| Abstract: | the collection consists of disassembled photograph albums containing images pertaining to the American Civil War. Included are images of battles and battlefields, including troops, headquarters, entrenchments, and buildings; transportation, including bridges, railroads, and supply methods; guns and artillery; camps and camp life; military and field hospitals; forts; gunboats, warships, and other views of the Navy; civilian scenes, including cities and towns, courthouses, sanitary fairs, hospitals, churches, and depots; and cemeteries. Some of the photographs were taken by Mathew B. Brady (ca. 1822-1896) and Alexander Gardner (1821-1882). | |