Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

White House Landing, Va. “White House on the Pamunkey,” residence of Gen. W.H.F. Lee, and headquarters of Gen. George B. McClellan

Photographed by James F. Gibson

Part of Civil War glass negative collection.  Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA

Record page for this image: http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/cwp2003000059/PP/

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Lower image has been cropped and enhanced to show encampment in the haze in the original photo.

Photographed by James F. Gibson (highly likely)

Part of Civil War glass negative collection.  Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA

Record page for this image: http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/cwp2003000051/PP/

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Title: A group of “contrabands”

Summary: Stereograph showing a group of slaves including men, women and children gathered outside a building at the Foller Plantation in Cumberland Landing, Pamunkey Run, Virginia.

Photographed by James F. Gibson.

Part of Civil War glass negative collection.  Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA

Record pages

• for this image:  http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/cwp2003000055/PP/
• for another version with more detailed information: http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2011660086/

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Burned by the Federal Navy when evacuated in 1861, Gosport Shipyard was burned again on May 10, 1862 when the Confederates left on May 10, 1862. It was the third time the shipyard had been burned, the first time by the British in 1779. Photo is from 1864.

Photographed by James F. Gibson.

Part of Civil War glass negative collection.  Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA

Record page for this image:http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2006685373/

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Caption from negative sleeve: Hdq. Gen. McClellan Camp Winfield Scott, in front of Yorktown, May 7, 1862.

Photographed by James F. Gibson.

Part of Civil War glass negative collection.  Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA

Record page for this image: http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/cwp2003005786/PP/

Title inscribed on lower right: Kearney [sic] at Battle of Williamsburg

May 1862 – drawn by Alfred R. Waud.

Part of Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.  Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA

Record page for this image: http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2004660331/

On back of drawing: “The C. de Paris riding into Yorktown with the first clear account of affairs at Williamsburg“ and “Rain coming down, horse and rider muddy.”

May 5, 1862 – drawn by Alfred R. Waud.

Part of Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.  Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA

Record page for this drawing: http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2004661138/

A gloomy day at Williamsburg, rain falling heavily, all hazy, May 5, 1862

Drawn by Alfred R. Waud.

• Signed lower right: A.R. Waud.
• Title inscribed below image.
• Inscribed upper left: Beyond first line of soldiers a mass of felled trees while the heads of a second line in it engaged. Represent soldiers with pants rolled up some with high boots, and some with socks drawn over pants thus. Inscribed within image as indicators: Woods mostly pine trees; Gloomy day rain falling heavily. all hazy. Guns deep in mud. Men and horses same; Mud and water; General and Staff in overcoats and india rubber ponchos; all mud; fences; direction of Williamsburg; our skirmishers in rifle pits; men laying down; Ft. Magruder; Road; Skirmishers.
• Published in: Harper’s Weekly, May 24, 1862, p. 332.
• Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.759)

Part of Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.   Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA

Record page for this drawing: http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2004660492/

Civil War envelope showing American flag.

Addressed to Mr. Thomas Price, Champaign City, Champaign Co., Ill.; bears 3 cent stamp; postmarked Paducah, Ky.

Part of Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs .   Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA

Record page for this envelope: http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2011648674/