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Civil War Collections

The New-York Historical Society's rich collections that document the Civil War include recruiting posters for New York City regiments of volunteers; stereographic views documenting the mustering of soldiers and of popular support for the Union in New York City; photography showing the war's impact, both in the North and South; and drawings and writings by ordinary soldiers on both sides.
NYHS Identifier
Library Collection
Contributor
New-York Historical Society

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The New-York Historical Society's rich collections that document the Civil War include recruiting posters for New York City regiments of volunteers; stereographic views documenting the mustering of soldiers and of popular support for the Union in New York City; photography showing the war's impact, both in the North and South; and drawings and writings by ordinary soldiers on both sides.
English
PID
islandora:30900
NYHS Identifier
Library Collection
Language
eng
Member of
New-York Historical Society Digital Collections
Genre
correspondence
drawings (visual works)
manuscripts (documents)
photographs
posters
printed ephemera
Owning Institution
New-York Historical Society
Publisher
New-York Historical Society
Type
Text
Subject (Name)
New-York Historical Society--Archives
Subject (Geographic)
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865:
New York (N.Y.)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865:
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865:--Sources
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865:--Caricatures and cartoons
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865:--Photographs
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865:--Pictorial works
New York (N.Y.)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865:--Sources
New York (N.Y.)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865:--Pictorial works
Contributor
New-York Historical Society
Date Created
1861 to 1865

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John Jacob Omenhausser's Rebel prison scenes, Point Lookout, Maryland, 1864

The forty-two color ink drawings presented here were made in 1864 by a Confederate prisoner of war at Point Lookout, Maryland, the Union's largest Civil War prison camp. The drawings highlight the concerns and experiences of prisoners of war; most scenes show prisoners playing cards, buying food, or engaging in barter with food vendors. All of the prison guards depicted are African American, and encounters are recorded between these guards and the Confederate prisoners.
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231342-Service File
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Adalbert John Volck's Confederate war etchings, 1863

This portfolio was produced in an edition of 200 copies for subscribers of Dr. Adalbert John Volck during the early part of the Civil War. It sardonically illustrates events that allegedly took place in the North and South from Philadelphia and Baltimore to Charleston and Vicksburg between 1861 and 1863. The original publication contained thirty prints, but one plate, "Meeting of the Southern Emissaries and Lincoln," has been lost. The twenty-nine caricatures presented here were etched during the Civil War. They show sympathy for the Confederate cause, and distaste for warfare in general.
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Fort Delaware, Prison times, April 1865

This is the first edition of the "Prison Times." The handwritten newspaper includes original articles, advertisements, announcements, barracks directory, Christian Association directory, notices of clubs, etc., by prisoners at the Fort Delaware Federal prison camp on Pea Patch Island in the Delaware River. The paper's editors and proprietors included William H. Bennett, Aborn Harris, John W. Hibbs, and George S. Thomas.
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John Jacob Omenhausser's Rebel prison scenes, Point Lookout, Maryland, 1864

The forty-two color ink drawings presented here were made in 1864 by a Confederate prisoner of war at Point Lookout, Maryland, the Union's largest Civil War prison camp. The drawings highlight the concerns and experiences of prisoners of war; most scenes show prisoners playing cards, buying food, or engaging in barter with food vendors. All of the prison guards depicted are African American, and encounters are recorded between these guards and the Confederate prisoners.
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231342-Service File
Still Image
34 Items

Adalbert John Volck's Confederate war etchings, 1863

This portfolio was produced in an edition of 200 copies for subscribers of Dr. Adalbert John Volck during the early part of the Civil War. It sardonically illustrates events that allegedly took place in the North and South from Philadelphia and Baltimore to Charleston and Vicksburg between 1861 and 1863. The original publication contained thirty prints, but one plate, "Meeting of the Southern Emissaries and Lincoln," has been lost. The twenty-nine caricatures presented here were etched during the Civil War. They show sympathy for the Confederate cause, and distaste for warfare in general.
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231283-Service File.jpg
Still Image
61 Items

John Jacob Omenhausser's Rebel prison scenes, Point Lookout, Maryland, 1864

The forty-two color ink drawings presented here were made in 1864 by a Confederate prisoner of war at Point Lookout, Maryland, the Union's largest Civil War prison camp. The drawings highlight the concerns and experiences of prisoners of war; most scenes show prisoners playing cards, buying food, or engaging in barter with food vendors. All of the prison guards depicted are African American, and encounters are recorded between these guards and the Confederate prisoners.
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231342-Service File
Still Image
34 Items

Adalbert John Volck's Confederate war etchings, 1863

This portfolio was produced in an edition of 200 copies for subscribers of Dr. Adalbert John Volck during the early part of the Civil War. It sardonically illustrates events that allegedly took place in the North and South from Philadelphia and Baltimore to Charleston and Vicksburg between 1861 and 1863. The original publication contained thirty prints, but one plate, "Meeting of the Southern Emissaries and Lincoln," has been lost. The twenty-nine caricatures presented here were etched during the Civil War. They show sympathy for the Confederate cause, and distaste for warfare in general.
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245-Service File.jpg
Text
4 Items

Fort Delaware, Prison times, April 1865

This is the first edition of the "Prison Times." The handwritten newspaper includes original articles, advertisements, announcements, barracks directory, Christian Association directory, notices of clubs, etc., by prisoners at the Fort Delaware Federal prison camp on Pea Patch Island in the Delaware River. The paper's editors and proprietors included William H. Bennett, Aborn Harris, John W. Hibbs, and George S. Thomas.
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