Sesquicentennial Civil War Documents Project
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As part of the "Intellectual Underpinnings of American Civil War" project sponsored by the Association of Southeastern Research Libraries (ASERL), George Mason University Libraries and other ASERL-member libraries are creating a shared digital collection of archival materials created between 1850 and 1865. This project was conceived to coincide with the 150th anniversary of the beginning of the American Civil War.
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Item Chronicle of the state of Virginia(2011-06-15) Ballou's PictorialWood engraving with images of the state of Virginia including the landing at Jamestown and a contemporary scene of political debate. The text describes current statistics on population, occupation, annual agricultural products, higher education, and places of worship in Virginia.Item The Effect of the Rebellion on the Homes in Virginia(2011-06-15) UnknownHand colored wood engraving with multiple scenes. Scenes include: a family under fire, the soldier's wife, a family taking the oath of allegiance, women and children manufacturing corn meal, a person standing outside of a log home in a rain storm, and a group portrait of grandmothers.Item Calvary depot and Corcoran's private art building in Washington D.C.(2011-06-15) UnknownWood engraving with multiple scenes of depots and departments created to serve the Army of the Potomac. Scenes include: Corcoran's private art building as a clothing department, the Hay and Straw Department at the corner of F and 18th Street, beef depot at the Washington monument, and the grand corral or horse depot near Washington D.C.Item The Army of the Potomac(2011-06-15) Waud, A. R.Wood engraving with multiple scenes. Scenes include: General Custer and with soldiers charging up the hill upon the enemy's guns, General Gregg's troops going into action, a signal station on Pony mountain, Culpepper from the northwest, Butler's battery going into position, and the Army of the Potomac with General Buford attacking the enemy at Raccoon Ford.Item Falls of the Potomac, from the Maryland Shore(2011-06-15) Waud, A. R.Hand colored wood engraving depicting a view of the Potomac falls from the Maryland shore with soldiers in the foreground.Item Virginia during the War - Scenes in the Army of the Potomac(2011-06-15) Forbes, EdwinHand colored wood engraving with multiple scenes. Scenes include: Bridge over Cedar creek, signal station, Frank Leslie in camp, ruins of Bull Run Bridge, a Virginia hotel, a Virginia farmer by day, newsboys carrying papers to camp, and the equinoctial storm. Sketches are by Edwin Forbes from the publication The Civil War in the United States.Item Views of the Potomac below Washington(2011-06-15) UnknownWood engraving with four views arranged in horizontal panels of the Potomac river. The first panel is of the Potomac at Washington D.C.; the second is of Fort Washington; the third is a general view of the Potomac looking towards Washington D.C., and the final panel is of Mount Vernon.Item The Confederates Crossing the Potomac September(2011-06-15) UnknownHand colored wood engraving depicting Confederate soldiers crossing the Potomac river at night.Item New Military Road Near the Chain Bridge, Virginia(2011-06-15) UnknownWood engraving depicting the new military road near the Chain Bridge in Virginia with soldiers, carriages, and horses on the road.Item Looking down the Potomac, From the Chain Bridge(2011-06-15) UnknownHand colored wood engraving depicting a view of the Potomac river from the vantage point of the Chain Bridge in Virginia.Item The "Hotel" at Centerville, Virginia; Ruins of the Bridge across the Potomac at Berlin; The Loudon heights across the Potomac, opposite the Position Lately Occupied by General Banks - Harper's Ferry in the Distance(2011-06-15) UnknownPage of hand colored wood engravings depicting the "Hotel" at Centerville, Virginia; ruins of the bridge across the Potomac at Berlin; the Loudon Heights across the Potomac, opposite the position lately occupied by General Banks with Harper's Ferry in the distance; and the United States gun-boats "Conestoga" and "Lexington" on the Mississippi river.Item The Confederates Crossing the Potomac(2011-06-15) UnknownHand colored wood engraving depicting Confederate soldiers crossing the Potomac river.Item Bird's Eye View of Alexandria, VA. No. 5.A(2011-06-15) Magnus, CharlesHand colored lithograph of a bird's eye view of Alexandria, VA published by Charles Magnus, printed on a 3" x 5" envelope.Item Bird's Eye View of Alexandria, VA. No. 2.B(2011-06-15) Magnus, CharlesLithograph of a bird's eye view of Alexandria, VA published by Charles Magnus, printed on a 3" x 5" envelope.Item Bird's Eye View of Alexandria, VA. No. 5.C(2011-06-15) Magnus, CharlesHand colored lithograph of a bird's eye view of Alexandria, VA published by Charles Magnus, printed on a 3" x 5" envelope.Item Bird's Eye View of Alexandria, VA. No. 1.A(2011-06-15) Magnus, CharlesHand colored lithograph of a bird's eye view of Alexandria, VA published by Charles Magnus, printed on a 3" x 5" envelope.Item Camp of the Garibaldi Guards, Colonel D-Utassi near Roche's Mills, Va. With Potomac River in the distance.(2011-06-15) UnknownHand colored wood engraving depicting Crimean War veterans in camp at Roche's Mills, Va. This group fought under Union General Louis Blenker. Measures 11" x 17".Item Bird's Eye View of Alexandria, VA. No. 1.A(2011-06-15) Magnus, CharlesLithograph of a bird's eye view of Alexandria, VA published by Charles Magnus, printed on a 3" x 5" envelope.Item The bright side of the war - holiday festivities of the 44th New York Volunteers at their camp, Hall's Hill, Virginia.(2011-06-15) UnknownWood engraving depicting soldiers dressed in costumes during New Years Eve celebrations. Measures 14" x 19 1/2".Item From the Potomac to the Chickahominy(2011-06-15) UnknownHand colored wood engraving depicting the eastern part of Virginia from the Potomac River in the north to the state line in the south. Shows natural features, cities and towns, roads and railroads. February 1862. Measures 11" x 16".