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District of Columbia Civil War Photographs

365 photographs in this state - page 6 of 7
[Washington Navy Yard, D.C. Michael O'Laughlin, a conspirator, manacled]
[Washington Navy Yard, D.C. Michael O'Laughlin, a conspirato...
1865
gardner, alexander
[Washington Navy Yard, D.C. George A. Atzerodt, a conspirator]
[Washington Navy Yard, D.C. George A. Atzerodt, a conspirato...
1865
gardner, alexander
[Washington, D.C. Band of 9th Veteran Reserve Corps, in shakoes and frogged jackets, at Washington Circle]
[Washington, D.C. Band of 9th Veteran Reserve Corps, in shak...
1865
[District of Columbia. Interior view of Fort Lincoln]
[District of Columbia. Interior view of Fort Lincoln]
1865
[Washington, D.C. Hooded body of Captain Wirz hanging from the scaffold]
[Washington, D.C. Hooded body of Captain Wirz hanging from t...
1865
gardner, alexander
[Headquarters of Signal Corps, Washington D.C., April 1865]
[Headquarters of Signal Corps, Washington D.C., April 1865]
1865-01-01
[District of Columbia. Men and gun of 3d Massachusetts Heavy Artillery at ornamental gate of Fort Totten]
[District of Columbia. Men and gun of 3d Massachusetts Heavy...
1865
smith, william morris
[Washington, D.C. The four condemned conspirators (Mrs. Surratt, Payne, Herold, Atzerodt), with officers and others on the scaffold; guards on the wall]
[Washington, D.C. The four condemned conspirators (Mrs. Surr...
1865
gardner, alexander
Gen. Henry S. Gansevoort and staff, Prospect Hill, Va. (near Wash., D.C.)
Gen. Henry S. Gansevoort and staff, Prospect Hill, Va. (near...
1865-01-01
Washington, D.C., April, 1865
Washington, D.C., April, 1865
1865-01-01
Frelinghuysen, Hon. Frederick Theodore of N.J. Member of the peace convention of 1861 held in Wash. D.C. Sec. of State in Pres. Arthur's cabinet
Frelinghuysen, Hon. Frederick Theodore of N.J. Member of the...
1865
Horse shoeing shop, Quartermaster's department, Washington, D.C., April, 1865
Horse shoeing shop, Quartermaster's department, Washington, ...
1865-01-01
[Portrait of Maj. Gen. George G. Meade, officer of the Federal Army, and Generals of the Army of the Potomac, vicinity of Washington, D.C., June 1865]
[Portrait of Maj. Gen. George G. Meade, officer of the Feder...
1865
smith, william morris
Ward K, Armory Square Hospital, Washington, D.C.
Ward K, Armory Square Hospital, Washington, D.C.
1865-01-01
[Washington, D.C. Rocking chair used by President Lincoln in Ford's Theater]
[Washington, D.C. Rocking chair used by President Lincoln in...
1865
Band of 9th & 10th Veterans Reserve Corps, Wash. D.C. Apr. 1865
Band of 9th & 10th Veterans Reserve Corps, Wash. D.C. Apr. 1...
1865
Officers of 2d New York Heavy Artillery Fort C. F. Smith, near Washington D.C., August, 1865
Officers of 2d New York Heavy Artillery Fort C. F. Smith, ne...
1865-01-01
smith, william morris
Ford's Theatre, scene of the assassination
Ford's Theatre, scene of the assassination
1865-01-01
[Washington, D.C. President Lincoln's box at Ford's Theater]
[Washington, D.C. President Lincoln's box at Ford's Theater]
1865
[Washington, D.C. Ruins of Kalorama Hospital, 23d and S Streets, NW]
[Washington, D.C. Ruins of Kalorama Hospital, 23d and S Stre...
1865
[Washington Navy Yard, D.C. Lewis Payne, in sweater, seated and manacled]
[Washington Navy Yard, D.C. Lewis Payne, in sweater, seated ...
1865
gardner, alexander
[Washington, D.C. Cavalry unit passing Presidential reviewing stand]
[Washington, D.C. Cavalry unit passing Presidential reviewin...
1865
brady, mathew b.
Ewing, Hon. Thomas Jr. Delegate to the peace convention held in Wash., D.C. in 1861; Col. of the 11th Kansas Vol. Cav., U.S.A. Maj. Gen.
Ewing, Hon. Thomas Jr. Delegate to the peace convention held...
1865
[Washington Navy Yard, D.C. Unidentified man, arrested on suspicion of being a conspirator (has been erroneously taken for Dr. Samuel A. Mudd, who had a bald forehead; but is probably Hartman Richter, Atzerodt's cousin, arrested with him but later released)]
[Washington Navy Yard, D.C. Unidentified man, arrested on su...
1865
[Washington, D.C. Artillery unit passing on Pennsylvania Avenue near the Treasury]
[Washington, D.C. Artillery unit passing on Pennsylvania Ave...
1865
brady, mathew b.
Ewing, Hon. Thomas Jr. Delegate to the Peace Convention held in Wash., D.C. in 1861
Ewing, Hon. Thomas Jr. Delegate to the Peace Convention held...
1865
District of Columbia. Officers of 4th U.S. Colored Infantry at Fort Slocum
District of Columbia. Officers of 4th U.S. Colored Infantry ...
1865
smith, william morris
[Washington, D.C. Crowd in front of Presidential reviewing stand]
[Washington, D.C. Crowd in front of Presidential reviewing s...
1865
brady, mathew b.
[Washington, D.C. Reading the death warrant to Wirz on the scaffold]
[Washington, D.C. Reading the death warrant to Wirz on the s...
1865
gardner, alexander
Cavalry Depot (Camp Stoneman) Giesboro, Md.
