Portion of Fortifications on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, and View of Some Encampments (recto). Portion of Fortifications on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, and View of Some Encampments (recto). Drawing: Graphite on two sheets of ivory paper. 19 3/4 x 5 in. Cross section of Union fort, showing works inside and out. Detailed artist's labels show specific materials used in construction, location of troops,type of tents drawn. Signed and inscribed at lower left in graphite: 'Crane / Hilton Head S.C. / 62.' Various annotations throughout: '3 and 4th N.H.,' '76th Penn,' '97th Penn,' 'Serrels Vol. Engineers' are all labeled. View Item
Caricature of man' s head (verso). Caricature of man' s head (verso). Drawing: Graphite on two sheets of ivory paper. 19 3/4 x 5 in. Sketch of the head of a man wearing a hat and collar. A description of the recto is inscribed at upper center: 'Portion of the New Fortifications on Hilton Head S.C. / and view of some of the encampments--/ Sketch'd Jan 4th / 62' View Item
Town Spring' or Reservoir, Winchester, Virginia (recto). Town Spring' or Reservoir, Winchester, Virginia (recto). Drawing: Graphite on paper 7 1/8 x 4 7/8 in. Man on horseback approaches two small buildings, surrounded with trees and stone walls. Signed at lower center in graphite: 'Romsey Price.' Inscribed at upper center: 'Town Spring' or Reservoir.' Various other annotations describe the drawn objects. View Item
[Description of 'Town Spring' or Reservoir, Winchester, Virginia] (verso). [Description of 'Town Spring' or Reservoir, Winchester, Virginia] (verso). Inscription: Graphite on paper, from a disassembled sketchbook. 7 1/8 x 4 7/8 in. Inscribed with a description of drawing on the verso: 'Two pipes are laid from the spring, one section supplying the Northern part of the city and the other the Southern. Building No. 1 is the house erected by the corporation over the spring for its protection and therefore has never been molested by the soldiers but you will notice the ruins in front of it are of a spring house through which the surplus water passed off. It was destroyed by our forces under Millroy being the property of Col. View Item
Martinsburg, West Virginia, near the Site of Franz Sigel's Defeat (verso). Martinsburg, West Virginia, near the Site of Franz Sigel's Defeat (verso). Inscription: Graphite on ivory paper. 4 1/2 x 6 7/8 in. Completed drawing of a town scene, looking down a tree-lined street with houses, buildings, and a church along the street. A wagon drives down the street. Inscribed at upper center in brown ink: 'Martinsburg, Va.' 'Martinsburg, where Sigel was defeated' written at lower-center in pencil. View Item
[Sketch of a house] (recto). [Sketch of a house] (recto). Drawing: Graphite on ivory paper. 4 1/2 x 6 7/8 in. Completed drawing of the rear of a house, and trees. View Item
[Artists' description of the scene on recto] (verso). [Artists' description of the scene on recto] (verso). Inscription. Graphite on paper. 5 1/2 x 6 1/2 in. 'Cravens Table rock on the summit of Lookout / Mountain - This rock is situated on the brink overlooking Chattanooga Valley - it [?] of four / distinct pieces apparently, [?] on the / other & is a freak of nature as interesting in / itself as in the assumption with the events of / the day. / (The tent represented is that of a photographer / who makes 'cartes' of the heroes with a back ground / of rock & Chattanooga at $1.00 each) / Fred B. Schell.' View Item
Table Rock of Summit of Lookout Mountain, Tennessee (recto). Table Rock of Summit of Lookout Mountain, Tennessee (recto). Drawing: Graphite on paper. 5 1/2 x 6 1/2 in. Tent below large rock formation on summit of Lookout Mountain. View Item
Uniform sketches (verso). Uniform sketches (verso). Drawing: Graphite on paper. 10 13/16 x 14 5/8 in. Sketches of two soldiers, one from 'Oglethorpe Infantry' and one from 'Clinch Rifles'. Uniform details are labeled by artist. 'Oglethorpe Infantry' soldier is labeled, 'White braid on [?] & white braid & pompon. Light army blue [?] with white stripes - blue epaulets - trimmed white silver [?] sword bayonet. The company is the oldest in the city, James O. Clarke, Capt. View Item
