The Matthews house, also known as the Stone House, in Manassas. This house was located right in the middle of the battlefield for First and Second Manassas, and was used as a hospital after both battles. Privates Eugene P Geer and Charles E. Brehm of the 5th New York Infantry were wounded on August 30, 1862 attempting to halt General James Longstreet’s counterattack. Somehow the two men found their way to one small upstairs room at the Stone House. There, carved in the floorboards in the late summer of 1862, and still visible today, are the initials “E.P. Ge” and “Brehm Aug 30.” Charles Brehm recovered from his wounds and survived the war. Eugene Geer died of his wounds September 30, 1862, he was 17.

Federal soldiers on parade at Camp California in Alexandria, VA.

Soldier's Cemetery in Alexandria, VA

Federal troops guarding the Chain Bridge which connects Arlington, VA and Washington, D.C.

The Union Arch Bridge connects Glen Echo, Maryland to Cabin John, Maryland and carries an aquaduct (under modern MacArthur Blvd.) from Great Falls, Maryland to a Washington reservoir.

Lt. Commander Edward Barrett and Lt. Cornelius N. Schoonmaker of the U.S. Monitor Catskill at Battery Bee, Sullivan's Island, Charleston Harbor

Confederate camp outside of Culpeper, VA

Construction of the United States Capitol dome in Washington, D.C.

Embalming surgeon at work on soldier's body

The canal in Richmond after the evacuation of Confederate troops. You can see all the damaged buildings and the American flag flying over the Capitol building.

South Carolina Ex-Governor William Aiken's house (48 Elizabeth Street)

Federal troops guarding the Chain Bridge which connects Arlington, VA and Washington, D.C.

Hanging a Deserter (William Johnson). Execution of a colored soldier, June 20, 1864.

Site of the Night Attack at Fort Sumter, Charleston, South Carolina on September 8, 1863

Meeting Street, Near Broad; St. Michael's Church in Middle Distance - Charleston, SC, 1865

The O'Connor house (180 Broad Street), where Federal officers were confined under fire in Charleston, SC

The Bryan House in Gettysburg, located right along the path of Pickett's Charge

Archibald McLeish's Vulcan Iron Works and Other Houses on Cumberland Street - Charleston, SC, 1865

The Post Office (Old Exchange and Custom House, 122 East Bay) - Charleston, SC, 1865

Guns and ruined buildings near the Tredegar Iron Works in Richmond, VA