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.
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Harper's WeeklyHarper'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.
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Uncle Tom's CabinSpecial Collections holds numerous editions of Stowe's famous book, including the first, but this is the earliest illustrated version in the collection.
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Dead Confederate Soldier in the TrenchesA stereogram of a photograph originally taken in April, 1862 with information on a pictorial war history on the back.
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Carte-de-visite of Slave ChildrenEach has an accompanying story.
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Incidents of the war/ slaughter pen, foot of round top, day after the battle of Gettysburg1863 photograph by Alexander Gardner.
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Civil War photographs by John C. BrowneIncludes a photograph of Generals Burnside and Anderson.
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Civil War officersSee box 14.
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We wait beneath the furnace blast: Song and quartetteSheet music, lyrics by John Greenleaf Whittier.
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Cudjo's cave: a story of the Civil WarA children's novel published in the 1860s.
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Civil War PassFor P.S. Lincoln. Labeled a "Citizen's Pass" and embossed with the words "provost marshal general's office."
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The "Hell Hole" New Hope Church, GA: photo from naturePhotograph by George Barnard from Sherman's March to the Sea.
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Sybil Jones materialsSybil Jones was in D.C. when Lincoln was assassinated. See box 9.
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Hallowell family papersThis 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.
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Chimes of Freedom and Union"A collection of poems for the times" published 1861.
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Surry of Eagle's-nest: or, The memoirs of a staff-officer serving in VirginiaWritten by John Esten Cooke, with illustrations by Winslow Homer. Published 1866.
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Letter from General ShermanDiscusses preparations for own death and his disapproval of the fundraising for Grant's tomb.
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Uncle Tom's CabinWe hold many editions of this novel, sometimes credited with moving the nation toward war.