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214. Battery of Parrott Guns Manned by Company C, 1st Connecticut Heavy Artillery - Fort Brady, VA, 1864

218. Federal Ordnance at the Depot - Broadway Landing, VA, 1865

225. Soldiers' Cemetery - Alexandria, VA

234. Price, Birch & Company, Dealers in Slaves, 283 Duke Street - Alexandria, VA, August 1863

256. View of Town, Railroad Bridge in Ruins - Harper's Ferry, WV

324. Ellerson's Mill - Mechanicsville, VA, 1865

326. Ruins of Gaines' Mill - Near Cold Harbor, VA, April 1865

329. View of the Battlefield - Cold Harbor, VA

330. Battlefield Viewed from the West - Cedar Mountain, VA, August 1862

331. Big Black River, MS Battlefield of May 17, 1863

332. View of Battlefield with the Mountain in the Distance - Cedar Mountain, VA, August 1862

333. View from Signal Tower - Petersburg, VA

334. Environs of Knoxville seen from South Bank of Tennessee River, East Tennessee University in Middle Distance - Knoxville, TN

336. House used as a Headquarters by General George B. McClellan and General P. G. T. Beauregard - Fairfax Court House, VA

342. House used as Headquarters by General David. B. Birney, Commanding 1st Division, 3rd Corps - Brandy Station, VA, February 17, 1864

349. Blockhouse on the Bank of the Tennessee River

350. Blockhouse near Aqueduct Bridge - Arlington Heights, VA

351. Fortified Railroad Bridge across the Cumberland River - Nashville, TN, 1864

352. Blockhouse on the Nashville & Chattanooga Railroad - Near Chattanooga, TN, 1864

346. Steamer U.S.S. Fort Donelson (former Confederate blockade runner Robert E. Lee) Norfolk, VA, December 1864

347. Wreck of Blockade Runner near the Shore - Sullivan's Island, SC, 1865

348. Beached Remains of the British-Built Blockade Runner Ruby, Run Aground after Passing the Federal Squadron on June 10-11, 1863  - Folly Island, SC, February 1865

376. Houses Damaged by the Shelling of December 13, 1862  - Fredericksburg, VA, May 1864

377. View of Town from Tyler's Battery - Fredericksburg, VA

378. View of Town from East Bank of the Rappahannock - Fredericksburg, VA, March 1863

381. Marye House, with Rifle Pits in Front - Fredericksburg, VA, May 1864

383. Captain Charles H. Howard, aide to General Oliver O. Howard, on Horseback at the Army of the Potomac Headquarters - Falmouth, VA, March 1863

391. Federal Battery Fording a Tributary of the Rappahannock on the Day of Battle - 2nd Bull Run, August 1862

392. Federal Troops Occupying Line of Breastworks on the North Bank - North Anna River, VA, May 1864

393. Federal Outer Line - Nashville, TN, December 16, 1864

395. View of the Completed Dutch Gap Canal - James River, VA, April 1865

396. The Canal under Construction - Dutch Gap, VA, November 1864

418. Union Graves on the Battlefield, Cedar Mountain, VA, August 1862

419. Family Group before the House in which General Charles S. Winder (CSA) Died - Cedar Mountain, VA, August 1862

420. Court House, with a Group of Confederates Captured at Cedar Mountain on Balcony - Culpeper Court House, VA, August 1862

435. Quarters of Captain Harry Clinton, Quartermaster, Provost Guard  - Brandy Station, VA, April 1864

436. Winter Quarters of Telegraphers and Photographers, Army of the Potomac Headquarters Brandy Station, VA, April 1864

438. The Church at Falls Church, VA

440. St. Peter's Church, with Federal Soldiers - Near White House Landing, VA

442. Stone Church  - Centreville, VA, March 1862

446. Blandford Church and Graveyard - Petersburg, VA, April 1865

453. View of the Church, Temporary Headquarters of General Ambrose E. Burnside  - Bethel Church, VA, May 23, 1864

454. View of the Church, Temporary Headquarters of General Ulysses S. Grant, surrounded by Soldiers - Massaponax Church, VA, May 21, 1864

