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Mathew Brady portrait lithograph published in 'Photographic Art Journal' in 1851. He had studied art before adopting photography in the early 1840s. By 1845, he had a New York Studio, where he made and exhibited his portraits of famous Americans, including the Senator Daniel Webster and poet Edgar Allan Poe
Mathew Brady portrait lithograph published in 'Photographic Art Journal' in 1851. He had studied art before adopting photography in the early 1840s. By 1845, he had a New York Studio, where he made and exhibited his portraits of famous Americans, including the Senator Daniel Webster and poet Edgar Allan Poe

EVB7067395: Mathew Brady portrait lithograph published in 'Photographic Art Journal' in 1851. He had studied art before adopting photography in the early 1840s. By 1845, he had a New York Studio, where he made and exhibited his portraits of famous Americans, including the Senator Daniel Webster and poet Edgar Allan Poe, Brady, Mathew (1823-96) / Bridgeman Images

Elizabeth Van Lew was born into a wealthy Richmond society family, but became an abolitionist during her education in Philadelphia. When Gen. Benjamin Butler learned of her spying from Union escapees, he provided her with a cipher system. She managed over a dozen agents and couriers, including her own African-American servants. After the US Civil War, President Grant rewarded her with appointment as post-mistress of Richmond
Elizabeth Van Lew was born into a wealthy Richmond society family, but became an abolitionist during her education in Philadelphia. When Gen. Benjamin Butler learned of her spying from Union escapees, he provided her with a cipher system. She managed over a dozen agents and couriers, including her own African-American servants. After the US Civil War, President Grant rewarded her with appointment as post-mistress of Richmond

EVB7067398: Elizabeth Van Lew was born into a wealthy Richmond society family, but became an abolitionist during her education in Philadelphia. When Gen. Benjamin Butler learned of her spying from Union escapees, he provided her with a cipher system. She managed over a dozen agents and couriers, including her own African-American servants. After the US Civil War, President Grant rewarded her with appointment as post-mistress of Richmond / Bridgeman Images

Fashionable dressed, pretty, African American woman of the 1860s. The ambrotype show her gracefully posed, wearing a plaid dress with full long sleeves and a lace collar. Her name and American location are unknown
Fashionable dressed, pretty, African American woman of the 1860s. The ambrotype show her gracefully posed, wearing a plaid dress with full long sleeves and a lace collar. Her name and American location are unknown

EVB7067403: Fashionable dressed, pretty, African American woman of the 1860s. The ambrotype show her gracefully posed, wearing a plaid dress with full long sleeves and a lace collar. Her name and American location are unknown / Bridgeman Images

Poster of the Working Men's Saving Bank, promoting subscriptions to the ' 7-30 Loan'. It promotes the bonds as safe, tax exempt, with the biggest interest
Poster of the Working Men's Saving Bank, promoting subscriptions to the ' 7-30 Loan'. It promotes the bonds as safe, tax exempt, with the biggest interest

EVB7067414: Poster of the Working Men's Saving Bank, promoting subscriptions to the ' 7-30 Loan'. It promotes the bonds as safe, tax exempt, with the biggest interest / Bridgeman Images

Grand Banner of the Radical Democracy, 1864 (lithograph)
Grand Banner of the Radical Democracy, 1864 (lithograph)

EVB7067415: Grand Banner of the Radical Democracy, 1864 (lithograph), American School, (19th century) / Bridgeman Images

President Donald Trump signing documents on Dec. 21, 2018, the eve of the 2018-2019 government shut down. He is at his Oval Office desk with a stack of documents awaiting his signature (photo)
President Donald Trump signing documents on Dec. 21, 2018, the eve of the 2018-2019 government shut down. He is at his Oval Office desk with a stack of documents awaiting his signature (photo)

EVB7067419: President Donald Trump signing documents on Dec. 21, 2018, the eve of the 2018-2019 government shut down. He is at his Oval Office desk with a stack of documents awaiting his signature (photo) / Bridgeman Images

