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

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Group shot, officers of the 54th Mass. Colored

Group shot, officers of the 54th Mass. Colored

Image summary: Photograph shows a full-length portrait of three officers of the 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment. Sitters have been identified as Second Lieutenant Ezekiel G. Tomlinson, Captain Luis F. Emilio (center), and Second Lieutenant Daniel G. Spear (National Archives records).

Part of William A. Gladstone collection of African American photographs

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Unidentified officer directing his men

Drawing by Alfred R. Waud, date and location not identified; Library of Congress image.

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

Captain Edmund C. Bainbridge’s Union soldiers with cannons behind breastworks. – Battery A, 1st U.S. Artillery.

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Three soldiers in action - Waud

Drawing by Alfred R. Waud; no date given; drawing on cream paper : pencil ; 10.2 x 12.2 cm. (sheet); Library of Congress image.

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Departure of two-years men from the Army of the Potomac. A scene near Falmouth, Va. May 20, 1863

Departure of two-years men from the Army of the Potomac. A scene near Falmouth, Va. May 20, 1863; drawing by Edwin Forbes; Library of Congress image.

Sailor on Sentry - Alfred Waud

Drawing by Alfred R. Waud; on cream paper : pencil ; 18.3 x 11.7 cm. (sheet).

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Washing DayA soldier with his latest wash hung out to dry on the barrel of his rifle. In the distance the column is seen on the march.

Part of “Life Studies of the Great Army” by Edwin Forbes (ca. 1876)

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Edwin Forbes - A rainy day on picket

Part of “Life Studies of the Great Army” by Edwin Forbes (ca. 1876)

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23rd N.Y. Vol.

Artist – Alfred R. Waud; drawing on cream paper : pencil ; 18.9 x 10.3 cm. (sheet).

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Wikipedia: The 23rd New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment, the “Southern Tier Regiment”, was an infantry regiment of the Union Army during the American Civil War. The regiment was organized in Elmira, New York on May 10, 1861 and was mustered in for a two year enlistment on July 2, 1861. The regiment was mustered out of service on May 22, 1863, and those men who had signed three year enlistments were transferred to the 80th New York.

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Alfred Waud

Alfred Waud, full-length portrait, seated, holding a pencil and pad, facing left.

Photographed by Alexander Gardner in 1863

Photographic print : albumen, on carte de visite mount.

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