New York Public Library Digital Collections Sketches for Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper : 138 original drawings of the Civil War by staff artists, 1861-1864. Schell, Francis H. (1834-1909) (Artist) Statement of responsibility: by Frank H. Schell. Extent: 1 drawing : pencil ; 18.5 x 21.6 cm. Woodcut from this drawing was used for June 1, [...]

Harper’s Pictorial History of the Civil War by Alfred H. Guernsey and Henry W. Alden; copyrighted 1866 by Harper and Brothers; 1894 by Alfred H. Guernsey and Henry W. Alden; 1894 by McDonnell Bros; pub. The Puritan Press Co.; Chicago, Illinois

Harper’s Pictorial History of the Civil War by Alfred H. Guernsey and Henry W. Alden; copyrighted 1866 by Harper and Brothers; 1894 by Alfred H. Guernsey and Henry W. Alden; 1894 by McDonnell Bros; pub. The Puritan Press Co.; Chicago, Illinois

New York Public Library Digital Collections Sketches for Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper: 138 original drawings of the Civil War by staff artists, 1861-1864. Lumley, Arthur (ca. 1837-1912) (Artist) Statement of responsibility: by Arthur Lumley. Extent: 1 drawing : pencil and ink wash ; 16.7 x 24.3 cm. Note – This image has been digitally adjusted [...]

While looking for more information on a Currier and Ives depiction of the bombardment of Fort Sumter that I just posted (below), I came across another version that was the same as the one just posted but with some significant differences:  Fort Sumter is shifted from the center to the right and the guns are [...]

Currier and Ives 1861

On the morning of May 4, 1861, a company of Arkansas State Troops known as the Hempstead Rifles prepared to leave for the Civil War. Standing in front of the Jones Hotel in Washington, Arkansas, the men of Company B were given a flag in a presentation ceremony. That afternoon, accompanied by the town’s band, [...]

Frank Leslie’s The Soldier in Our Civil War, Vol. I.; The Stanley Bradley Publishing Company, Incorporated.

(from Frank Leslie’s Illustrated History of the Civil War…, edited by Louis Shepheard Moat, Published by Mrs. Frank Leslie, New York, 1895) The influx of Northern regiments of troops into Washington during the early days of the war rendered that city every hour in the day a scene of exciting and beautiful military display. The [...]

(from Frank Leslie’s Illustrated History of the Civil War…, edited by Louis Shepheard Moat, Published by Mrs. Frank Leslie, New York, 1895) “The funeral of the four soldiers of the Sixth Massachusetts Regiment who were killed in Baltimore, April 19th, 1861, while en route to Washington, was held at Boston, May 1st. The bodies were [...]

AN ORDINANCE To dissolve the union now existing between the State of Arkansas and the other States united with her under the compact entitled “The constitution of the United States of America.” Whereas, In addition to the well-founded causes of complaint set forth by this convention, in resolutions adopted on the 11th March, A. D., [...]

AN ACT Recognizing the existence of War between the United States and the Confederate States; and concerning letters of marque, prizes, and prize goods. Whereas, the earnest efforts made by this Government to establish friendly relations between the Government of the United States and the Confederate States, and to settle all questions of disagreement between [...]

The Floating Battery was moored near Fort Moultrie on Sullivan’s Island, as shown in this photo taken the evening before the Confederates opened fire on Sumter. (Heritage Image Partnership/Alamy Stock Photo) HistoryNet

Patterned after a model built in France and used during the Crimean War, the Confederates’ Floating Battery was a daunting and, in theory, potentially ruthless vessel. It even had a compact hospital—complete with operating tables and beds—attached to the rear, which proved an unnecessary “luxury” considering how the contraption was ultimately used. HistoryNet

New Haven Daily Palladium, April 29, 1861 The people of the North have heard so much of southern chivalry for many years, that they have been impressed, in a rather indefinite way it is true, with the idea that there is somewhere in the South, a very considerable amount of chivalry which would neither brook [...]

“The declaration of war made against this Confederacy by Abraham Lincoln, the President of the United States, in his proclamation issued on the 15th day of the present month, rendered it necessary, in my judgment, that you should convene at the earliest practicable moment to devise the measures necessary for the defense of the country.” [...]

Title: Washington Navy Yard. 1861 Creator(s): Waud, Alfred R. (Alfred Rudolph), 1828-1891, artist Date Created/Published: 1861. Medium: 1 drawing on green paper : pencil and Chinese white ; 15.3 x 23.4 cm. (sheet). Reproduction Number: LC-DIG-ppmsca-21400 (digital file from original item) LC-USZ62-775 (b&w film copy neg.) Rights Advisory: No known restrictions on publication. Call Number: [...]

Alexander H. Stephens to R. Schleiden.[i] Richmond, Va., 26th April, ’61. My Dear Sir: Your very polite and kind note of this day is before me. The feelings and motives by which it was prompted I can readily understand and fully appreciate. For this reason as well as for the deep interest I can but [...]

The Senate, 1789-1989: Addresses on the History of the United States Senate1 In late April 1861, as the nation moved ever closer to civil war, Stephen A. Douglas delivered a powerful speech in support of the Union to his Illinois constituents. Earlier that month, the Union garrison at Fort Sumter had surrendered after two days [...]

(from Frank Leslie’s Illustrated History of the Civil War…, edited by Louis Shepheard Moat, Published by Mrs. Frank Leslie, New York, 1895) “Colonel Wilson was among the first to offer his services to the government on the breaking out of the war. He recruited a regiment of nearly twelve ‘hundred men from the rowdy and [...]

Title: Elsworths [sic] Chicago Zouaves, 1861 Creator(s): Waud, Alfred R. (Alfred Rudolph), 1828-1891, artist Date Created/Published: 1861. Medium: 1 drawing on brown paper : pencil ; 25.0 x 34.9 cm. (sheet). Reproduction Number: LC-DIG-ppmsca-20834 (digital file from original item, recto) LC-DIG-ppmsca-20835 (digital file from original item, verso) Rights Advisory: No known restrictions on publication. Call [...]

Montgomery, Ala., Apr. 23, 1861. Dear Cobb, I recd, your letter by today’s mail. The troops of Geo. were sent to assist in taking Norfolk’s navy yard at the request of the govr. and convention of Va. Since that time the navy yard has been taken. The Govt, succeeded in sinking 8 or 10 public [...]

Columbiad guns of the Confederate water battery at Warrington, Fla. (entrance to Pensacola Bay), February 1861. Photographed by W. 0. Edwards or J. D. Edwards of New Orleans, La. 77-HL-99-1. National Archives Identifier: 519437 www.archives.gov/files/research/military/civil-war/photos/

Harper’s Pictorial History of the Civil War by Alfred H. Guernsey and Henry W. Alden; copyrighted 1866 by Harper and Brothers; 1894 by Alfred H. Guernsey and Henry W. Alden; 1894 by McDonnell Bros; pub. The Puritan Press Co.; Chicago, Illinois