President Donald Trump before his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress in the Capitol, Feb. 5, 2019. In the background are Vice President Mike Pence and Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi (photo)
President Donald Trump before his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress in the Capitol, Feb. 5, 2019. In the background are Vice President Mike Pence and Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi (photo)

EVB7067426: President Donald Trump before his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress in the Capitol, Feb. 5, 2019. In the background are Vice President Mike Pence and Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi (photo) / Bridgeman Images

Thomas O'Dea's drawing of the Andersonville Prison was created from memory in 1884. In the center is a aerial overview of military prison surrounded by his eye witness marginal drawings of incidents he experienced at Andersonville. At the bottom is a numbered legend to the 19 small drawings. There is also a legend for numbered details within the larger scene (lithograph)
Thomas O'Dea's drawing of the Andersonville Prison was created from memory in 1884. In the center is a aerial overview of military prison surrounded by his eye witness marginal drawings of incidents he experienced at Andersonville. At the bottom is a numbered legend to the 19 small drawings. There is also a legend for numbered details within the larger scene (lithograph)

EVB7067434: Thomas O'Dea's drawing of the Andersonville Prison was created from memory in 1884. In the center is a aerial overview of military prison surrounded by his eye witness marginal drawings of incidents he experienced at Andersonville. At the bottom is a numbered legend to the 19 small drawings. There is also a legend for numbered details within the larger scene (lithograph), O'Dea, Thomas (fl. 1884) / Bridgeman Images

US Civil War. Fort Pulaski was damaged by Union artillery during a 112 day siege directed by Gen. Quincy A. Gillmore. After the Battle of Fort Pulaski, the Confederate fortress surrendered on April 11, 1862. The victory extended the Union blockade to include the Savanah
US Civil War. Fort Pulaski was damaged by Union artillery during a 112 day siege directed by Gen. Quincy A. Gillmore. After the Battle of Fort Pulaski, the Confederate fortress surrendered on April 11, 1862. The victory extended the Union blockade to include the Savanah

EVB7066958: US Civil War. Fort Pulaski was damaged by Union artillery during a 112 day siege directed by Gen. Quincy A. Gillmore. After the Battle of Fort Pulaski, the Confederate fortress surrendered on April 11, 1862. The victory extended the Union blockade to include the Savanah / Bridgeman Images

Scarred cityscape of Charleston, South Carolina, at the end of the US Civil War. The shells of the circular Congregational church are scaffolded and surrounded by rubble and ruins. The tall steeple behind the church belongs to St. Michaels Church, which was the aiming point for Union artillery during the siege. Photo by George Barnard
Scarred cityscape of Charleston, South Carolina, at the end of the US Civil War. The shells of the circular Congregational church are scaffolded and surrounded by rubble and ruins. The tall steeple behind the church belongs to St. Michaels Church, which was the aiming point for Union artillery during the siege. Photo by George Barnard

EVB7066961: Scarred cityscape of Charleston, South Carolina, at the end of the US Civil War. The shells of the circular Congregational church are scaffolded and surrounded by rubble and ruins. The tall steeple behind the church belongs to St. Michaels Church, which was the aiming point for Union artillery during the siege. Photo by George Barnard, Barnard, George N. (1819-1902) / Bridgeman Images

US Civil War. Battle of Gettysburg, July 1-3, 1863 (lithograph)
US Civil War. Battle of Gettysburg, July 1-3, 1863 (lithograph)

EVB7066967: US Civil War. Battle of Gettysburg, July 1-3, 1863 (lithograph) / Bridgeman Images

US Civil War. The Overland Campaign, Battle of Spotsylvania, June 3, 1863. Confederate prisoners captured at Spotsylvania, awaiting transportation from Belle Plain Landing, to the Federal prison camp at Point Lookout, Maryland
US Civil War. The Overland Campaign, Battle of Spotsylvania, June 3, 1863. Confederate prisoners captured at Spotsylvania, awaiting transportation from Belle Plain Landing, to the Federal prison camp at Point Lookout, Maryland

