Library of Congress

Virginia Civil War Photographs

2,588 photographs in this state
Ellerson's Mill. Battle-field of Mechanicsville, Va.
Ellerson's Mill. Battle-field of Mechanicsville, Va.
1801-01-01
Hon. Kellian Van Rensalear Whaley of Va. & W. Va.
Hon. Kellian Van Rensalear Whaley of Va. & W. Va.
1855
Hon. K. Van R. Whaley of Virginia and West Virginia
Hon. K. Van R. Whaley of Virginia and West Virginia
1855
Hon. M.R.H. Garnett of Va.
Hon. M.R.H. Garnett of Va.
1855
Hon. Waitman Thomas Willey of VA.
Hon. Waitman Thomas Willey of VA.
1855
Hon. John Snyder Carlile of Va.
Hon. John Snyder Carlile of Va.
1855
Hon. W.T. Willey of Va.
Hon. W.T. Willey of Va.
1855
Hon. John Minor Botts of Va.
Hon. John Minor Botts of Va.
1855
Hon. John Snyder Carlile of Va.
Hon. John Snyder Carlile of Va.
1855
Hon. W.T. Willey of Va.
Hon. W.T. Willey of Va.
1855
Hon. Kellian Van Rensalear Whaley of Va. & W. Va.
Hon. Kellian Van Rensalear Whaley of Va. & W. Va.
1855
Hon. John Minor Botts of Va.
Hon. John Minor Botts of Va.
1855
The hill opposite Harper's Ferry and commanding the town
The hill opposite Harper's Ferry and commanding the town
1859-01-01
[Arlington, Va. Soldiers with 24-pdr. siege gun on wooden barbette carriage at Fort Corcoran]
[Arlington, Va. Soldiers with 24-pdr. siege gun on wooden ba...
1860
[James River, Va. U.S.S. Casco, light-draft monitor]
[James River, Va. U.S.S. Casco, light-draft monitor]
1860
[Portrait of Col. John S. Mosby, 43rd Battalion, Virginia Cavalry, C.S.A., and friend]
[Portrait of Col. John S. Mosby, 43rd Battalion, Virginia Ca...
1860-01-01
israel and company (baltimore)
[Petersburg, Va. Signal tower at 14th New York Heavy Artillery headquarters]
[Petersburg, Va. Signal tower at 14th New York Heavy Artille...
1860
[Jones' Landing, Va., vicinity. Pontoon bridge over the James, from the north bank]
[Jones' Landing, Va., vicinity. Pontoon bridge over the Jame...
1860
[Fort Burnham, Va., vicinity. Camp of the 5th Pennsylvania Cavalry near the battlefield of Oct. 29, 1864]
[Fort Burnham, Va., vicinity. Camp of the 5th Pennsylvania C...
1860
[City Point, Va. Rear view of Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's headquarters]
[City Point, Va. Rear view of Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's headqu...
1860
[Portrait of Pvt. George Henry, Virginia Regiment, killed at Brandy Station, Va.]
[Portrait of Pvt. George Henry, Virginia Regiment, killed at...
1860-01-01
Hon. James Clark McGrew of W. Va.
Hon. James Clark McGrew of W. Va.
1860
[Falls Church, Va. The Church]
[Falls Church, Va. The Church]
1860
[Petersburg, Va. View from signal tower]
[Petersburg, Va. View from signal tower]
1860
[Aiken's Landing, Va. Steamer New York waiting for exchange of prisoners]
[Aiken's Landing, Va. Steamer New York waiting for exchange ...
1860
[Bermuda Hundred, Va. Signal tower on left of the line near the Appomattox River]
[Bermuda Hundred, Va. Signal tower on left of the line near ...
1860
Hon. Lewis McKenzie of Va.
Hon. Lewis McKenzie of Va.
1860
Gen. Henry Prince. Engaged at Wopping Heights, Va. July 1863. Committed suicide in Loundon, Eng. Aug. 19, 1892
Gen. Henry Prince. Engaged at Wopping Heights, Va. July 1863...
1860
Col. David H. Strother, 3rd W. Va. Cav.
Col. David H. Strother, 3rd W. Va. Cav.
1860
[Fredericksburg, Va. View of town from east bank of the Rappahannock]
[Fredericksburg, Va. View of town from east bank of the Rapp...
1860
o'sullivan, timothy h.
