Second Charge upon the Confederates by General Fremont’s Bodyguard, under Major Zagonyi, near Springfield, Mo., On October 25th, 1861 (from Frank Leslie’s Illustrated History of the Civil War…, edited by Louis Shepheard Moat, Published by Mrs. Frank Leslie, New York, 1895) “After the first charge of Major Zagonyi, described on another page, Captain McNaughton reached [...]

The Confederate general Price, when retreating before General Fremont, rightly believed that if he could put the Osage River between him and the Federal commander, and destroy the bridge across it, he could so delay pursuit as to make an easy escape into Arkansas. But he did not rightly judge the resources or vigor of [...]

General Fremont’s Army on its March from Tipton to Warsaw, over the Prairies to Haw Creek from Frank Leslie’s Illustrated History of the Civil War…, edited by Louis Shepheard Moat, Published by Mrs. Frank Leslie, New York, 1895

Return of Wounded Soldiers of the Federal Army Captured at Bull Run–Scene in Hampton Roads on Board the United States Steamer ‘Louisiana’ to which they were Transferred, under a Flag of Truce, October 7th, 1861 (from Frank Leslie’s Illustrated History of the Civil War…, edited by Louis Shepheard Moat, Published by Mrs. Frank Leslie, New [...]

Capture of the Propeller ‘Fanny’ In Pamlico Sound by Three Confederate Steamers while Conveying Men and Stores to the Twentieth Indiana Regiment (from Frank Leslie’s Illustrated History of the Civil War…, edited by Louis Shepheard Moat, Published by Mrs. Frank Leslie, New York, 1895) “0n the 1st of October, 1861, Colonel Hawkins dispatched the propeller [...]

Reconnoissance in Force by General Grant toward Columbus, Ky.–General Grant’s Bodyguard Passing Over Mayfield Creek Bridge. The scenery of the “Bottoms” is the most interesting in this part of Kentucky. During freshets they are from two to twelve feet under water. The soil is exceedingly rich and heavily timbered, and numberless creeks and bayous intersect [...]

Federal Troops Landing on the Kentucky Shore, Opposite Cairo, for the Purpose of Building Fort Holt. Fort Holt was situated on the Kentucky side of the Ohio River, and almost opposite Cairo. It was named in honor of that noble Kentuckian, Joseph Holt, who, during the time he held the War Department, after the defection [...]

Battle at Wilson’s Creek, near Springfield, Mo., between 5,500 Union Troops under Generals Lyon and Sigel, and 23,000 Confederates under Generals McCulloch and Price, August 10th, 1861. (from Frank Leslie’s Illustrated History of the Civil War…, edited by Louis Shepheard Moat, Published by Mrs. Frank Leslie, New York, 1895) “The attack was made by General [...]

The Death of General Nathaniel Lyon, at the Battle of Wilson’s Creek, near Springfield, Mo. (from Frank Leslie’s Illustrated History of the Civil War…, edited by Louis Shepheard Moat, Published by Mrs. Frank Leslie, New York, 1895) “General Lyon fell at the head of his little army of 5,500 men, in a desperate fight at [...]

Reception by the People of New York of the Sixty-Ninth Regiment, N. Y. S. M., on Their Return from the Seat of War, Escorted by the New York Seventh Regiment. The return home of the gallant Sixty-ninth Regiment–composed entirely of Irish citizens–on Saturday. July 27th, 1861, was an ovation as warm and enthusiastic as their [...]

Battle of Corrick’s Ford, between the Troops of General McClellan’s Command, under General Morris, and the Confederates under General Garnett, July 13th, 1861 (from Frank Leslie’s Illustrated History of the Civil War…, edited by Louis Shepheard Moat, Published by Mrs. Frank Leslie,New York, 1895) “After a long march through drenching rain, the Federal troops under [...]

“General McClellan’s plan for attacking the Confederates under General Garnett in Western Virginia and driving them beyond the Alleghenies involved the surprise of a large body strongly intrenched at Rich Mountain, in a position commanding the turnpike over Laurel Hill. He detailed General Rosecrans to surprise them. This in turn involved a circuitous march through [...]

(from Frank Leslie’s Illustrated History of the Civil War…, edited by Louis Shepheard Moat, Published by Mrs. Frank Leslie,New York, 1895) “Upon the arrival of General McClellan’s troops on the Beverly Pike, which runs along the summit of Rich Mountain, a heavy fire was opened upon them, the Confederates firing shot, shell and grape, but [...]

Engagement at Bealington, Va., Between Ohio and Indiana Regiments and a Detachment of Georgia Troops (from Frank Leslie’s Illustrated History of the Civil War…, edited by Louis Shepheard Moat, Published by Mrs. Frank Leslie,New York, 1895) “On July 8th, 1861, from a high hill in the neighborhood of Bealington, two large bodies of troops were [...]

Entrance to the Provost Marshal’s Building, Holiday Street, Baltimore, Guarded by Cannon to Prevent the Intrusion of the Mob—Colonel Kenley Acting as Provost Marshal in place of Marshal Kane, Confined in Fort McHenry, on a Charge of Treason, by Order of Major-Gen. Banks Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper, July 13, 1861 Arrest of Marshal Kane and [...]

The United States General Hospital at Georgetown, D. C., Formerly the Union Hotel—Volunteer Nurses Attending the Sick and Wounded Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper, July 6, 1861

Reconnoitreing the Shores of the Potomac at Night, to Discover the Military Works of the Secessionists, by Means of Professor Grant’s Calcium Lights Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper, July 6, 1861

The United States Military Telegraph Line at the Junction of the Alexandria, Loudon, and Hampshire R. R. and Aqueduct Road from Georgetown, Alexandria County, Va., Communicating with the Military Department at Washington D. C. Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper, July 6, 1861

Engagement Between the Gunboat Flotilla, Freedom and Reliance, Under the Command of Captain James H. Ward, and a Secession Force at Mathias Point, Va, on the Potomac River, June 27, 1861—Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper, July 6, 1861 The newly composed unit—later known as the Potomac Flotilla—saw its first action on June 1, when guns from [...]

Arrest of Marshall Kane, at his House in Baltimore, at Three O’clock A. M., on Tuesday, June 27, by Order of Major-General Banks on a Charge of Treason Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper, July 6, 1861

Battery Lincoln, Erected at Santa Rosa Island, Florida, Commanding the Navy Yard at Pensacola and the Approaches to Fort Pickens Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper, June 22, 1861  

The Battle at Great Bethel, Between the Federal Troops Under the Command of General Pierce, Consisting of Duryea’s Zouave Regiment, Townsend’s Albany Regiment, Bendix’s Steuben Regiment, Allen’s First New York Volunteer Regiment and the Secession Troops, Strongly Entrenched, Under the Command of Colonel J. B. Magruder, on the Morning of June 10, 1861 Frank Leslie’s [...]

(from Frank Leslie’s Illustrated History of the Civil War…, edited by Louis Shepheard Moat, Published by Mrs. Frank Leslie,New York, 1895; originally published in Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper, June 29, 1861) “General Schenck and four companies of the First Ohio Regiment were approaching Vienna, Va., on June 17th, 1861, by railroad, when, on turning a [...]

The Duryea Zouaves Carrying off the Body of Lieu. Greble from the Field of Battle, Amidst the Fire of the Secession Forces, at Great Bethel. – Sketched by Our Special Artist (Published in Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper, June 29, 1861.) The Battle of Big Bethel was one of the earliest land battles of the American [...]