Union Army commemorative photographic album
Abstract
Descriptive Summary
- Title
- Union Army commemorative photographic album
- Date
- circa 1861-1864
- Extent
- 0.62 Cubic feet
- Subjects
- Military history.
- Soldiers.
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Photographs
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.
- Soldiers.
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Photographs
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.
- Arrangement
- Collection is arranged in natural order.
- Preferred Citation
- 2008av023 : [identification of item], Collection on Union Army commemorative photographic album, circa 1861-1864, University of Kentucky Special Collections.
- Repository
- University of Kentucky
Collection Overview
- Biography / History
- These prefabricated commemorative photograph albums were available for sale during the civil war and contained pictures of Union officers and soldiers.
- Scope and Content
- The Union Army commemorative photographic album (dated circa 1861-1864; 0.62 cubic feet; 55 items) contains 50 photographs in an album and 5 loose photographs. Subjects of the photographs include Abraham Lincoln and many majors, generals, and soldiers in the Union Army.
Restrictions on Access and Use
- Conditions Governing Access
- Collection is open to researchers by appointment.
- Use Restrictions
- Property rights reside with the University of Kentucky. The University of Kentucky holds the copyright for materials created in the course of business by University of Kentucky employees. Copyright for all other materials has not been assigned to the University of Kentucky. For information about permission to reproduce or publish, please contact Special Collections.
Contents of the Collection
Album, circa 1861-1864
President Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865), United States President 1861-1865., undated
General John Fulton Reynolds (1820-1863), Union General killed at Battle of Gettysburg June 30, 1863., undated
General Henry Wagner Halleck (1815-1872), U.S.A., undated
Major General Ambrose Everett Burnside (1824-1881), U.S.A., undated
General Daniel Edgar Sickles (1819-1914), U.S.A., undated
General John H. Hobart Ward (1823-1903), U.S.A., undated
General Lovell Harrison Rousseau (1818-1869), U.S.A. "Gen. Rosseau- Dead" noted on album page., undated
General George Washington Morgan (1820-1893), U.S.A. "George W. Morgan" noted on back photo., undated
General Solomon Meredith (1810-1875), U.S.A., undated
Brigadier General William Starke Rosecrans (1819-1898), U.S.A., "Old Rosy". "Gen. Rosecrans" noted on back photo., undated
Major General Franz Sigel (1824-1902), U.S.A. "Gen. Sigel" noted on back photo., undated
Major General Absalom Baird (1824-1905), U.S.A., undated
Unidentified woman in dress., undated
Lieutenant Colonel George Meikle, U.S.A.; namesake of Fort Meikle, Petersburg, VA. "Lt. Col. Meikle, killed at Petersburg" noted on album page., undated
Lieutenant Colonel Shannon, U.S.A.; "Yours truly, J N Shannon, Lieut. Col. 20th Ind" written on front print., undated
Colonel Charles; "Killed in the Shenandoah Valley" noted front print., undated
James P. Clute, U.S.A., undated
Unidentified U.S. soldier holding hat., undated
Colonel S[illegible]; U.S.A.; "Killed at Chatanooga" noted on front print., undated
Colonel Fay, U.S.A., undated
Colonel Blake, U.S.A., undated
Colonel Henderson, U.S.A., undated
Colonel Black, U.S.A., undated
Colonel Ephraim Elmer Ellsworth, U.S.A.; Leader of New York's Fire Zouaves, assassinated at Alexandria. First well-known Civil War fatality. "Killed at Alexandria" noted on album page., undated
Major Gilbreth, U.S.A., undated
Unidentified U.S. soldier. "Your Friend, Orpheus [illegible]" noted on front print., undated
Unidentified U.S. soldier. "H.C. G[illegible]" noted on front print., undated
Captain Brown, U.S.A., undated
Dr. Holbs, undated
U.S. soldier, possibly Major Gilbreth, U.S.A., undated
Colonel Thomas McCormick Walker, U.S.A., undated
Commander David Dixon Porter (1813-1891), U.S.A. "Rev. Mr. Porter" noted on album page., undated
Unidentified U.S. soldier, undated
Unidentified U.S. soldier. Illegible print on album page may note "Orderly West"., undated
Captain Rees, U.S.A., undated
Unidentified U.S. soldier. "Very R[illegible] yours, S.C. H[illegible], Capt. 28th Battery N.3.r.a" noted on front photo., undated
Captain Thomas, U.S.A.; "Killed at Spotsylvania" noted on front image., undated
Captain Henry Quigley, U.S.A.; died at Battle of the Wilderness. "Capt. Henry Quigley, 20th Ind. [illegible]" noted on back print., undated
Lieutenant Sheehan, U.S.A.; "Yours truly, M. Sheehan 20th Ind." noted on front print., undated
Lieutenant W.D. Vatchel, U.S.A.; "Wounded at Battle of Orchards and since died" noted on album page. "Yours truly, W.D. Vatchel 20 Indiana [illegible]" noted on front print., undated
Unidentified U.S. soldier. "Lt. S[illegible], killed in the Wilderness" noted on album page., undated
Lieutenant Robert H. Taylor, U.S.A.; "Yours truly, Robt H. Taylor, Lieut. 20th Ind {illegible]" noted on front print., undated
Unidentified U.S. soldier. "Srg. G[illegible]" noted on album page., undated
Unidentified U.S. soldier, undated
Unidentified U.S. soldier; "Yours E[illegible], Sr J. S. S[illegible] 10th Ind]" noted on back print., undated
Lieutenant Clark, U.S.A., undated
Lieutenant Miller, U.S.A. and wife., undated
Unidentified U.S. soldier; "Truly Yours, [illegible] M. Grace" noted on front print., undated
Unidentified U.S. soldier in long overcoat., undated
Lieutenant Enzie, U.S.A., undated
Loose photographs, circa 1861-1864
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