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Company of colored troops - Public domain dedication image

Company of colored troops - Public domain dedication image

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Scene in Ft. Totten, near Washington. Aiming and working the great guns.

Scene in Ft. Totten, near Washington. Aiming and working the great gun...

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Sherman vets, 44 2nd Reg. 19th cenrury stereoscope card.

Sherman vets, 44 2nd Reg. 19th cenrury stereoscope card.

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Headquarters 10th Army Corps, Hatchies Run, Va.

Headquarters 10th Army Corps, Hatchies Run, Va.

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The "sunken road" at Antietam. [View of Confederate dead in a trench.]

The "sunken road" at Antietam. [View of Confederate dead in a trench.]

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Group of contrabands at Allen's farm house near Williamsburg Road, in the vicinity of Yorkville, Virginia, May 1862

Group of contrabands at Allen's farm house near Williamsburg Road, in ...

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Execution of a deserter, Alexandria, Va.

Execution of a deserter, Alexandria, Va.

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Battle of Port Hudson. - A painting of a naval battle with ships in the background

Battle of Port Hudson. - A painting of a naval battle with ships in th...

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Missionary Ridge, which our brave men succeded in Scaling, Battle of Chattanooga.

Missionary Ridge, which our brave men succeded in Scaling, Battle of C...

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Colored convalescent soldiers resting after a march, at Aiken's Landing, James River, Va.

Colored convalescent soldiers resting after a march, at Aiken's Landin...

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Head Quarters guard : Army [of the] Potomac, Brandy Station.

Head Quarters guard : Army [of the] Potomac, Brandy Station.

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Sheridan & staff. - Public domain dedication image

Sheridan & staff. - Public domain dedication image

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The battle of Sharpsburg from Mumma's farm. July 3, 1863

The battle of Sharpsburg from Mumma's farm. July 3, 1863

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Colored convalescent soldiers resting after a march, at Aiken's Landing, James River, Va.

Colored convalescent soldiers resting after a march, at Aiken's Landin...

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Entrance to magazine, Ft. Brady, James River, Va.

Entrance to magazine, Ft. Brady, James River, Va.

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Mansion occupied by Jeff. Davis, during the rebellion, cor. Clay and Twelfth St. Richmond, Va.

Mansion occupied by Jeff. Davis, during the rebellion, cor. Clay and T...

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Dead Confederate sharpshooters of Hood's Division among the rocks in Devil's Den in front of Little Round Top.

Dead Confederate sharpshooters of Hood's Division among the rocks in D...

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The dead in a ditch at Antietam.

The dead in a ditch at Antietam.

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Bomb proof quarters at Fort Burnham....

Bomb proof quarters at Fort Burnham....

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Filling their canteens. [Soldiers gathered at a well and "spring house."]

Filling their canteens. [Soldiers gathered at a well and "spring house...

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Improvised dinner table in the field.

Improvised dinner table in the field.

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General Hospital, near Gettysburg, Pa.  This hospital was established by the Government soon after the battle, and furnished accommodation for about three thousand wounded soldiers.

General Hospital, near Gettysburg, Pa. This hospital was established ...

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English Armstrong gun in Fort Fisher, N.C.

English Armstrong gun in Fort Fisher, N.C.

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Captain Barrett and Lieut. Schoonmaker, of Monitor Kaatskill, at "Battery Bee," Sullivan's Island, Charleston Harbor, S. C..

Captain Barrett and Lieut. Schoonmaker, of Monitor Kaatskill, at "Batt...

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A Rebel soldier, killed in the trenches before Petersburgh

A Rebel soldier, killed in the trenches before Petersburgh

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Interior view of Ft. Putnam, Charleston Harbor, S. C..

Interior view of Ft. Putnam, Charleston Harbor, S. C..

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Camp Andseron near Washington D.C., 12th N.Y.

Camp Andseron near Washington D.C., 12th N.Y.

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Entrance to magazine, Ft. Brady, James River, Va.

Entrance to magazine, Ft. Brady, James River, Va.

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A 300 pounder (parrot gun [Parrott rifle]) on Morris Island, S.C., firing on Fort Sumter.

A 300 pounder (parrot gun [Parrott rifle]) on Morris Island, S.C., fir...

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Siege of Atlanta. - A painting of a group of men on horses

Siege of Atlanta. - A painting of a group of men on horses

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Sand bag fortifications at Yorktown, Va.

Sand bag fortifications at Yorktown, Va.

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Bomb proof quarters at Fort Burnham....

Bomb proof quarters at Fort Burnham....

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Confederate soldiers killed in the trenches at Petersburg April 2, 1865 [at Fort Mahone].

Confederate soldiers killed in the trenches at Petersburg April 2, 186...

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Sherman's men destroying railroad. 19th cenrury stereoscope card.

Sherman's men destroying railroad. 19th cenrury stereoscope card.

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Dead Confederate soldier in the trenches. [April 12, 1865, at Petersburg.]

Dead Confederate soldier in the trenches. [April 12, 1865, at Petersbu...

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Dutch Gap canal. Taken after the bank was blown out. James River, Va.

Dutch Gap canal. Taken after the bank was blown out. James River, Va.

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Swamp Angel," Morris Island, S. C..

Swamp Angel," Morris Island, S. C..

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Company H 44 Indiana Vols., Lookout Mountain.

Company H 44 Indiana Vols., Lookout Mountain.

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The horrors of war. [Dead Union soldier at Gettysburg.]

The horrors of war. [Dead Union soldier at Gettysburg.]

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Water battery of Fort Johnson, James Island, S.C.

Water battery of Fort Johnson, James Island, S.C.

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Camp of the 71st N. Y. Vols.; cook house; soldiers getting dinner ready.

Camp of the 71st N. Y. Vols.; cook house; soldiers getting dinner read...

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Confederate hospital at Cedar Mountain. 19th cenrury stereoscope card.

Confederate hospital at Cedar Mountain. 19th cenrury stereoscope card.

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Our boys in the trenches. 19th cenrury stereoscope card.

Our boys in the trenches. 19th cenrury stereoscope card.

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