Research Guides: HIST 112: American History, 1500-1877 (HC): Civil War

Civil War materials

To find other images of the Civil War, try searching Tripd for "Civil War" and then limiting to Haverford Special Collections and choosing "photographs" as the format. We also hold many letters written during the Civil War by a variety of Americans. Search Tripod, or consult a Quaker & Special Collections Librarian.

Harper's Weekly
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Harper's Weekly was highly illustrated, and provided many people with their first, and in some cases only, images of the war. In addition to war correspondents, Harper's sent out sketch artists to create images on-site.
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Special Collections holds numerous editions of Stowe's famous book, including the first, but this is the earliest illustrated version in the collection.
Dead Confederate Soldier in the Trenches
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A stereogram of a photograph originally taken in April, 1862 with information on a pictorial war history on the back.
Carte-de-visite of Slave Children
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Each has an accompanying story.
Incidents of the war/ slaughter pen, foot of round top, day after the battle of Gettysburg
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1863 photograph by Alexander Gardner.
Civil War photographs by John C. Browne
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Includes a photograph of Generals Burnside and Anderson.
Civil War officers
See box 14.
We wait beneath the furnace blast: Song and quartette
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Sheet music, lyrics by John Greenleaf Whittier.
Cudjo's cave: a story of the Civil War
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A children's novel published in the 1860s.
Civil War Pass
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For P.S. Lincoln. Labeled a "Citizen's Pass" and embossed with the words "provost marshal general's office."
The "Hell Hole" New Hope Church, GA: photo from nature
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Photograph by George Barnard from Sherman's March to the Sea.
Sybil Jones materials
Sybil Jones was in D.C. when Lincoln was assassinated. See box 9.
Hallowell family papers
This collection consists mostly of Civil War era letters written by Edward Hallowell. Hallowell was a Quaker, but was moved to fight in the Civil War in order to eradicate slavery.
Chimes of Freedom and Union
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"A collection of poems for the times" published 1861.
Surry of Eagle's-nest: or, The memoirs of a staff-officer serving in Virginia
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Written by John Esten Cooke, with illustrations by Winslow Homer. Published 1866.
Letter from General Sherman
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Discusses preparations for own death and his disapproval of the fundraising for Grant's tomb.
Uncle Tom's Cabin
We hold many editions of this novel, sometimes credited with moving the nation toward war.