EVB7066979: US Civil War. The Overland Campaign, Battle of Spotsylvania, June 3, 1863. Confederate prisoners captured at Spotsylvania, awaiting transportation from Belle Plain Landing, to the Federal prison camp at Point Lookout, Maryland / Bridgeman Images

Ulysses Grant, was the Commanding General of the United States Army, in the final two years of the US Civil War. This classic portrait was taken at his City Point Headquarters, Virginia, June 1864, by Egbert Guy Fowx
Ulysses Grant, was the Commanding General of the United States Army, in the final two years of the US Civil War. This classic portrait was taken at his City Point Headquarters, Virginia, June 1864, by Egbert Guy Fowx

EVB7066984: Ulysses Grant, was the Commanding General of the United States Army, in the final two years of the US Civil War. This classic portrait was taken at his City Point Headquarters, Virginia, June 1864, by Egbert Guy Fowx, Fowx, Egbert Guy (1821-89) / Bridgeman Images

General Ulysses Grant, at his City Point Headquarters, Virginia. In June 1864, Grant was beginning the Petersburg campaign that would result in the fall of the Confederate capitol, Richmond, in April 1865. Photo by Egbert Guy Fowx
General Ulysses Grant, at his City Point Headquarters, Virginia. In June 1864, Grant was beginning the Petersburg campaign that would result in the fall of the Confederate capitol, Richmond, in April 1865. Photo by Egbert Guy Fowx

EVB7066986: General Ulysses Grant, at his City Point Headquarters, Virginia. In June 1864, Grant was beginning the Petersburg campaign that would result in the fall of the Confederate capitol, Richmond, in April 1865. Photo by Egbert Guy Fowx, Fowx, Egbert Guy (1821-89) / Bridgeman Images

Assistant Secretary of War, Charles A. Dana, at Cold Harbor, Virginia, June 11-12, 1864. Dana was Grant's unofficial liaison with the War Department. While he was not always uncritical, Dana supported Grant's leadership during the last two years of the US Civil War
Assistant Secretary of War, Charles A. Dana, at Cold Harbor, Virginia, June 11-12, 1864. Dana was Grant's unofficial liaison with the War Department. While he was not always uncritical, Dana supported Grant's leadership during the last two years of the US Civil War

EVB7066991: Assistant Secretary of War, Charles A. Dana, at Cold Harbor, Virginia, June 11-12, 1864. Dana was Grant's unofficial liaison with the War Department. While he was not always uncritical, Dana supported Grant's leadership during the last two years of the US Civil War / Bridgeman Images

Composite photograph created by Levin Corbin Handy, c. 1902. It is a combination of the head of General Ulysses Grant taken from the famous full length portrait by Egbert Guy Fowx. The horse and man's body, belong to Maj. Gen. Alexander McDowell McCook. The background is a 1862 Union camp in the Shenandoah Valley
Composite photograph created by Levin Corbin Handy, c. 1902. It is a combination of the head of General Ulysses Grant taken from the famous full length portrait by Egbert Guy Fowx. The horse and man's body, belong to Maj. Gen. Alexander McDowell McCook. The background is a 1862 Union camp in the Shenandoah Valley

EVB7066992: Composite photograph created by Levin Corbin Handy, c. 1902. It is a combination of the head of General Ulysses Grant taken from the famous full length portrait by Egbert Guy Fowx. The horse and man's body, belong to Maj. Gen. Alexander McDowell McCook. The background is a 1862 Union camp in the Shenandoah Valley, Fowx, Egbert Guy (1821-89) / Bridgeman Images

US Civil War. Petersburg Campaign, June 9, 1864 to March 25, 1865. City Point Railroad Depot and wharf at the Union Army port and headquarters. Photo by Andrew Russell
US Civil War. Petersburg Campaign, June 9, 1864 to March 25, 1865. City Point Railroad Depot and wharf at the Union Army port and headquarters. Photo by Andrew Russell

EVB7066996: US Civil War. Petersburg Campaign, June 9, 1864 to March 25, 1865. City Point Railroad Depot and wharf at the Union Army port and headquarters. Photo by Andrew Russell, Russell, Andrew Joseph (1830-1902) / Bridgeman Images