474. McLean House  - Appomattox Court House, VA, April 1865

479. Sutler's Tent at Army of the Potomac Headquarters - Bealeton, VA, August 1863

480. Secret Service Men at Foller's House - Cumberland Landing, VA, May 1862

497. Coosaw Ferry, Battleground of January 1, 1862 in the Distance - Port Royal Island, SC, 1862

508. Confederate Sandbag Fortifications - Yorktown, VA, June 1862

509. Confederate Fortifications with Large Gun - Yorktown, VA, June 1862

510. Magazine in Battery Rodgers - Alexandria, VA

512. Entrance to Magazine - Fort Brady, VA, 1864

513. Fortifications - Petersburg, VA, 1865

515. Interior view of Confederate Works - Petersburg, VA, April 1865

517. Federal Soldiers Removing Artillery from Confederate Fortifications - Petersburg, VA, April 1865

519. Dismounted Mortar - Fort Pulaski, GA, April 1862

523. Tent of A. Foulke, Sutler, at Headquarters of 1st Brigade, Horse Artillery - Brandy Station, VA, February 1864

500. Row of Stacked Federal Rifles - Petersburg, VA, April 1865

503. Captain of the Port's Office and the Hygeia Dining Saloon - Fort Monroe, VA

504. The Post Band  - Fort Monroe, VA, 1864

506. Confederate Fortifications Reinforced with Bales of Cotton - Yorktown, VA, June 1862

829. Burial of a Soldier near Mrs. Alsop's house, where Ewell's Corps Attacked the Federal Right on May 19, 1864 - Near Spotsylvania Court House, VA, May 1864

532. Duc de Chartres, Comte de Pairs, Prince de Joinville, and Friends Playing Dominoes at a Mess Table, Camp Winfield Scott - Near Yorktown, VA, May 1862

533. Officers of the 114th Pennsylvania Infantry Playing Cards in Front of Tents - Petersburg, VA, August 1864

534. Sailors Relaxing on Deck of U.S.S. Monitor - James River, VA, July 1862

572. Rear View of General Ulysses S. Grant's Headquarters - City Point, VA

582. Brick Chimneys and Remains of Burned Houses - Hampton, VA

603. Cavalry Horses outside the Old Church Hotel - Near Cold Harbor, VA, June 4, 1864

604. Civilians in Front of the Hotel - Appomattox Court House, VA, April 1865

629. "White House on the Pamunkey," residence of General W. H. F. Lee, and headquarters of General George B. McClellan - White House Landing, VA, May 17, 1862

639. Quarters of Photographers Attached to Engineer Corps in Front of Petersburg - Petersburg, VA, March 1865 

650. Headquarters of General George B. McClellan, Camp Winfield Scott - Near Yorktown, VA, May 1862

662. Cottage of Colonel Nathaniel Michler, U.S. Engineers, at Bryant House - Petersburg, VA, 1865

664. Band before Quarters at Camp Stoneman - District of Columbia, March 1865

666. Federal Camp by the Tennessee River - Near Chattanooga, TN

671. Ellerson's Mill - Mechanicsville, VA, 1865

676. Augustine Moore House, in which Lord Cornwallis Signed the Capitulation of 1781 - Yorktown, VA

679. Tomb of President James K. Polk - Nashville, TN, 1864

694. Courthouse - Petersburg, VA, 1865

697. General View - Petersburg, VA, 1865

698. Interior of Fort Steadman - Petersburg, VA, May 1865

710. Fort on the Heights, with Quaker Guns - Centreville, VA, March 1862

734. Sherman's Troops Removing Ammunition from Fort McAllister in Wheelbarrows - Near Savannah, GA, December 1864

750. General Isaac I. Stevens on a Porch - Beaufort, SC, March 1862 

779. View of the White Oak Swamp, VA

784. The Rappahannock River Front during the Evacuation - Port Royal, VA, May 30, 1864

22. General George Thomas and a Group of Officers at a Council of War near Ringgold, GA, May 5, 1864

23. Council of War, General Grant Looking at Map over General Meade's Shoulder - Massaponax Church, VA, May 21, 1864

459. Council of War, General Grant (left end of bench nearest tree) Writing a Dispatch - Massaponax Church, VA, May 21, 1864

458. Council of War,  General Grant examining Map Held by General George G. Meade - May 21 1864 Massaponax Church, VA, May 21, 1864

460. Council of War, General Grant, General George G. Meade, Assistant Secretary of War Charles A. Dana, and other Officers - Massaponax Church, VA, May 21, 1864

69. Confederate Prisoners Captured in the Shenandoah Valley being Guarded in a Union Camp, May 1862

71. Baseball Game between Union Prisoners  - Salisbury, NC, 1863

72. Issuing Rations - Andersonville Prison, GA, August 17, 1864

587. The Execution of William Johnson, Jordan's Farm - Near Petersburg, VA, July 20, 1864

44. Battle Between the C.S.S. Virginia and the U.S.S. Monitor, Hampton Roads, VA, March 9, 1862 (Engraved in 1863)

49. Ruins of the Navy Yard at Norfolk, VA, December 1864

50. U.S.S. Commodore Perry, a Ferryboat Converted into a Gunboat, Pamunkey River, VA, 1864

53. U.S.S. Onondaga, a Double Turreted Monitor, on the James River, VA, 1864

556. Deck of Confederate Gunboat Teaser, Captured by U.S.S. Maratanza, showing Damage from Shell Fire - James River, VA, July 1862

