"A 60 lb. Columbia River Salmon" (1861)

 

"A 60 lb. Columbia River Salmon." Possibly taken by a member of the British North American Boundary Commission in 1861.

Source: Library of Congress.

Photo of Union Soldiers of the 6th Massachusetts Militia Regiment Posing in Battle Monument Square in Baltimore, Maryland (1861)

Portrait photo of Union soldiers of the 6th Massachusetts Militia Regiment posing in front of the War of 1812 Battle Monument in Battle Monument Square in Baltimore, Maryland, July 1, 1861. Attributed to photographer William Weaver. I think it is a possibility that using a studio portrait lens to take this outdoor photograph caused the edges of it to look so out of focus.

Source: Library of Congress.

CDV Photo Self-Portrait of Photographer Alexander Gardner Dressed as a Frontiersmen (1861)

 

Carte-de-visite self-portrait of photographer Alexander Gardner dressed as trapper or mountain man and posing with a bow and arrow, c. 1861.

Source: National Portrait Gallery.

"President Lincoln's Guard" Photo of Union Soldiers and Civilians Posing in Front of a Union Army Encampment in Washington DC (1861)

 

"President Lincoln's Guard." Photo of a large group of Union soldiers and civilians posing in front of a Union Army encampment probably near the White House in Washington, D.C., 1861. Attributed to Titian Ramsay Peale.

Source: National Museum of American History.

Photo of Union Soldiers of the Fitchburg Fusiliers in Front of the Rollstone House in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, Before Leaving to Fight in the Civil War (1861)

 

Portrait of Union soldiers of the Fitchburg Fusiliers in front of the Rollstone House in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, 1861. The photo was taken shortly before they left to fight in the Civil War as Company B of the 15th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment. Attributed to J. C. Moulton. From the book Fitchburg Past and Present by William Andrew Emerson published in 1903.

Portrait of Union Artillerymen of the 1st Illinois Light Artillery Regiment Posing in Their Dining Hall in Camp Smith in Cairo, Illinois (1861)

Portrait of Union artillerymen of the 1st Illinois Light Artillery Regiment posing in their dining hall in Camp Smith in Cairo, Illinois, 1861. The roof of the structure was made from the shell of a decayed sycamore tree. The men are identified from left to right as: George L. Whittier, Wallace Ames, Chauncey R. Crandall, W. L. Southworth. From the book History of Battery "A" First Illinois Light Artillery Volunteers by Charles B. Kimbell originally published in 1899.

Portrait of a Group of Union Soldiers of the 7th Regiment New York State Militia Posing in Front of a Tent in Camp Cameron in Washington, D.C. (1861)

Portrait of a group of Union soldiers of the 7th Regiment New York State Militia posing in front of a tent in Camp Cameron in Washington, D.C., 1861. The African American boy was probably a camp servant. Attributed to Mathew Brady.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration.

Portrait of Union Surgeons and Other Medical Personnel Serving With the 2nd New Hampshire Volunteer Infantry Regiment Posing in Front of a Tent in an Encampment in Bladensburg, Maryland, During the American Civil War (1861)

Portrait of Union surgeons and other medical personnel serving with the 2nd New Hampshire Volunteer Infantry Regiment posing in front of a tent in an encampment in Bladensburg, Maryland, during the American Civil War, August 1861. From the book A History of the Second Regiment, New Hampshire Volunteer Infantry, in the War of the Rebellion published in 1896.

View of Crowds Watching Union Soldiers of the 1st Rhode Island Volunteer Infantry Regiment in Exchange Place in Providence, Rhode Island, Shortly Before Their Departure for Washington, D.C. (1861)

View of crowds watching Union soldiers of the 1st Rhode Island Volunteer Infantry Regiment in Exchange Place in Providence, Rhode Island, shortly before their departure for Washington, D.C., April 20, 1861. From Miller's Photographic History of the Civil War.

Animated Stereoview of Confederate Soldiers Posing With Artillery Pieces on the Parapet of Fort Moultrie Sometime After the Bombardment of Fort Sumter (1861)

Animated stereoview of Confederate soldiers posing with artillery pieces on the parapet of Fort Moultrie sometime after the bombardment of Union-held Fort Sumter, April 1861. By Osborn and Durbec.

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Portrait of Union Soldiers of the 9th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment in Camp Cass in Arlington, Virginia (1861)

Portrait of Union soldiers of the 9th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment in Camp Cass in Arlington, Virginia, 1861. From Miller's Photographic History of the Civil War.

Animated Stereoview of a Union Soldier Cutting a Comrade's Hair in a Camp During the Civil War (1861)

Animated stereoview of a Union soldier cutting a comrade's hair in an unidentified camp during the Civil War, c. 1861. Originally titled "the amateur barber." Published by E. & H. T. Anthony & Company.

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Animated Stereoview of Four Union Soldiers and an African American Man Eating a Meal in a Camp During the Civil War (1861)

Animated stereoview of four Union soldiers and an African American man (probably a camp servant) eating a meal in an unidentified camp during the Civil War, c. 1861. By Thomas C. Roche.

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View of a Busy Broadway in New York City, New York (1861)

View of a busy Broadway in New York City, New York, 1861. A military recruitment office is visible in the bottom right. From Miller's Photographic History of the Civil War.

Portrait of Union Soldiers of the 8th Regiment New York State Militia Posing in a Camp (1861)

Portrait of Union soldiers of the 8th Regiment New York State Militia posing in a camp, location unknown, 1861. From Miller's Photographic History of the Civil War.

Portrait of Female Members of the White Mountain Rangers, a Home Guard Militia Unit, Posing With Spears Possibly in New Hampshire (1861)

Portrait of female members of the White Mountain Rangers, a home guard militia unit, posing with spears possibly in New Hampshire, c. 1861. By Alexander Gardner. Animated stereoview.

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Staged Scene of Union Zouave Surgeons of the 5th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment Performing a Leg Amputation on a Patient as a Group of Their Comrades Look on in a Tent in Fort Monroe, Virginia (1861)

Staged scene of Union Zouave surgeons of the 5th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment performing a leg amputation on a patient as a group of their comrades look on in a tent in Fort Monroe, Virginia, 1861. By George Stacy. Animated stereoview.

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Portrait of Union Soldiers of the 7th Regiment New York State Militia Posing in Front of a Tent at Camp Cameron in Washington, D.C. (1861)

Portrait of Union soldiers of the 7th Regiment New York State Militia posing in front of a tent at Camp Cameron in Washington, D.C., 1861. Attributed to Mathew Brady. Animated stereoscopic photographs.

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Portrait of Union Soldiers of the 7th Regiment New York State Militia Posing in Front of Their Tent at Camp Cameron in Washington, D.C. (1861)

Portrait of Union soldiers of the 7th Regiment New York State Militia posing in front of their tent at Camp Cameron in Washington, D.C., 1861. Attributed to Mathew Brady.

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Portrait of Union Soldiers of the 7th Regiment New York State Militia Posing in a Tent at Camp Cameron in Washington, D.C. (1861)

Portrait of Union soldiers of the 7th Regiment New York State Militia posing in a tent at Camp Cameron in Washington, D.C., 1861. Attributed to Mathew Brady.

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