Cavalry Depot (Camp Stoneman) Giesboro, Md.
1865-01-01
russell, andrew j.
[Washington, D.C. Company M, 9th New York Heavy Artillery, in a fort]
[Washington, D.C. Company M, 9th New York Heavy Artillery, i...
1865
smith, william morris
[Washington, D.C. Presidential reviewing stand, with guests and guard]
[Washington, D.C. Presidential reviewing stand, with guests ...
1865
brady, mathew b.
[Washington, D.C. Ford's Theater with guards posted at entrance and crepe draped from windows]
[Washington, D.C. Ford's Theater with guards posted at entra...
1865
[Washington, D.C. Another artillery unit passing on Pennsylvania Avenue near the Treasury]
[Washington, D.C. Another artillery unit passing on Pennsylv...
1865
brady, mathew b.
Quartermaster's Office at 7th St. Wharf, Wash., D.C.
Quartermaster's Office at 7th St. Wharf, Wash., D.C.
1865-01-01
[Washington, D.C. Group before office of U.S. Christian Commission, 8th and H Sts. NW]
[Washington, D.C. Group before office of U.S. Christian Comm...
1865
[Washington, D.C. Col. Benjamin F. Fisher between two officers on steps of Signal Corps headquarters, 1816 F St., NW Avenue at Madison Place NW]
[Washington, D.C. Col. Benjamin F. Fisher between two office...
1865
Veteran Reserve Corps. Wash., D.C. Apr. 1865
Veteran Reserve Corps. Wash., D.C. Apr. 1865
1865-01-01
[District of Columbia. White officers of 4th U.S. Colored Infantry at leisure, Fort Slocum]
[District of Columbia. White officers of 4th U.S. Colored In...
1865
Washington, District of Columbia. Hancock's Veteran Corps on F Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 1st U.S. Volunteer Infantry
Washington, District of Columbia. Hancock's Veteran Corps on...
1865
[Washington, D.C. Infantry unit with fixed bayonets followed by ambulances passing on Pennsylvania Avenue near the Treasury]
[Washington, D.C. Infantry unit with fixed bayonets followed...
1865
brady, mathew b.
Toner, Dr.
Toner, Dr.
1865
Major General Geo. G. Meade and staff
Major General Geo. G. Meade and staff
1865
[Washington, D.C. Central Signal Station, Winder Building, 17th and E Streets NW, and Signal Corps men]
[Washington, D.C. Central Signal Station, Winder Building, 1...
1865
smith, william morris
Washington, D.C., April, 1865
Washington, D.C., April, 1865
1865-01-01
Guard House and Guard, 107th U.S. Colored Infantry Fort Corcoran near Washington, D.C.
Guard House and Guard, 107th U.S. Colored Infantry Fort Corc...
1865-01-01
[Washington, D.C. Chain Bridge over the Potomac; Chesapeake and Ohio Canal in foreground]
[Washington, D.C. Chain Bridge over the Potomac; Chesapeake ...
1865
smith, william morris
[Washington, D.C. Brig. Gen. Charles Thomas, Assistant Quartermaster General, with Benjamin C. Card and George D. Wise, Division Chiefs, and other staff on steps of Quartermaster General's office, Corcoran's Building, 17th St. and Pennsylvania Ave., NW]
[Washington, D.C. Brig. Gen. Charles Thomas, Assistant Quart...
1865
[Portrait of Maj. Gen. George G. Meade, officer of the Federal Army, and corps commanders, vicinity of Washington, D.C., June 1865: Horatio G. Wright, John A. Logan, Meade, John G. Parke, Andrew A. Humphreys]
[Portrait of Maj. Gen. George G. Meade, officer of the Feder...
1865
smith, william morris
[Washington, D.C. Company I, 10th Veteran Reserve Corps, at Washington Circle]
[Washington, D.C. Company I, 10th Veteran Reserve Corps, at ...
1865
District of Columbia. Gen. William Gamble and staff at Camp Stoneman, the cavalry depot at Giesborough Point
District of Columbia. Gen. William Gamble and staff at Camp ...
1865
[Washington, D.C. Maimed soldiers and others before office of U.S. Christian Commission]
[Washington, D.C. Maimed soldiers and others before office o...
1865
[Washington, D.C. Central office of the Sanitary Commission, 1333 F Street, N.W.]
[Washington, D.C. Central office of the Sanitary Commission,...
1865
[Washington, D.C. Infantry units with fixed bayonets passing on Pennsylvania Avenue near the Treasury]
[Washington, D.C. Infantry units with fixed bayonets passing...
1865
brady, mathew b.
Officers of 5th U.S. Cavalry near Washington, D.C., June, 1865
Officers of 5th U.S. Cavalry near Washington, D.C., June, 18...
1865-01-01
Boynton, General, U.S.A. Not in uniform, Head of D.C. Schools, etc.
Boynton, General, U.S.A. Not in uniform, Head of D.C. School...
1870
Gallaudet, Prof. Edward M. Established in Wash. D.C., 1857, an institute for the deaf
Gallaudet, Prof. Edward M. Established in Wash. D.C., 1857, ...
1870
Samuel C. Chester of Haddonfield, N.J. Partner of Handy at Cape May & Wash. D.C. Early days
Samuel C. Chester of Haddonfield, N.J. Partner of Handy at C...
1870
W.M. Dye, Maj. Police, Wash., D.C.
W.M. Dye, Maj. Police, Wash., D.C.
1870
Old Ford's Theatre, 10th St. N.W., Washington D.C. (where Lincoln was shot)
Old Ford's Theatre, 10th St. N.W., Washington D.C. (where Li...
1871
brady, mathew b.
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