Virginia

: A field hospital scene; Stereograph: Wounded soldiers lying on the ground underneath a tree.

: Aquia Creek Landing, February, 1863; Stereograph: Aquia Creek Landing with steamboats and sailing vessels in the water beyond the town.

: Army of the Potomac encampment of St. Peter's Church, Virginia; Stereograph: Officers standing in a field with tents in the background

: Bethel Church, Va., headquarters Gen. Burnside, May 23, 1864; Stereograph: Bethel Church, Virginia., headquarters of General Burnside, May 23, 1864.

: Bridge over the north fork of the Rappahannock, near Sulphur Springs, Va.; Stereograph: People walking over a bridge constructed of logs and planks., Sulphur Springs (Va.) is likely a reference to Fauquier White Sulphur Springs, which is also known as Warrenton Springs or Lee Springs.

: Building railroad bridge, across Cedar Run near Catlett's Station. Destroyed by the Confederates when they fell back before the Army of the Potomac, under Gen'l Meade, Oct. 13, 1863; Stereograph: Re-building railroad bridge, across the Cedar Run near Catlett's Station after it had been destroyed by the Confederates when they fell back before the Army of the Potomac, under Gen'l Meade, Oct. 13, 1863.

: Canvas pontoon bridges at Hanovertown Ferry on the Pamunky [sic], constructed by the 50th N. Y. V. Engineers, May 28, 1864. [Stereograph]; Stereograph: Canvas pontoon bridges at Hanovertown Ferry on the Pamunkey River, constructed by the 50th N. Y. V. Engineers, May 28, 1864.

: Capt. H. Smith's mess, Co. D, 93 N. Y. V., Bealton, Va. August, 1863; Stereograph: Capt. H. Smith's and another officers of Co. D, 93 N. Y. V., being served a meal by African Americans at Bealton, Va.

: Catlett's Station; Stereograph: Soldiers on top of railroad cars on siding by Catlett's Station.

: Collecting remains of the dead; Stereograph: Collection of dead Union soldiers that were buried on the battlefield in unmarked graves.

: Colored Army teamsters, Cobb Hill, Va.; Stereograph: Seven African-American Army teamsters standing in front of wooden shed and wagon.

: Colored pickets on duty near Dutch Gap.; Stereograph: African American pickets on duty near Dutch Gap shown taking aim with rifles.

: Court house in Warrenton; Stereograph: Courthouse in Warrenton, Virginia.

: Cumberland Landing; Stereograph: Two men in the foreground looking over a map with tents and horses in the background. Inscribed on verso: 'Cumberland landing.'

: Departed greatness, a relic of the past century, found near Guiness' Station, Va., May 21, 1864; Stereograph: 18th century carriage with tattered canopy found near Guiness Station, Virginia.

: Ditch and 'Cheavaux de Frise' in front of the Union Fort Sedgwick, called by the Rebel soldiers 'Fort Hell.' This view was taken the morning after the storming of Petersburgh, Va., April 2d, 1865. [Stereograph]; Stereograph: Ditch and cheavaux-de-frise in front of the Union Fort Sedgwick

: Embarkation of the Ninth Army Corps at Aquia Creek Landing, February, 1863; Stereograph: Soldiers leaving for the war at Aquia Creek Landing.

: Encampment at Cumberland Landing, Va.; Stereograph: Soldiers seated on hill above camp at Cumberland Landing, Virginia., on the Pamunkey River in May 1862.

: Erecting bridge across north fork of Rappahannock, near Sulphur Springs, Va.; Stereograph: Erecting bridge across north fork of Rappahannock, near Sulphur Springs, Va., Sulphur Springs (Va.) is likely a reference to Fauquier White Sulphur Springs, which is also known as Warrenton Springs or Lee Springs.

: Evacuation of Port Royal, Va., May 30, 1864; Stereograph: Soldiers boarding steamboats from wharf made of pontoons, Port Royal, Virginia.

: Falls Church, Va.; Stereograph: Large brick house behind a wooden fence

: Firing the gun with shrapnel at a target a mile distant in the Potomac.; Stereograph: Man pointing into the distance near soldiers and a cannon on the banks of the Potomac

: Fort on heights of Centreville, mounting Quaker guns, March, 1862; Stereograph: Soldiers and Quaker guns on the heights of Centreville.

: Fugitive Negroes fording the Rappahannock, fleeing from Jackson's army; Stereograph: Rappahannock River, Va. Fugitive African Americans fording the Rappahannock.

: Gen. Butler's [headquarters near Varina, Va.]; Stereograph: House with log sheds attached and with soldiers outside. Half stereo, Benjamin Franklin Butler (5 Nov. 1818-11 Jan. 1893) Elected to the Massachusetts state senate in 1858 and served as a delegate to the Democratic convention in Charleston in 1860. Butler served as a general in the Massachusetts state militia prior to the Civil War and was appointed brigadier commanding general of the Massachusetts militia by the Governor when the War began. In April 1862, Butler captured and controlled New Orleans, Louisiana until being recalled by President Lincoln in December of 1862. After the Civil War, Butler was elected from Essex County to the House of Representatives in November 1866 and reelected in 1868. He was elected Governor of Massachusetts in 1880 as a Democrat.

: Hotel at Sulphur Springs, Va. North view; Stereograph: Wagon in foreground on street in front of hotel at Sulphur Springs, Virginia

: Hotel at Sulphur Springs, Virginia. Rear view; Stereograph: Rear view of hotel at Sulphur Springs, Virginia, tents pitched on the lawn., Sulphur Springs (Va.) is likely a reference to Fauquier White Sulphur Springs, which is also known as Warrenton Springs or Lee Springs.

