Burnside’s rifle
A. E. Burnside resigned from the Army in 1853 to manufacture his carbine. He joined the Bristol Firearms Company of Bristol, Rhode Island. More than 43 cavalry...
Captured
This is a photograph of a group of Confederate prisoners. The Civil War was the first large and prolonged conflict recorded by the camera. Mathew Brady and other...
Carded
This card contains information about the Civil War military service of John Henry Chase. Chase, who lived in Charles County, Maryland, served in the 23rd Regiment,...
Commissioned or not?
The two noncommissioned officers seated in this Civil War-era stereograph are corporals, designated by the insignia, called chevrons, on their jacket sleeves. The...
Compiled service record for John M. Beck
Between 1903 and 1927, the War Department created compiled service records to minimize handling and wear of the original records. A single form contains information...
Confiscated
This inventory, dated August 29, 1863, lists items confiscated by Union soldiers from Arlington House, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee's home. The courts eventually...
Corps d’Afrique
Tens of thousands of freedmen and runaway slaves served in the regiments of the United States Colored Troops and other state units. The men in this photograph, taken...