557. Steam Frigate Pensacola - Alexandria, VA, 1861

558. U.S.S. Casco a Light Draft Monitor - James River, VA

559. Levee and Steamboats - Vicksburg, MS, February 1864

560. Monitor U.S.S. Onondaga - James River, VA, 1864

561.  View of Waterfront with Federal Supply Boats - City Point, VA

562. Deck and Turret of U.S.S. Monitor - James River, VA, July 9, 1862

564. Sunken Confederate Ships Virginia (Ram) and Jamestown - James River, VA

565. U.S.S. Monitor Canonicus taking on Coal from a Schooner - James River, VA

566. Steamer New York Waiting for Exchange of Prisoners - Aiken's Landing, VA

567. Beached Remains of the British Built Blockade Runner Ruby, Run Aground after Passing the Federal Squadron n June 10-11, 1863- Folly Island, SC, Photo from February 1865

568. Butler's Dredge Boat, Sunk by a Confederate Shell on Thanksgiving Day, 1864 - James River, VA

680. Schooners Sunk to Obstruct Passage - James River, VA

681. Sailors on Deck of U.S.S. Monitor, James River, VA, July 9, 1862

682. Ruined Buildings at Navy Yard - Norfolk, VA, December 1864

230. General View of 6th New York Artillery Encampment - Brandy Station, VA, April 1864

403. Hospital for Federal Officers (Literary Department, University of Nashville; later Lindsley Hall, Peabody Normal College) - Nashville, TN, 1864 

418. Union Graves on the Battlefield - Cedar Mountain, VA, August 1862

695. Dead Confederate Soldier with Gun - Petersburg, VA, 1865 

771. Wounded from the Battle of the Wilderness - Fredericksburg, VA, May 1864

785. Body of a Confederate Soldier near Mrs. Alsop's House - Near Spotsylvania Court House, VA, May 1864

786. Body of Another Confederate Soldier near Mrs. Alsop's House - Near Spotsylvania Court House, VA, May 1864

87. Fort Sumter, SC, April 4, 1861, under the Confederate Flag

90. General Headquarters near Yorktown, VA, April 1862

91. Main Street and Church Guarded by Union Soldiers, Centreville, Va., May 1862

92. Battle of Gaines Mill, Valley of the Chickahominy, Virginia, June 27, 1862

94. Street Scene, Warrenton, VA, 1862

95. View from Across the Rappahannock River - Fredericksburg, VA, February 1863

96. Confederate Dead behind the Stone Wall of Marye's Heights, Fredericksburg, VA (killed during the Battle of Chancellorsville, May 1863)

97. Fairfax Court House, VA, with Union Soldiers in Front and on the Roof, June 1863

100. Lee and Gordon's Mills - Chickamauga Battlefield, GA, 1863

101. General Meade's Headquarters - Culpeper, VA, 1863

102. Captain Edmund C. Bainbridge's Battery A, 1st U.S. Artillery, at the Siege of Port Hudson, LA, 1863

105. Street Scene Showing Sutlers Row - Chattanooga, TN, 1864

106. Fort Morgan, with Damage to the South Side of the Fort - Mobile Point, AL, 1864

107. Union Entrenchments - Kenesaw Mountain, GA, 1864

108. View from the State Capitol - Nashville, TN, 1864

109. The "Pulpit" after it was Captured - Fort Fisher, NC, January 1865

110. High Angle View showing the Confluence of the Shenandoah and Potomac Rivers - Harpers Ferry, WV, July 1865

111. Wilber McLean House where General Lee Surrendered - Appomattox Court House, VA, April 1865

113. Ruins seen from the State Capitol - Columbia, SC, 1865

115. Union Troops in Trenches (April/May 1863) near Fredericksburg at the time of the Chancellorsville Battle

497. Coosaw Ferry, Battleground of January 1, 1862  in the Distance - Port Royal Island, SC, 1862

770. African Americans Collecting Bones of Soldiers Killed in the Battle  - Cold Harbor, VA, April 1865

771. Wounded from the Battle of the Wilderness - Fredericksburg, VA, May 1864

77. Landing Supplies at the Wharf - City Point, VA, 1864