Going green Civil War style – Wiggle Animation

1861-1869 - Civil War - Petersburg, Virginia. Col. Ira Spaulding's quarters. Camp of the 50th New York Engineer. Pine boughs at front entrance-winter quarters

I chose this one because the uniqueness of his pad, it reminded me a bit of the plant walls like the kind you see here.

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Civil War Mortar & Soldiers – Wiggle Animation

1864 September 1 - Petersburg, Virginia. 13-inch mortar DICTATOR in front of Petersburg, Va. Civil War

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Federal Navy, Civil War – Wiggle Animation

April 14, 1865 - Charleston, S.C. Federal squadron dressed with flags

Photographs of the Federal Navy, and seaborne expeditions against the Atlantic Coast of the Confederacy, Civil War.

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Civil war, black Union soldier – wiggle animation

1864 - "Auction & Negro Sales," Whitehall Street

“Once let the black man get upon his person the brass letter, U.S., let him get an eagle on his button, and a musket on his shoulder and bullets in his pocket, there is no power on earth that can deny that he has earned the right to citizenship.”

-Frederick Douglass

Of all of the images I’ve seen on the LoC website, this has been by far the most striking. If my guess is right, this man is a Corporal in the Union army. Perhaps guarding this building, or just resting with a book. This was taken when the Union General Sherman was in Atlanta, after forcing the Confederacy away from the munitions center. He allowed his men to rest and recover in Atlanta for a couple of months before moving on, during which time a photographer documented the scene (unfortunately most of his images were destroyed in a fire). Most people don’t realize how many black soldiers there were on the Union side. According to the National Archives, “By the end of the Civil War, roughly 179,000 black men (10% of the Union Army) served as soldiers in the U.S. Army and another 19,000 served in the Navy.” Find more about participation of blacks at the National Archives here. This image was badly warped, and isn’t a particularly striking animation.  I think the image stands very well on it’s own.

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1873 Fort Defiance Navajo – Stereoscopic Animation

1873 - Navajo boys and Squaw, in front of the quarters at old Fort Defiance, N.M., now unoccupied by troops.

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Interesting story behind Fort Defiance, AZ (now AZ). These Navajo surely went through a lot to get to this point. Kit Carson was there, real American history. Check it out on the wiki page.

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1863 Brandy Station – Stereoscopic Animation

1864, April - Carpenter, wheelwright and harness shops. Headquarters, Army of the Potomac, Brandy Station, Virginia. Caption from negative sleeve: View of Carpenter, Wheelwright and Harness shops at headquarters Army Potomac. April, 1864.

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Brandy Station was the site of the 1863 Battle of Brandy Station, the largest predominantly cavalry engagement of the American Civil War as well as the largest to take place ever on American soil.  Wiki There is an interesting entry on the battle at americancivilwar.com as well as several additional photos.

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1862 Prince’s Servants – Stereoscopic Animation

1862 May - Servants at Prince's Headquarters. In the vicinity of Yorktown, Virginia.

This image was in amazing condition, large and clear. No flaws were removed or adjustments made beyond the aligning of the two sides of the stereo image. The full size from LoC is striking. I’m guessing left to right a cook, wait staff, washer, and weapon smith?   I have no idea, somebody educate me.

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Civil War Camp Scene – Stereoscopic Animation

1861-1865 - Camp scene at Fortress Monroe, Va.

Additional info:  Stereograph shows soldiers, including George Templeton Strong, seated (second from left) at a table; many Zouaves are present.

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1860s Civil War Officer – Stereoscopic Animation

between 1862-1869 - Petersburg, Virginia. Officer seated

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Butlers Boat Wreck 1864 – Stereoscopic Animation

1864 - James River, Va. Butler's dredge-boat, sunk by a Confederate shell on Thanksgiving Day, 1864

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