The Evergreen Cemetery Gatehouse in Gettysburg
Confederate dead near the Dunker Church at Antietam (Sharpsburg), MD  
The Confederate flag flying inside the battered Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor, SC 
Aspinwall Hall of the Fairfax Seminary, which was used as a Union hospital in Alexandria, VA
Ford's Theater in Washington, D.C.
The President's box at Ford's Theatre after the assassination of President Lincoln in Washington, D.C
Ford's Theater draped with a mourning cloth and guards outside the entrance after the assassination of President Lincoln in Washington, D.C.
Federal squadron dressed with flags for the anniversary of Maj. Robert Anderson's surrender in 1861 seen from a parapet of Fort Sumter, Charleston Harbor, SC.  This photo was taken on April 14, 1865.
The former office of Price Birch & Company, Dealers in Slaves on Duke Street in Alexandria, VA
A dead Confederate soldier in the Slaughter Pen in Gettysburg.
Federal soldier disemboweled by a shell in Gettysburg.  
Fairfax Church, Fairfax, VA  
Georgetown aqueduct from Virginia side of Potomac with Georgetown University in background
A photograph of the crowd during the dedication of the Gettysburg National Cemetery.  It was during this event President Lincoln gave his Gettysburg Address. 
Company F, 3d Regiment Massachusetts Heavy Artillery at Fort Stevens, Washington, D.C.
Ruins of houses in Fredericksburg, VA
Officers of 2d New York Heavy Artillery, at Fort C.F. Smith in Arlington, VA
Georgetown ferry-boat carrying wagons, and Aqueduct Bridge beyond, from rocks on Mason's Island (modern day Teddy Roosevelt Island)
General Ulysses Grant at his headquarters in Cold Harbor?
The Grand Review of the Army down Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C.
Men and gun of 3d Massachusetts Heavy Artillery at ornamental gate of Fort Totten in Washington, D.C.
St. Georges Episcopal church and Court House on Princess Anne Street in Fredericksburg, VA
A home in Fredericksburg, VA showing destruction houses suffered by the bombardment on Dec. 13, 1862
General Grant with his family at his headquarters at City Point, VA
Confederate dead behind the stone wall of Marye's Heights, Fredericksburg, Va., killed during the Battle of Chancellorsville, May 1863
Company F, 3d Regiment Massachusetts Heavy Artillery at Fort Stevens, Washington, D.C.
Signal Corps officers lowering flag at their camp near Georgetown; General Albert J. Myer, in civilian dress, at right of pole
City Hotel (Gatsby's Tavern) in Alexandria, VA
Unburied dead on the battlefield of Gaines Mill near Richmond, VA
Possibly the most famous photo from Gettysburg - The Gettysburg Sniper - the dead soldier in this photo was moved to this location and posed for this shot
The Aqueduct bridge and Georgetown from Arlington, VA
A dead Confederate soldier in Gettysburg dear Devil's Den.  It has been pretty much confirmed that this is the soldier that Alexander Gardner dragged to the sniper's den.  You can see the resulting photo at this link:
A dead confederate soldier in the trenches at Petersburg, VA
A dead confederate artillerist Petersburg, VA
A dead confederate soldier in the trenches at Petersburg, VA
A dead confederate soldier in the trenches at Petersburg, VA
Headquarters of the United States Sanitary Commission in Gettysburg following the battle.
General Grant's Headquarters at  City Point, VA
General Grant looking over General Meade's shoulder as they look at a map while stopped at the Massaponax Church, near Spotsylvania, VA
Soldiers looking over the dead at the Bloody Lane in Antietam (Sharpsburg)
Soldiers enjoying some rest in Great Falls, VA
General William T. Sherman on horseback at Federal Fort No. 7 near Atlanta, GA
Federal graves next to Burnside's Bridge at the Antietam Creek
General Grant's staff at City Point, VA
Officers of 3d Regiment Massachusetts Heavy Artillery at  Fort Totten, Washington, D.C.
The old Market House (188 Meeting Street), Charleston, SC
View of Maryland Heights from the cemetery at the crest of the hill in Harper's Ferry
Soldier springing the trap; men in trees and Capitol dome beyond during the execution of Captain Henry Wirz, the former warden at the Andersonville prison camp in Georgia.  Captain Wirz was the first person in the United States to be convicted and executed for war crimes.
Coffins and open graves ready for the Lincoln assassination conspirators' bodies at right of scaffold
Adjusting the ropes for hanging the Lincoln assassination conspirators at the Washington Arsenal.  In this photo I cropped in tight so you can actually see the faces of the conspirators as the ropes are being place around their necks, just moments before their execution.
Hanging hooded bodies of the four conspirators at the Washington Arsenal, you can see that the crowd is departing

