Photo of Union Army Major Edward Parker Rice Posing With His Horse Possibly on a Street in St. Louis, Missouri (1865)

 

Portrait of Major Edward Parker Rice of the Union Army posing with his horse possibly on a street in St. Louis, Missouri, shortly after the end of the American Civil War, June 1865. Originally published as a stereoview.

Source: Missouri Historical Society.

Photo of a Group of Armed Union Soldiers Posing in Front of a Barracks Building During the American Civil War, Location Unknown (1860's)

 

Portrait of a group of armed Union soldiers posing in front of a barracks building during the Civil War, location unknown, c. 1860s.

 Source: Missouri Historical Society.

Photo of a Scale Model of the Civil War-Era McClellan Hospital on Display During the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (1876)

 

Photo of a scale model of the Civil War-era McClellan Hospital on display during the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1876. McClellan Hospital was constructed in 1863 and located in the Nicetown area of Philadelphia.

Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Photo of Union General Philip Kearny's House, Known to Locals as Kearny Castle, in What Would Become Kearny, New Jersey (1862)

 

View of  Union General Philip Kearny's house, known to locals as Kearny Castle, in what would become Kearny, New Jersey, 1862. The photo was taken a few months before Kearny was killed at the Battle of Chantilly in September 1862. The house was also known as Bellegrove Chateau and Kearny Manor and seems to have been demolished in 1927 after it was sold at auction in 1926. Taken by Amateur Photographic Exchange Club member William Mead and originally published as a stereoview.

Source: Library of Congress.

Photo of the Old War Department Building in Washington DC (1860s)

 

View of the War Department building in Washington, D.C., c. 1860s. Originally published as a stereoview by D. Appleton & Company.

Source: New York Public Library.

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.

Photo Portrait of Attendees and Exhibits at the National Fair in the Old Patent Office Building in Washington DC (1864)

 

Portrait of attendees and exhibits at the National Fair in the Old Patent Office Building in Washington, D.C., 1864. This seems to have been a smaller and much less well known version of a sanitary fair held in various Northern and Midwestern cities during the American Civil War to raise funds to support Union troops. According to the American Presidency Project, President Abraham Lincoln attended this fair and gave a short speech at it on March 16, 1864. Originally published as a stereoview by Bell & Bro. This is the only photograph of the event I have come across.

Source: National Portrait Gallery.

The American Presidency Project link.

Early Photo of Washington DC Taken From Robert E. Lee's Arlington House Mansion in Arlington, Virginia (1850's/1860's)

 

Early view of Washington, D.C., which looks like it was taken from the area in front of Robert E. Lee's Arlington House mansion in Arlington, Virginia, c. 1855-1865. The uncompleted Washington Monument can be seen across the Potomac River on the right. This might be the earliest known photo of the monument. Possibly taken during the early days of the Civil War after Union soldiers occupied the Arlington House property or else during the years leading up to the war. Attributed to Titian Ramsay Peale.

Source: National Museum of American History.

Early photo of Arlington House possibly taken on the same day by Peale.

Early Photo of Robert E. Lee's Arlington House Mansion in Arlington, Virginia (1850's/1860s)

 

Early photographic view of the front of Robert E. Lee's Arlington House mansion in Arlington, Virginia, c. 1855-1865. Possibly taken during the early days of the Civil War after Union soldiers occupied the property. This might be the earliest surviving photo of the mansion. Attributed to Titian Ramsay Peale.

Source: National Museum of American History.

"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.

Portrait Photo of Civilian Kitchen Workers Posing in A Dining Hall Taken During the Civil War Probably In Washington DC (1865)

 

Portrait of a large group of men, probably civilian kitchen workers, posing in a room which might have been a dining hall, c. 1865. The photograph was probably taken in a building in Washington D.C. towards the end of the Civil War or shortly after when Federal government war effort operations in the city were extensively photographed. I have never come across print version of this photo before. Attributed to Mathew Brady.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration.

View of the Winter Camp of the 2nd Regiment of Cavalry, Massachusetts Volunteers on Ayr Hill in Vienna, Virginia, During the American Civil War (1863-1864)

View of the winter camp of the 2nd Regiment of Cavalry, Massachusetts Volunteers on Ayr Hill in Vienna, Virginia, during the American Civil War, c. 1863-1864. From the book Field, Camp, Hospital and Prison in the Civil War, 1863-1865 by Charles A. Humphreys published in 1918.

Source: California Digital Library.

Portrait of Union Soldiers of the 39th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment Posing With a Billinghurst Requa Battery Rapid-Fire Gun on Morris Island, South Carolina (1863)

Portrait of Union soldiers of the 39th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment posing with a Billinghurst Requa Battery rapid-fire gun on Morris Island, South Carolina, 1863. The gun was under command of Lieutenant Wheeler and Lieutenant Kingsbury, who are presumably the two officers posing on the left. Probably taken by the photography firm of Haas and Peale. From the book The History of the Thirty-Ninth Regiment Illinois Volunteer Veteran Infantry. (Yates Phalanx.) in the War of the Rebellion 1861-1865 by Charles M. Clark.

Billinghurst Requa Battery gun Wikipedia entry.

Portrait of Members of the London Branch Civil War Veterans Probably Taken in London, England (1910′s)

Portrait of members of the London Branch Civil War Veterans probably taken in London, England, c. 1910′s. From the book Souvenir of Abraham Lincoln published in 1920.

Carte De Visite Portrait of a Group of Recently Freed African American Slaves at Cassina Point Plantation on Edisto Island in South Carolina During the American Civil War (1862)

Carte de visite portrait of a group of recently freed slaves on Cassina Point Plantation on Edisto Island in South Carolina during the American Civil War, 1862. By Henry P. Moore.

Source: Library of Congress.

Union Soldiers and Civilians Posing in an Encampment and On the Ruins of the Morris Island Lighthouse Near Charleston, South Carolina, During the American Civil War (1863)

Union soldiers and civilians posing in an encampment and on the ruins of the Morris Island Lighthouse near Charleston, South Carolina, during the American Civil War in July or August 1863. Some of the men on the pile of rubble are possibly watching distant exchanges of artillery fire by Union and Confederate forces in Charleston Harbor. By photographers Haas and Peale.

Source: Library of Congress.

Portrait of Crewmen Posing on the Tugboat Named Clyde on the James River in Virginia During the American Civil War (1860's)

Portrait of crewmen posing on the tugboat named Clyde on the James River in Virginia during the American Civil War, c. 1862-1865. Attributed to Mathew Brady.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration.

Union Soldiers Loading a 15-inch Rodman Gun in Fort Warren on Georges Island at the Entrance to Boston Harbor in Massachusetts During the American Civil War (1864)

Union soldiers loading a 15-inch Rodman gun in Fort Warren on Georges Island at the entrance to Boston Harbor in Massachusetts during the American Civil War, 1864. By James Wallace Black.

Source: Boston Public Library.

View of the Confederate States Navy Ironclad CSS Stonewall Anchored Off of Ferrol, Spain, During the American Civil War (1865)

View of the Confederate States Navy ironclad CSS Stonewall anchored off of Ferrol, Spain, during the American Civil War in March 1865.

Source: Library of Congress.

Portrait of Union Soldier Sergeant Abraham G. Mills Who Served With Company E of the 165th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment During the American Civil War (1862)

Portrait of Union soldier Sergeant Abraham G. Mills who served with Company E of the 165th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment (also known as the Second Battalion, Duryée’s Zouaves) during the American Civil War, 1862. From the book History of the Second Battalion Duryee Zouaves One Hundred and Sixty-fifth Regt. New York Volunteer Infantry published in 1905.