US Civil War, Petersburg Campaign, June 9, 1864 to March 25, 1865. Three US Military Railroad locomotives in operation on the wharf at City Point, Virginia
US Civil War, Petersburg Campaign, June 9, 1864 to March 25, 1865. Three US Military Railroad locomotives in operation on the wharf at City Point, Virginia

EVB7066997: US Civil War, Petersburg Campaign, June 9, 1864 to March 25, 1865. Three US Military Railroad locomotives in operation on the wharf at City Point, Virginia / Bridgeman Images

US Civil War. Fort Brady, at Aiken's Landing, on the James River, Army of the James. Four Union soldiers at the bunkered magazine, in the parapet of Fort Brady in 1864. The Union and Confederate armies protected their explosives in bunkers made of logs, earth, and gabions
US Civil War. Fort Brady, at Aiken's Landing, on the James River, Army of the James. Four Union soldiers at the bunkered magazine, in the parapet of Fort Brady in 1864. The Union and Confederate armies protected their explosives in bunkers made of logs, earth, and gabions

EVB7067020: US Civil War. Fort Brady, at Aiken's Landing, on the James River, Army of the James. Four Union soldiers at the bunkered magazine, in the parapet of Fort Brady in 1864. The Union and Confederate armies protected their explosives in bunkers made of logs, earth, and gabions, Brady, Mathew (1823-96) / Bridgeman Images

US Civil War. The Fall of Petersburg and Richmond, March 26-April 2. Dead Confederate soldier lies dead in Fort Mahone, on the Petersburg siege line, April 3, 1865. In the foreground is a 'Chevaux-de-frise', a portable defensive barrier of a central log with projecting wooden spikes
US Civil War. The Fall of Petersburg and Richmond, March 26-April 2. Dead Confederate soldier lies dead in Fort Mahone, on the Petersburg siege line, April 3, 1865. In the foreground is a 'Chevaux-de-frise', a portable defensive barrier of a central log with projecting wooden spikes

EVB7067027: US Civil War. The Fall of Petersburg and Richmond, March 26-April 2. Dead Confederate soldier lies dead in Fort Mahone, on the Petersburg siege line, April 3, 1865. In the foreground is a 'Chevaux-de-frise', a portable defensive barrier of a central log with projecting wooden spikes / Bridgeman Images

US Civil War. The Fall of the Richmond, Virginia, the Confederate capital city, April 2, 1865. View of the Richmond from the Canal Basin after the 'Evacuation Fire' of April 2-3, 1864. The Confederate Capitol building was spared from the fire, and would return to its original role, as the capitol of the state of Virginia
US Civil War. The Fall of the Richmond, Virginia, the Confederate capital city, April 2, 1865. View of the Richmond from the Canal Basin after the 'Evacuation Fire' of April 2-3, 1864. The Confederate Capitol building was spared from the fire, and would return to its original role, as the capitol of the state of Virginia

EVB7067039: US Civil War. The Fall of the Richmond, Virginia, the Confederate capital city, April 2, 1865. View of the Richmond from the Canal Basin after the 'Evacuation Fire' of April 2-3, 1864. The Confederate Capitol building was spared from the fire, and would return to its original role, as the capitol of the state of Virginia / Bridgeman Images

US Civil War. Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee surrendered to Union Gen. Ulysses Grant in the McLean's House, at Appomattox, Virginia, April 9, 1865. It was the home of the family of Wilmer McLean, who moved his family to Appomattox Courthouse in 1863, after his farm had served as part of the battle field of the First Battle of Bull Run (First Battle of Manassas), in July 1861. It was said, with temporal inaccuracy, that the Civil War started in McLean's backyard in 1861 and ended in his parlor in 1865. Photo by Timothy O'Sullivan
US Civil War. Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee surrendered to Union Gen. Ulysses Grant in the McLean's House, at Appomattox, Virginia, April 9, 1865. It was the home of the family of Wilmer McLean, who moved his family to Appomattox Courthouse in 1863, after his farm had served as part of the battle field of the First Battle of Bull Run (First Battle of Manassas), in July 1861. It was said, with temporal inaccuracy, that the Civil War started in McLean's backyard in 1861 and ended in his parlor in 1865. Photo by Timothy O'Sullivan