150 year old civil war photos

  • 1.
    The Evergreen CemeteryGatehouse in Gettysburg
  • 2.
    Confederate dead nearthe Dunker Church at Antietam (Sharpsburg), MD  
  • 3.
    The Confederate flagflying inside the battered Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor, SC 
  • 4.
    Aspinwall Hall ofthe Fairfax Seminary, which was used as a Union hospital in Alexandria, VA
  • 5.
    Ford's Theater inWashington, D.C.
  • 6.
    The President's boxat Ford's Theatre after the assassination of President Lincoln in Washington, D.C
  • 7.
    Ford's Theater drapedwith a mourning cloth and guards outside the entrance after the assassination of President Lincoln in Washington, D.C.
  • 8.
    Federal squadron dressedwith flags for the anniversary of Maj. Robert Anderson's surrender in 1861 seen from a parapet of Fort Sumter, Charleston Harbor, SC.  This photo was taken on April 14, 1865.
  • 9.
    The former officeof Price Birch & Company, Dealers in Slaves on Duke Street in Alexandria, VA
  • 10.
    A dead Confederatesoldier in the Slaughter Pen in Gettysburg.
  • 11.
    Federal soldier disemboweledby a shell in Gettysburg.  
  • 12.
  • 13.
    Georgetown aqueduct fromVirginia side of Potomac with Georgetown University in background
  • 14.
    A photograph ofthe crowd during the dedication of the Gettysburg National Cemetery.  It was during this event President Lincoln gave his Gettysburg Address. 
  • 15.
    Company F, 3dRegiment Massachusetts Heavy Artillery at Fort Stevens, Washington, D.C.
  • 16.
    Ruins of housesin Fredericksburg, VA
  • 17.
    Officers of 2dNew York Heavy Artillery, at Fort C.F. Smith in Arlington, VA
  • 18.
    Georgetown ferry-boat carryingwagons, and Aqueduct Bridge beyond, from rocks on Mason's Island (modern day Teddy Roosevelt Island)
  • 19.
    General Ulysses Grantat his headquarters in Cold Harbor?
  • 20.
    The Grand Reviewof the Army down Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C.
  • 21.
    Men and gunof 3d Massachusetts Heavy Artillery at ornamental gate of Fort Totten in Washington, D.C.
  • 22.
    St. Georges Episcopalchurch and Court House on Princess Anne Street in Fredericksburg, VA
  • 23.
    A home inFredericksburg, VA showing destruction houses suffered by the bombardment on Dec. 13, 1862
  • 24.
    General Grant withhis family at his headquarters at City Point, VA
  • 25.
    Confederate dead behindthe stone wall of Marye's Heights, Fredericksburg, Va., killed during the Battle of Chancellorsville, May 1863
  • 26.
    Company F, 3dRegiment Massachusetts Heavy Artillery at Fort Stevens, Washington, D.C.
  • 27.
    Signal Corps officerslowering flag at their camp near Georgetown; General Albert J. Myer, in civilian dress, at right of pole
  • 28.
    City Hotel (Gatsby'sTavern) in Alexandria, VA
  • 29.
    Unburied dead onthe battlefield of Gaines Mill near Richmond, VA
  • 30.
    Possibly the mostfamous photo from Gettysburg - The Gettysburg Sniper - the dead soldier in this photo was moved to this location and posed for this shot
  • 31.
    The Aqueduct bridgeand Georgetown from Arlington, VA
  • 32.
    A dead Confederatesoldier in Gettysburg dear Devil's Den.  It has been pretty much confirmed that this is the soldier that Alexander Gardner dragged to the sniper's den.  You can see the resulting photo at this link:
  • 33.
    A dead confederatesoldier in the trenches at Petersburg, VA
  • 34.
    A dead confederateartillerist Petersburg, VA
  • 35.
    A dead confederatesoldier in the trenches at Petersburg, VA
  • 36.
    A dead confederatesoldier in the trenches at Petersburg, VA
  • 37.
    Headquarters of theUnited States Sanitary Commission in Gettysburg following the battle.
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  • 39.
    General Grant lookingover General Meade's shoulder as they look at a map while stopped at the Massaponax Church, near Spotsylvania, VA
  • 40.
    Soldiers looking overthe dead at the Bloody Lane in Antietam (Sharpsburg)
  • 41.
    Soldiers enjoying somerest in Great Falls, VA
  • 42.
    General William T.Sherman on horseback at Federal Fort No. 7 near Atlanta, GA
  • 43.
    Federal graves nextto Burnside's Bridge at the Antietam Creek
  • 44.
    General Grant's staffat City Point, VA
  • 45.
    Officers of 3dRegiment Massachusetts Heavy Artillery at Fort Totten, Washington, D.C.
  • 46.
    The old MarketHouse (188 Meeting Street), Charleston, SC
  • 47.
    View of MarylandHeights from the cemetery at the crest of the hill in Harper's Ferry
  • 48.
    Soldier springing thetrap; men in trees and Capitol dome beyond during the execution of Captain Henry Wirz, the former warden at the Andersonville prison camp in Georgia.  Captain Wirz was the first person in the United States to be convicted and executed for war crimes.
  • 49.
    Coffins and opengraves ready for the Lincoln assassination conspirators' bodies at right of scaffold
  • 50.
    Adjusting the ropesfor hanging the Lincoln assassination conspirators at the Washington Arsenal.  In this photo I cropped in tight so you can actually see the faces of the conspirators as the ropes are being place around their necks, just moments before their execution.
  • 51.
    Hanging hooded bodiesof the four conspirators at the Washington Arsenal, you can see that the crowd is departing

Editor's Notes

  • #40 hurch, near Spotsylvania, VA