Following the American Civil War Sesquicentennial with day by day writings of the time, currently 1863.

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Commissary tent at headquarters of the Army of the Potomac, near Fairfax Court House, Va., June 1863

Capt. Cox and staff, Commissary Department, headquarters Army of the Potomac, Fairfax Court House (June 1863); photo by Timothy H. O’Sullivan.

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View of Indiana artillery, Port Hudson, LA

View of Indiana artillery, Port Hudson, LA; Union soldiers with cannons behind breastworks.

photographic print : albumen silver.

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June 8th U.S. Infantry at Headquarters Army of Potomac near Fairfax Court House, Va

8th U.S. Infantry at Headquarters Army of Potomac near Fairfax Court House, Va., June, 1863 ; military band on left of photo.

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June 1863 - Gen. Joseph Hooker and staff, Falmouth, Va

Gen. Joseph Hooker and staff, Falmouth, Va., June 1863; photo by Timothy H. O’Sullivan.

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Fairfax Courthouse, Virginia. Capt. J.B. Howard, Office of Assistant Quartermaster, Army of the Potomac

Fairfax Courthouse, Virginia. Capt. J.B. Howard and group, Office of Assistant Quartermaster, Army of the Potomac; June 1863; photo by Timothy H. O’Sullivan.

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Effects of shells upon the enemies rifle pits at the crossing over the RappahannockEffects of shells upon the enemies rifle pits at the crossing over the Rappahannock. Shelling of 2nd Florida confederate regiment, Battle of Franklin’s Crossing.  Drawing by Alfred R. Waud

drawing on tan paper : pencil, ink wash, and Chinese white ; 23.8 x 35.0 cm. (sheet)

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Unidentified soldier in Union uniform with canteen -- in frame Unidentified soldier in Union uniform with canteen

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Close-up crop: close-up crop -- Unidentified soldier in Union uniform with canteen

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Sixth-plate ambrotype, hand-colored ; 12.3 x 11.1 cm (frame) Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs; Ambrotype/Tintype photograph filing series; Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. Record page for image is here.

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Civil War Portrait 099

Private Jackson A. Davis of Co. E, Holcombe Legion South Carolina Cavalry Battalion, with musket and two pistols

Private Jackson A. Davis of Co. E, Holcombe Legion South Carolina Cavalry Battalion, with musket and two pistols.

sixth-plate ambrotype, hand-colored ; 9.5 x 8.4 cm (case)

Donated by Tom Liljenquist; 2012

Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs; Ambrotype/Tintype photograph filing series; Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.

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Civil War Portrait 037

View of Capt. Mac's battery, Port Hudson, La.

Captain Albert G. Mack’s Union soldiers with cannons behind breastworks.

photographic print : albumen silver.

Image of War Volume IV by William C. Davis, p. 75: The 18th New York Artillery used cotton bales, shielding their 20-pounder Parrott rifles.

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Railroad Engine General Haupt

Wood burning locomotive “Gen. Haupt” named for Herman Haupt, chief of Construction and Transportation, in front of the roundhouse at the Alexandria station.

1863 photograph by Andrew J. Russell.

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