click zoom to display a high-res image
"The House Jeff Built"
Image
Exterior view of Brierfield, a plantation bought by Jefferson Davis in 1835, after he fought in the Mexican War. After the Civil War he bought Beauvoir, a home on the Gulf of Mexico west of Buloxi, Mississippi, but he retained the plantation.
circa 1860-1869
Publication Information
Physical Description
Collection Information
Copyright Information
W014DMU
WHi 76916
Image
Digital Collections
Explore more than 100,000 collection items online through the Society’s digital collections. For over two decades, we’ve been scanning, photographing, and digitizing materials from our collections, creating a rich and growing digital archive that brings history closer to you.
The Wisconsin Historical Society offers an ever-growing digital collection. Digitized materials reflect the full range of items in the collections including photographs, letters, newsletters, films, posters, architectural drawings, menus, and ephemera.
Attribution
For a credit line: Wisconsin Historical Society, Creator, Title, Unique Identifier.
The Unique Identifier can be found at the top or bottom of the page for each item. The name of a downloaded file is NOT the unique identifier.
For bibliographic citations please consult the UW-Madison Libraries Citation Research Guide to ensure compliance with appropriate style guidelines.
Accessing Collections
The vast majority of the items in our collections are not online. The Society owns thousands of archival collections viewable in our Archives reading room. To view and conduct research in our collections, visit us in person.
Military Memorial Poster
circa 1860-1869
Commemorative poster honoring duties of the States and those that fought and lead the war.
Slave Pen, Alexandria, Virginia, No. 2296 of the War Views Series
circa 1860-1869
Stereograph of Union infantry standing in front of a slave dealer's shop.
Battle of Grand Gulf, Mississippi
circa 1860-1869
A halftone lithograph of the Battle of Grand Gulf, Mississippi.
Old Abe on Perch
circa 1860-1869
A wood engraving of Old Abe, Civil War eagle mascot of the 8th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry.
Osborne House
circa 1860-1869
View across railroad tracks of men standing in front of and around Osborne House, a large building with columns and a second-story porch.