EVB7067054: US Civil War. Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee surrendered to Union Gen. Ulysses Grant in the McLean's House, at Appomattox, Virginia, April 9, 1865. It was the home of the family of Wilmer McLean, who moved his family to Appomattox Courthouse in 1863, after his farm had served as part of the battle field of the First Battle of Bull Run (First Battle of Manassas), in July 1861. It was said, with temporal inaccuracy, that the Civil War started in McLean's backyard in 1861 and ended in his parlor in 1865. Photo by Timothy O'Sullivan, O'Sullivan, Timothy (1840-82) / Bridgeman Images

US Civil War. General Robert E. Lee surrendered to General Ulysses Grant in the McLean House, at Appomattox, Virginia, April 9, 1865. This conjectural view of the surrender in the McLean house parlor was commissioned by Wilmer McLean, to make money. It is inaccurate because the attending people were never all in the room at the same time. Also, Cyrus B. Comstock, and Gen. George Meade were not present (lithograph)
US Civil War. General Robert E. Lee surrendered to General Ulysses Grant in the McLean House, at Appomattox, Virginia, April 9, 1865. This conjectural view of the surrender in the McLean house parlor was commissioned by Wilmer McLean, to make money. It is inaccurate because the attending people were never all in the room at the same time. Also, Cyrus B. Comstock, and Gen. George Meade were not present (lithograph)

EVB7067055: US Civil War. General Robert E. Lee surrendered to General Ulysses Grant in the McLean House, at Appomattox, Virginia, April 9, 1865. This conjectural view of the surrender in the McLean house parlor was commissioned by Wilmer McLean, to make money. It is inaccurate because the attending people were never all in the room at the same time. Also, Cyrus B. Comstock, and Gen. George Meade were not present (lithograph) / Bridgeman Images

President Donald Trump signs an Immigration Proclamation in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House, Nov. 9, 2018. It declared that asylum seekers must present themselves lawfully at a port of entry. Since the proclamation conflicted with existing US law, the US District Court in San Francisco suspended the proclamation (photo)
President Donald Trump signs an Immigration Proclamation in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House, Nov. 9, 2018. It declared that asylum seekers must present themselves lawfully at a port of entry. Since the proclamation conflicted with existing US law, the US District Court in San Francisco suspended the proclamation (photo)

EVB7067058: President Donald Trump signs an Immigration Proclamation in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House, Nov. 9, 2018. It declared that asylum seekers must present themselves lawfully at a port of entry. Since the proclamation conflicted with existing US law, the US District Court in San Francisco suspended the proclamation (photo) / Bridgeman Images

The casket of former President George H. W. Bush lying in state in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol, Washington, DC, Dec. 3, 2018 (photo)
The casket of former President George H. W. Bush lying in state in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol, Washington, DC, Dec. 3, 2018 (photo)

EVB7067062: The casket of former President George H. W. Bush lying in state in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol, Washington, DC, Dec. 3, 2018 (photo) / Bridgeman Images

US Civil War. Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee surrendered to Union Gen. Ulysses Grant in the McLean's House, at Appomattox, Virginia, April 9, 1865. This Currier and Ives print shows General Lee and Grant at a small table, where the Lee signs the surrender document. The table is now in the Smithsonian Institution (lithograph)
US Civil War. Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee surrendered to Union Gen. Ulysses Grant in the McLean's House, at Appomattox, Virginia, April 9, 1865. This Currier and Ives print shows General Lee and Grant at a small table, where the Lee signs the surrender document. The table is now in the Smithsonian Institution (lithograph)

EVB7067067: US Civil War. Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee surrendered to Union Gen. Ulysses Grant in the McLean's House, at Appomattox, Virginia, April 9, 1865. This Currier and Ives print shows General Lee and Grant at a small table, where the Lee signs the surrender document. The table is now in the Smithsonian Institution (lithograph), Currier, N. (1813-88) and Ives, J.M. (1824-95) / Bridgeman Images