[Alexandria, Va. The Marshall House, King and Pitt Streets]
[Alexandria, Va. The Marshall House, King and Pitt Streets]
1860
Slave pen, Alexandria, VA. (Civil War time)
Slave pen, Alexandria, VA. (Civil War time)
1860
Gen. Henry Prince. Engaged at Wopping Heights, Va. July 1863. Committed suicide in Loundon, Eng. Aug. 19, 1892
Gen. Henry Prince. Engaged at Wopping Heights, Va. July 1863...
1860
Col. David H. Strother, 3rd W. Va. Cav.
Col. David H. Strother, 3rd W. Va. Cav.
1860
[Portrait of Pvt. John White, drummer boy, Virginia Regiment, C.S.A.]
[Portrait of Pvt. John White, drummer boy, Virginia Regiment...
1860-01-01
[Broadway Landing, Va. Pontoon bridge across the Appomattox]
[Broadway Landing, Va. Pontoon bridge across the Appomattox]
1860
Hon. E.M. Braxton of Va.
Hon. E.M. Braxton of Va.
1860
[Portrait of Pvt. Andrew F. Skidmore, Mount Vernon Guards, Company E, 17th Virginia Infantry, C.S.A.]
[Portrait of Pvt. Andrew F. Skidmore, Mount Vernon Guards, C...
1860-01-01
[Harrison's Landing, Va., vicinity. Westover House]
[Harrison's Landing, Va., vicinity. Westover House]
1860
[City Point, Va. View of waterfront with Federal supply boats]
[City Point, Va. View of waterfront with Federal supply boat...
1860
[City Point, Va. African American army cook at work]
[City Point, Va. African American army cook at work]
1860
[Portrait of Pvt. Philip Carper, 35th Battalion, Virginia Cavalry, C.S.A.]
[Portrait of Pvt. Philip Carper, 35th Battalion, Virginia Ca...
1860-01-01
Hon. Frank Hereford of W. Va.
Hon. Frank Hereford of W. Va.
1860
[City Point, Va., vicinity. Medical supply boat Planter at General Hospital wharf on the Appomattox]
[City Point, Va., vicinity. Medical supply boat Planter at G...
1860
[City Point, Va. Brig. Gen. John A. Rawlins, Chief of Staff, with wife and child at door of their quarters]
[City Point, Va. Brig. Gen. John A. Rawlins, Chief of Staff,...
1860
[Cold Harbor, Va. View of the battlefield]
[Cold Harbor, Va. View of the battlefield]
1860
[White Oak Swamp, Va. View]
[White Oak Swamp, Va. View]
1860
[Petersburg, Va. Sutler's bomb-proof "Fruit and Oyster House"]
[Petersburg, Va. Sutler's bomb-proof "Fruit and Oyster House...
1860
o'sullivan, timothy h.
[Fort Burnham, Va. (the former Confederate Fort Harrison). Federal soldiers in front of bomb-proof headquarters]
[Fort Burnham, Va. (the former Confederate Fort Harrison). F...
1860
[Arlington, Va. Guns and gun-crews of Fort Richardson]
[Arlington, Va. Guns and gun-crews of Fort Richardson]
1860
[City Point, Va. "Gen. J.C. Robinson" and other locomotives of the U.S. Military Railroad]
[City Point, Va. "Gen. J.C. Robinson" and other locomotives ...
1860
[Alexandria, Va. Battery Rodgers at Hunting Creek and the Potomac; 8-in. Parrott gun in foreground; a Rodman gun beyond]
[Alexandria, Va. Battery Rodgers at Hunting Creek and the Po...
1860
[Point of Rocks, Va., vicinity. Crew of U.S. Army gunboat General Foster ashore with howitzers]
[Point of Rocks, Va., vicinity. Crew of U.S. Army gunboat Ge...
1860
Hon. Henry G. Davis of W. Va.
Hon. Henry G. Davis of W. Va.
1860
[Bull Run, Va. View of Bull Run]
[Bull Run, Va. View of Bull Run]
1860
Gen. Henry Prince. Engaged at Wopping Heights, Va. July 1863. Committed suicide in Loundon, Eng. Aug. 19, 1892
Gen. Henry Prince. Engaged at Wopping Heights, Va. July 1863...
1860
[Bermuda Hundred, Va. Butler's signal tower; another view]
[Bermuda Hundred, Va. Butler's signal tower; another view]
1860-01-01
[City Point, Va. Wharf, Federal artillery, and anchored schooners]
[City Point, Va. Wharf, Federal artillery, and anchored scho...
1860
Col. David H. Strother, 3rd W. Va. Cav.
Col. David H. Strother, 3rd W. Va. Cav.
1860
[City Point, Va. African Americans unloading vessels at landing]
[City Point, Va. African Americans unloading vessels at land...
1860
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