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Civil War
Black-and-white historical photos from the American Civil War. Wet plate collodion glass plate negatives exposed by Mathew Brady, Alexander Gardner, Timothy O'Sullivan and other noted Civil War photographers. There are hundreds of photos in this gallery.
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None Shall Pass: 1864
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Liberty and Union: 1904
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Timeless Tower: 1912
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Poet in the Park: 1906
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Liberty and Union: 1924
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Numini et Patriae Asto: 1905
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Potomac Passage: 1861
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French Frères: 1862
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The Old Stone Church: 1862
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Ambulance Camp: 1864
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White House Landing: 1862
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Gettysburg: 1865
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Chore Warriors: 1862
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Field Hospital: 1862
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On a Pedestal: 1900
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Reconstruction: 1890s
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Gems of Gettysburg: 1875
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Bridge Road: 1913
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Landing Party: 1863
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Sons of Charleston: 1900
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The Old Stone Bridge: 1936
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Missionary Ridge: 1902
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A Tent Situation: 1865
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Gloria Victis: 1903
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A Yankee in Dixie: 1865
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Palmetto Shade: 1865
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Par Two: 1865
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The Southern: 1919
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Ready for Duty: 1860s
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The Big Picture: 1864
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Free at Last: 1865
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Spangler's Spring: 1903
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War Story: 1861
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Crate & Barrel: 1864
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Battle Wagon: 1921
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Captain Jack: 1915
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Troubled Waters: 1864
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Civil War Veterans: 1913
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Ruins of the Fire: 1865
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Camp Sports: 1864
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Watering Hole: 1864
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Winter Quarters: 1864
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Log Chapel: 1864
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X-Troop: 1865
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At Ease: 1863
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Rise & Fall: 1903
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Federal Fortification: 1864
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Redoubt Zabriskie: 1864
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General Headquarters: 1864
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The Parapet: 1865
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Civil War Scouts: 1865
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War Effort: 1865
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Libby Prison: 1865
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Point Lookout: 1863
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Lincoln at Gettysburg: 1863
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The Wall: 1865
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Richmond in Ruins: 1865
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Texters, LOL: 1864
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The Old Stone House: 1865
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Bridge Out: 1865
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Born a Rebel: 1860s
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French's Brigade: 1862
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Rusty: 1863
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Civil Union: 1860s
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Top Brass: 1860s
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Droll Soldiers: 1860s
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Second-Hand Smokers: 1860s
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Camp Casual: 1863
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Parade Rest: 1865
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Shady Rest: 1914
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Friends to the End: 1865
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The Killing Fields: 1865
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Jeff Davis: 1865
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Christian Commission: 1865
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XX-Men: 1865
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1st Mass. Cavalry: 1864
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The Cocktail Hour: 1864
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Cross Section: 1864
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After Antietam: 1862
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Off the Rails: 1862
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Treasury Ghosts: 1863
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