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Camp Life
Images highlighting life on the the war front as experienced by soldiers, photographers, and government workers.
Casualties
Photographs of the many wounded, killed, and amputated during the war. Some photographs depict the executions performed during the war.
Cultural Figures, Entertainers, and Socialites
People and events influencing the social, intellectual, and cultural landscape of 19th-century America.
Fields and Forts
Fortifications constructed to defend important areas in both the North and the South from enemy attacks. In addition this gallery contains photographs from battlefields.
Home Front Life
Views of America and Americans off the field of battle. Includes depictions of civilians, slaves, government employees, residences, and everyday life.
Hospitals and Prisons
Many private homes, warehouses, and tents were erected/converted to house the captured and the convalescing.
Military Regiments, Units, and Staff
Studio portraits and field shots depicting the regiments, batteries, and various military staffs serving.
Transportation, Weaponry, and the Navy
The war effort on the seas, varied modes of transportation by horse and railroad, and the munitions produced and utilized during the Civil War.
Political and Military Leaders
Features portraits of important and celebrated political and military figures.
Posters
Images of recruitment posters from war time America.
War-Torn Cities
Highlights of the architecture of cities, towns, homes, and businesses destroyed during the period of conflict.
Ephemera
Highlights songsheets, cartoons and illustrations from war time America.