and staff
Lieut. General W. T. Sherman and staff
1865-01-01
Nichols, Dr. (Charles Henry) Famous brain specialist. Acting assist. Surgeon during Civil War. Conducted a general hospital for U.S. Vols. Supt. Hospital for the Insane, Wash. D.C.
Nichols, Dr. (Charles Henry) Famous brain specialist. Acting...
1865
District of Columbia. 100 pdr. Parrott gun at Fort Totten
District of Columbia. 100 pdr. Parrott gun at Fort Totten
1865
smith, william morris
[Washington, D.C. Mounted officers and unidentified units passing on Pennsylvania Avenue near the Treasury]
[Washington, D.C. Mounted officers and unidentified units pa...
1865
brady, mathew b.
[Washington, D.C. View from Georgetown heights, with Aqueduct Bridge and Mason's Island]
[Washington, D.C. View from Georgetown heights, with Aqueduc...
1865
smith, william morris
[Washington, D.C. John C. Howard's stable on G Street between 6th and 7th (where John H. Surratt kept horses before leaving town on April 1, 1865]
[Washington, D.C. John C. Howard's stable on G Street betwee...
1865
[Washington, D.C. Cabin John Bridge in nearby Maryland]
[Washington, D.C. Cabin John Bridge in nearby Maryland]
1865
Bv't. Brig. General J. A. Hall and staff
Bv't. Brig. General J. A. Hall and staff
1865-01-01
Bridge across Eastern branch of Potomac River, Washington, D.C., April, 1865
Bridge across Eastern branch of Potomac River, Washington, D...
1865-01-01
[Washington, D.C. Sanitary Commission storehouse and adjoining houses at 15th and F Sts., NW]
[Washington, D.C. Sanitary Commission storehouse and adjoini...
1865
[Washington, D.C. Officers of the U.S. Treasury Battalion; uncompleted Washington Monument in left background]
[Washington, D.C. Officers of the U.S. Treasury Battalion; u...
1865
[Washington, D.C. Buildings of the Sanitary Commission Home Lodge for Invalid Soldiers, North Capitol near C St.]
[Washington, D.C. Buildings of the Sanitary Commission Home ...
1865
Co. H, 10th [i.e. 9th] Veteran Reserve Corps, Washington, D.C. April, 1865
Co. H, 10th [i.e. 9th] Veteran Reserve Corps, Washington, D....
1865-01-01
[District of Columbia. Band before quarters at Camp Stoneman]
[District of Columbia. Band before quarters at Camp Stoneman...
1865
[Soldiers(?) in wagons and mounted on horses during the "grand review" of the Union Army, Washington, D.C.]
[Soldiers(?) in wagons and mounted on horses during the "gra...
1865-01-01
[District of Columbia. Detachment of Company K, 3d Massachusetts Heavy Artillery, by guns of Fort Stevens]
[District of Columbia. Detachment of Company K, 3d Massachus...
1865
smith, william morris
[Washington, D.C. Band of 10th Veteran Reserve Corps]
[Washington, D.C. Band of 10th Veteran Reserve Corps]
1865
Band of 9th Veteran Reserve Corps, Washington, D.C., April, 1865
Band of 9th Veteran Reserve Corps, Washington, D.C., April, ...
1865-01-01
Barrett, James G. Mayor of Wash. D.C.
Barrett, James G. Mayor of Wash. D.C.
1865
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