Major General Winfield Scott Hancock played a critical role in the Battle of Gettysburg, July 1-3, 1863. With Maj. Gen. Oliver O. Howard, he commanded the center of the Union battle line, which repulsed several Confederate attacks, including Pickets Charge. Photo by E. & H.T. Anthony
Major General Winfield Scott Hancock played a critical role in the Battle of Gettysburg, July 1-3, 1863. With Maj. Gen. Oliver O. Howard, he commanded the center of the Union battle line, which repulsed several Confederate attacks, including Pickets Charge. Photo by E. & H.T. Anthony

EVB7067070: Major General Winfield Scott Hancock played a critical role in the Battle of Gettysburg, July 1-3, 1863. With Maj. Gen. Oliver O. Howard, he commanded the center of the Union battle line, which repulsed several Confederate attacks, including Pickets Charge. Photo by E. & H.T. Anthony, Anthony, Edward (1818-88) & Anthony, Henry T. (1814-84) / Bridgeman Images

US Civil War. Battle of Gettysburg, Pickets Charge, July 3, 1863 (print)
US Civil War. Battle of Gettysburg, Pickets Charge, July 3, 1863 (print)

EVB7067074: US Civil War. Battle of Gettysburg, Pickets Charge, July 3, 1863 (print), Reinhart, Charles Stanley (1844-96) / Bridgeman Images

US Civil War. Aftermath of the Battle of Gettysburg, July 1-3, 1863 (b/w photo)
US Civil War. Aftermath of the Battle of Gettysburg, July 1-3, 1863 (b/w photo)

EVB7067079: US Civil War. Aftermath of the Battle of Gettysburg, July 1-3, 1863 (b/w photo), Gardner, Alexander (1821-82) / Bridgeman Images

A dead Confederate soldier lies in the 'Devil's Den', against a wall of stones, with his rifle, on the Gettysburg battlefield, c. July 4-6, 1863 (b/w photo)
A dead Confederate soldier lies in the 'Devil's Den', against a wall of stones, with his rifle, on the Gettysburg battlefield, c. July 4-6, 1863 (b/w photo)

EVB7067080: A dead Confederate soldier lies in the 'Devil's Den', against a wall of stones, with his rifle, on the Gettysburg battlefield, c. July 4-6, 1863 (b/w photo), O'Sullivan, Timothy (1840-82) / Bridgeman Images

Dead artillery horses at the Trostle home, from the 9th Massachusetts Battery, on the Gettysburg battle field near the Peach Orchard (b/w photo)
Dead artillery horses at the Trostle home, from the 9th Massachusetts Battery, on the Gettysburg battle field near the Peach Orchard (b/w photo)

EVB7067082: Dead artillery horses at the Trostle home, from the 9th Massachusetts Battery, on the Gettysburg battle field near the Peach Orchard (b/w photo), O'Sullivan, Timothy (1840-82) / Bridgeman Images

US Civil War. Battle of Gettysburg, July 1-3, 1863. Equestrian portraits of Union Generals Daniel Sickles and George Meade, commanders of the 'gallant Army of the Potomac', which is shown battling the 'hosts of the rebel Army of the East'. The popular print for a northern audience, exaggerates the 'rout and dispersal ' of the Confederate army which retreated undestroyed (lithograph)
US Civil War. Battle of Gettysburg, July 1-3, 1863. Equestrian portraits of Union Generals Daniel Sickles and George Meade, commanders of the 'gallant Army of the Potomac', which is shown battling the 'hosts of the rebel Army of the East'. The popular print for a northern audience, exaggerates the 'rout and dispersal ' of the Confederate army which retreated undestroyed (lithograph)

EVB7067086: US Civil War. Battle of Gettysburg, July 1-3, 1863. Equestrian portraits of Union Generals Daniel Sickles and George Meade, commanders of the 'gallant Army of the Potomac', which is shown battling the 'hosts of the rebel Army of the East'. The popular print for a northern audience, exaggerates the 'rout and dispersal ' of the Confederate army which retreated undestroyed (lithograph) / Bridgeman Images