: Hotel at Warrenton Springs, Va. Street view south; Stereograph: Hotel at Warrenton Springs, Va., looking south down the street.

: Interior of Fort Sedgwick; Stereograph: Interior of Fort Sedgwick.

: Interior of Ft. Totten, Va.; Stereograph: Soldiers at Fort Totten [Washington, D.C.?] with artillery.

: Interior of fortifications, near Ft. Brady Va. Block houses.; Stereograph: Log block houses near Fort Brady, Va.

: Interior of the Union fort Sedgwick, called by the rebel soldiers 'Fort Hell,' showing Union soldiers on the breastworks,. This view was taken the Morning after the storming of Petersburg, Va., April 2d, 1865; Stereograph: Soldiers standing on breastworks made of logs filled with earth.

: Lacy House, Falmouth, Va. View from the south, March, 1863; Stereograph: View from the south of the Lacy House, Falmouth, Virginia., with wagons out front., No subject heading could be found for Lacy, James Horace, 1823-1906 or Lacy House

: Lieut. Gen. Grant and chief of staff, Gen. Rawlins, at his head quarters, at Cold Harbor, Va. Taken June, 14th 1864; Stereograph: Lieut. Gen. Grant looking at map or other document, with chief of staff, General Rawlins, at his headquarters, at Cold Harbor, Va., John Aaron Rawlins (February 13, 1831-September 6, 1869) A practicing lawyer prior to the Civil War. A close aide to General Ulysses S. Grant during the Civil War, in which he attained the position of brevet major general. After the Civil War, Rawlins served as Secretary of War under President Grant from March 13, 1869 until his death from tuberculosis on September 6, 1869. Ulysses S. Grant (April 27, 1822-July 23, 1885) Graduated from West Point in June 1843 and served with Zachary Taylor in the Mexican-American War from 1845-1847. Grant resigned from the Army in April 1854 and rejoined the Army in 1860 at the outset of the Civil War by organizing a volunteer infantry company in Galena, Illinois. In 1862 he was promoted to the rank of Major General. Following Grant's capture of Vicksburg in 1863, Tennessee, Lincoln promoted him to the rank of lieutenant general, a grade last held by�George Washington, and appointed him general in chief of all Union armies. After the Civil War, he served as interim Secretary of War under President Andrew Johnson from 1867 to 1868. Grant was elected President of the United States in 1868 and was reelected in 1872.

: Loading a big gun, Fort Corcoran, Va.; Stereograph: Soldiers loading a large gun at Fort Corcoran, Va. Tax stamp on verso partly removed

: Magazine, Ft. Brady, Va.; Stereograph: Soldiers standing outside a magazine at Fort Brady, Va. Half stereo

: Main battery, Ft. Brady, Va.; Stereograph: Soldiers standing next to a large piece of artillery. Half stereo

: Old Church Hotel, Va., June 2nd, 1864; Stereograph: Old Church Hotel with horses tied up in front.

: Pontoon bridges at Hanovertown Ferry on the Pamunky [sic], constructed by the 50th N. Y. V. Engineers, May 28, 1864; Stereograph: Wagons crossing pontoon bridges at Hanovertown Ferry on the Pamunkey River, constructed by the 50th N. Y. V. Engineers, May 28, 1864.

: Principal fort at Centreville; Stereograph: Two men (one possibly the photographer, Barnard) standing within a rough fortress. Inscriptions on verso: 'March 1862' and 'Possibly Barnard, photographer, at left'

: Quaker guns, Centreville; Stereograph: Man pretending to light the fuse of a log made to look like a cannon. Description from verso: 'Dummies, to conceal shortage of defence guns.'

: Quarters 10th Regt. U.S. Colored Troops, Va. Ft. Brady in the distance; Stereograph: Soldiers standing outside of the tents of the 10th Regiment U.S. Colored Troops, Va.

: Railroad depot and yard, Culpepper [sic]; Stereograph: Railroad depot with wagons in the yard, Culpeper, Virginia.

: Rappahannock bridge. South view; Stereograph: Rappahannock bridge, man on plank walkway on the outside of the bridge, animals and wagons crossing main part., Sulphur Springs (Va.) is likely a reference to Fauquier White Sulphur Springs, which is also known as Warrenton Springs or Lee Springs.

: Removing the wounded across the Rappahannock, under a Flag of Truce, after the Battle of Chancellorsville; Stereograph: Town on the banks of the Rappahannock, group of soldiers waiting to cross.

: Residence John Minor Botts, Va., southeast, September, 1863; Stereograph: Soldiers in front of the John Minor Botts residence, men and women on the porch., John Minor Botts (September 16, 1802-January 8, 1869) Served in the Virginia House of Delegates from 1833 to 1839. Represented Virginia in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1839 to 1843 and from 1847 to 1849. Supported the Union in the U.S. Civil War.

: Ruins of bridge at Germania Ford, where the troops crossed at under Gen'l Grant, May 4,1864; Stereograph: Ruins of bridge at Germania Ford, where the Union troops under Grant crossed, May 4,1864.

: Ruins of bridge at Mrs. Nelson's crossing on the Pamunky [sic], 28th May, 1864; Stereograph: Soldiers setting up pontoon bridge next to the ruins of another bridge.

: Savage Station, Va., June 27,1862; Stereograph: Covered wagons and horses with train cars in the distance.

: Signal corps, Cobb's Hill; Stereograph: Signal corps standing in front of log structure.

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