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American Civil War Photographs This page showcases rare and unusual photographs of the American Civil War, as well as current photos of historical locations. Click on the thumbnails to see an enlarged view, then hit your browser Back button to return to this page. |
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This picture of Captain William Henry May was taken as he left Camp Ford, the Confederate prison in Tyler, TX, in 1864. |
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She-bangs were log-cabins erected by the prisoners or purchased from some former tenant. |
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Capt. William H. May, was captured at Terre Bonne, LA, along with most of his company. They were sent to Camp Ford prison in Texas. While in prison, May "published" a newspaper called "The Old Flag." He hand-printed 3 issues and brought them out with him at the time of his release in 1864. (This image is only a small portion of one page of May's newspaper.) | ||
On April 8, 1864, Banks’ armies were surprised by a Confederate frontal assault led by General Richard Taylor, son of former US President Zachary Taylor, at the Sabine Cross Roads just south of Mansfield, Louisiana. |
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Library of Congress photo of pontoon bridge constructed for Sherman's troops to cross the Big Black River in 1863. |
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This historic marker notes the location where men from the Chicago Mercantile "carried by hand a cannon up to and fired it through an embrasure of" a heavily defended Confederate fort at Vicksburg on May 22, 1863. |
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