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The Iron Brigade

Date: 1862
Description: Company I, 7th Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, at Upton's Hill near Germantown, Virginia. The 7th was one of three Wisconsin regiments that was part...
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Gettysburg Battleground

Date: 1863
Description: Stereograph of Gettysburg battlefield showing trees and a stump. Handwritten on reverse, "On the right of our line." This is probably a reference to the te...
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Major George Bill

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Description: Seated carte-de-visite portrait of Major George Bill, 7th Wisconsin Infantry.
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Elmer E. Ellsworth

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Description: Full-length carte-de-visite portrait of Colonel Elmer E. Ellsworth, F & S, 11th New York Infantry, in full Union uniform, leaning on a sword. He was born i...
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Elmer E. Ellsworth

Date: 1861
Description: Portrait of Elmer E. Ellsworth, the first northern hero of the Civil War and the popularizer of the Zouaves style of military drill.
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Cyrus Hall McCormick

Date: 1865
Description: Full-length studio portrait of Cyrus Hall McCormick holding a top hat (1809-1884), by Matthew Brady. McCormick was a Chicago industrialist and inventor.
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On the Right of Our Line

Date: 1863
Description: Stereograph of Culp's Hill at the site of the Gettysburg Battlefield. A man in a light-colored coat (may be Mathew Brady) is sitting on a boulder in the ce...
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General Cutler

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Description: Carte-de-visite portrait of General Cutler in front of a painted backdrop.
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McPherson Farm

Date: 07 15 1863
Description: Stereograph of the McPherson farm buildings near the site of the Gettysburg battlefield. Two figures appear on the right side: Mathew Brady standing and hi...
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Gettysburg Battlefield Site

Date: 1863
Description: Stereograph of a scene near the site of the Gettysburg battlefield. Two men sit in a wagon in the center of the image.
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Abraham Lincoln

Date: 1863
Description: Three-quarter length portrait of Abraham Lincoln standing.
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Round Top Mountain

Date: 1863
Description: Stereograph of Round Top Mountain, near the site of the Gettysburg battlefield. A man sits on a stump, shading his eyes with his hand, gazing at the mounta...
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Gettysburg Cemetery

Date: 07 1863
Description: Stereograph of the Evergreen Cemetery, a private cemetery in Gettysburg opened in 1855. Because of its location on Cemetery Hill, the highest point in the ...
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Abraham Lincoln

Date: 02 09 1864
Description: Formal portrait of Abraham Lincoln, seated.
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Confederate Prisoners

Date: 07 1863
Description: Stereograph of three Confederate soldiers captured during the Battle of Gettysburg. This photograph was taken by Mathew Brady a few days after the battle. ...
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Elisha Esterbrooks

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Description: Full-length carte-de-visite portrait of Elisha Esterbrooks, a Brigade Quartermaster, Company B, 35th Wisconsin Infantry.
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Portrait of Nettie Fowler McCormick

Date: 1862
Description: Carte-de-visite of Nettie Fowler McCormick (1835-1923) stands for a studio portrait wearing a floor-length dress.
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Cooks in a Civil War Army Camp

Date: 1865
Description: Two men cook at griddles while another leans on an open door to one of many tents at a Civil War army camp.
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Horace Greeley with the Union Army

Date: 1865
Description: Horace Greeley, wearing top hat, with soldiers at the Union Army Winter Quarters.
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Mrs. General Gaines

Date: 04 13 1861
Description: Etching from a photograph of Mrs. General Gaines.

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