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Officers of the 2nd Wisconsin Infantry

Date: 07 18 1862
Description: Officers of the Second Wisconsin Infantry posed in front of a tent. They are, from left to right, Quartermaster J.D. Ruggles, Dr. A.J. Ward, Major J.S. All...
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U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention

Date: 1890
Description: Slightly elevated view of the members of the United States Pharmacopeial Convention and their families standing for a portrait at Mount Vernon.
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Harold McCormick Family Portrait at Walnut Grove, Virginia

Date: 1922
Description: Harold F. McCormick family, farm laborers, and various animals on the Walnut Grove estate at Raphine, Virginia. Harold McCormick was the son of Cyrus Hall ...
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7th Wisconsin Officers

Date: 1862
Description: Officers of Company I, 7th Wisconsin Infantry: (left to right) Lt. Joseph N.P. Bird, Captain George H. Walther, and Lt. Christopher Lefler. Their Black ser...
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Camp of the 2nd Wisconsin

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Description: A group of people at the headquarters tent of the 2nd Wisconsin Infantry. Seated (left to right) are officers Lucius Fairchild, Colonel Edwin O'Connor, an...
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Camp of the 7th Wisconsin

Date: 06 1862
Description: The 7th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment camp outside of Fredericksburg on the east side of the Rappahannock. Fredericksburg and a pontoon bridge lea...
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Camp Casey near Fairfax

Date: 1862
Description: "Camp Casey near Fairfax Seminary, Virginia 1st Brigade, Casey's Division". Handcolored lithograph of site of Camp Casey.
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2nd Wisconsin, Company C

Date: 1862
Description: Non-commissioned officers of Company C of the 2nd Wisconsin. From left to right they are W.S. Rouse, R. Ash, G.E. Smith, N.H. Whittemore, O.F. Crary, and J...
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James Dorman Davidson Portrait

Date: 1880
Description: James Dorman Davidson (1810-1882) sits in profile in a plush chair for a studio portrait in front of a backdrop. He is wearing a wide hat, suit jacket, bow...
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Portner Tower

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Description: Portner Tower, a castle-like stone structure overgrown with ivy and in open country. Caption reads: "Portner Tower, Manassas, Va."
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Jefferson Davis Mansion

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Description: View across street toward the Jefferson Davis mansion. Caption reads: "Jefferson Davis Mansion, now Confederate Museum."
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Cedar Mountain Battlefield

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Description: A view of the Cedar Mountain Battlefield. Caption reads: "Cedar Mountain Battle Field, Culpeper, VA."
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Marshall House

Date: 1864
Description: Marshall House, in which Col. E.E. Ellsworth was shot on May 24, 1861.
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Libby Prison

Date: 1864
Description: Exterior view of Libby Prison, a Confederate Prison. The view includes tents and three tenement (loft style) buildings. A group of men stand in the foregro...
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Libby Prison

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Description: Woodcut of "Libby Prison, Richmond, Va.--Place of Confinement for U.S. Soldiers Captured by the Rebels.--From a Photograph." This view includes tents and t...
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Libby Prison

Date: 1863
Description: A heavily retouched photographic view of Libby Prison. This view shows tents and three tenement (loft style) buildings.
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Women and Children at Play

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Description: Women and children play on the lawn in front of the cabins of Rockbridge Alum Springs, a camp for children. The children and adults are holding hands in a ...
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Mount Vernon

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Description: Mount Vernon, home to George Washington for over 45 years, was granted to Washington's great grandfather, John Washington, in 1674. The mansion in this ima...
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Colonial Homes

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Description: View across lawn toward colonial homes.
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Monticello Interior

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Description: Interior view of Monticello, home of Thomas Jefferson. This view of the parlor displays Greek architectural decor and features a chandelier, large mirrors,...

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