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Catholic Church, Ft. Washakie
Catholic Church, Ft. Washakie ca. 1868
Slave Pen-Interior. Alexandria, Virginia
Slave Pen-Interior. Alexandria, Virginia 1921
Ouray (the Arrow), a Southern Ute chief; bust-length
Ouray (the Arrow), a Southern Ute chief; bust-length
Apache scouts drilling with rifles, Fort Wingate, New Mexico
Apache scouts drilling with rifles, Fort Wingate, New Mexico
Religious services in camp, Catholic. Probably 69th New York State Militia. Mathew Brady Collection
Religious services in camp, Catholic. Probably 69th New York State Militia. Mathew Brady Collection
Recruiting in the New York City Hall Park in 1864. Illustration from a sketch by George Law, published in Frank Leslie
Recruiting in the New York City Hall Park in 1864. Illustration from a sketch by George Law, published in Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper 3/19/1864
Marriage Certificate of Reuten Bunrel and Ester Seurs of Virginia
Marriage Certificate of Reuten Bunrel and Ester Seurs of Virginia
Photograph of Rear Admiral Thomas O. Selfridge, Jr.
Photograph of Rear Admiral Thomas O. Selfridge, Jr.
Seal of the President of the Knights of the Golden Circle
Seal of the President of the Knights of the Golden Circle
Confederate Form Stating the Agreement for the Exemption of Lycurgus Rees of Columbia County, Georgia
Confederate Form Stating the Agreement for the Exemption of Lycurgus Rees of Columbia County, Georgia 5/1864
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