Major General George Thomas, called the 'Rock of Chickamauga' for concentrating scattered Union units at Horseshoe Ridge after the Federal right wing was routed. They fought until the battle ceased at nighttime on Sept. 19, 1863, when they withdrew north, joining the rest of the army in Chattanooga
Major General George Thomas, called the 'Rock of Chickamauga' for concentrating scattered Union units at Horseshoe Ridge after the Federal right wing was routed. They fought until the battle ceased at nighttime on Sept. 19, 1863, when they withdrew north, joining the rest of the army in Chattanooga

EVB7067095: Major General George Thomas, called the 'Rock of Chickamauga' for concentrating scattered Union units at Horseshoe Ridge after the Federal right wing was routed. They fought until the battle ceased at nighttime on Sept. 19, 1863, when they withdrew north, joining the rest of the army in Chattanooga / Bridgeman Images

US Civil War. Battle of Lookout Mountain, Nov. 23-24, 1863. When Brig. Gen. Montgomery Meigs, Quartermaster General of the Union Army, observed the fog-shrouded battle from Orchard Knob, and named it the 'Battle Above the Clouds' (lithograph)
US Civil War. Battle of Lookout Mountain, Nov. 23-24, 1863. When Brig. Gen. Montgomery Meigs, Quartermaster General of the Union Army, observed the fog-shrouded battle from Orchard Knob, and named it the 'Battle Above the Clouds' (lithograph)

EVB7067104: US Civil War. Battle of Lookout Mountain, Nov. 23-24, 1863. When Brig. Gen. Montgomery Meigs, Quartermaster General of the Union Army, observed the fog-shrouded battle from Orchard Knob, and named it the 'Battle Above the Clouds' (lithograph) / Bridgeman Images

US Civil War. Battle of Gettysburg, July 1-3, 1863. Bird's-eye view of Gettysburg battlefield, showing positions of Union and Confederate armies during the battle. Below the map are endorsements of its accuracy, including a bold statement by Union General George Meade
US Civil War. Battle of Gettysburg, July 1-3, 1863. Bird's-eye view of Gettysburg battlefield, showing positions of Union and Confederate armies during the battle. Below the map are endorsements of its accuracy, including a bold statement by Union General George Meade

EVB7067108: US Civil War. Battle of Gettysburg, July 1-3, 1863. Bird's-eye view of Gettysburg battlefield, showing positions of Union and Confederate armies during the battle. Below the map are endorsements of its accuracy, including a bold statement by Union General George Meade / Bridgeman Images

US Civil War. Battle of Missionary Ridge, Nov. 25, 1863. Gen. George Thomas' 23,000 soldiers were ordered to attack Confederate trenches at the base of the 2 mile long Missionary Ridge. Once having done so, to escape Rebel fire from above, they sought shelter in the steep sides of the ridge. Without orders, they then scaled to its top and broke the Confederate line by sundown, resulting in Rebel retreat of thirty miles toward Atlanta, Georgia (lithograph)
US Civil War. Battle of Missionary Ridge, Nov. 25, 1863. Gen. George Thomas' 23,000 soldiers were ordered to attack Confederate trenches at the base of the 2 mile long Missionary Ridge. Once having done so, to escape Rebel fire from above, they sought shelter in the steep sides of the ridge. Without orders, they then scaled to its top and broke the Confederate line by sundown, resulting in Rebel retreat of thirty miles toward Atlanta, Georgia (lithograph)

EVB7067109: US Civil War. Battle of Missionary Ridge, Nov. 25, 1863. Gen. George Thomas' 23,000 soldiers were ordered to attack Confederate trenches at the base of the 2 mile long Missionary Ridge. Once having done so, to escape Rebel fire from above, they sought shelter in the steep sides of the ridge. Without orders, they then scaled to its top and broke the Confederate line by sundown, resulting in Rebel retreat of thirty miles toward Atlanta, Georgia (lithograph) / Bridgeman Images


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