Arsenal at Augusta, Georgia, with Members of the Clinch Rifles of the Fifth Georgia Infantry (recto). Arsenal at Augusta, Georgia, with Members of the Clinch Rifles of the Fifth Georgia Infantry (recto). Drawing: Graphite and black ink wash on paper. 10 13/16 x 14 5/8 in. Sketch of arsenal buildings flying a Secession flag with a single star, with soldiers drilling in front of the buildings. Inscription reads, 'At the time this sketch was taken the Clinch Rifles were in possession. This company is one of the best companies of the state and holds the right of Battalion Volunteer Companies. They are named after Genl Clinch, the father of Major Anderson's [wi]fe. It was reorganized in 1861 by Capt. D.C. Wilson, Old Veteran of the Florida War. The present captain is C.A. View Item
Second Ball's Bluff Affair, Virginia. Second Ball's Bluff Affair, Virginia. Drawing: Graphite on paper. 8 1/2 x 14 in. Title and description of scene on recto. Sketches of a chair and table, soldiers' rank patches, and other unidentified items. A scrap of paper laid on verso is inscribed: 'Second Ball's Bluff affair Butterfield's brigade of Morrell's div. / consisting of 44th NY--17th N.Y.--18 Mass & 118th Penn. / having crossed at dam No 4 were attacked by a / division of rebels & forced into the river the 118th Pa / a green regiment loosing about one half.' View Item
Second Ball's Bluff Affair, Virginia. Second Ball's Bluff Affair, Virginia. Drawing: Graphite on paper. 8 1/2 x 14 in. View of a battlefield seen from behind group of Union soldiers on a bluff who are firing cannons into a valley. Confederate troops are on the opposing bluff. Troops advance through the low land, where some houses and buildings are. Inscribed along upper edge: 'Rebels thousands at top of bluff firing down--our shells exploding among them / our troops running down the hill & taking cover under banks bluff & crossing fords and dam.' View Item
Battle Scene Near Marietta, Georgia (recto). Battle Scene Near Marietta, Georgia (recto). Drawing: Graphite, brown ink, and white gouache on gray paper. 9 x 9 5/8 in. Line of soldiers behind a fence firing rifles through trees. Dead soldiers lay on the ground behind them. View Item
Arkansas Toothpick': Bowie Knife (verso). Arkansas Toothpick': Bowie Knife (verso). Drawing: Graphite on paper. 9 1/4 x 7 1/2 in. Sketch of a Bowie Knife. View Item
Come Out of that Coat', Murfreesboro, Tennessee (recto). Come Out of that Coat', Murfreesboro, Tennessee (recto). Drawing: Graphite on paper. 9 1/4 x 7 1/2 in. A soldier in a coat gestures toward a Confederate soldier who is leaning on rifle with bayonet; bags marked with 'U.S.' lie on the ground. Signed and inscribed at lower right in graphite: 'CM. / Murfreesboro -- Tenn. / Dec. 30. 1862'; at lower center: 'Come out of that coat!!' View Item
Image 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. View Item
Image Collection 85 Items Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, Civil War drawings collection, approximately 1861-1865. This collection contains 111 images of drawings and text, depicting both important events and everyday scenes from the Civil War. The pencil, pen-and-ink, crayon and wash drawings range in size from 5 x 5 inches to 19 x 12 inches. View Collection
Image Collection 13 Items Sketchbook of 19 folios, 5 blank, and 12 loose sheets, with Draft Riot scenes, 1860-1880 This collection of thirteen sketches (graphite, and black ink and wash on paper) has been digitized from a small sketchbook in the New-York Historical Society's Museum. Most of these Civil War-era sketches were done by an artist identified only as 'J.H.W.', with other sketches inscribed 'Bart del.' Although there are other subjects in the sketchbook, including New York City street scenes and depictions of various types of people, only those sketches depicting New York during the Civil War at the time of the Draft Riots are included in the digital collection. View Collection