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Confederate howitzers.

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Execution of Captain Henry Wirz the “Andersonville Jailor”.

November 1865.

Executed for his treatment of Union Prisoners.

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Confederate States of America, a map showing limits of northern control and Federal forts never in Confederate control.

D. W. Meinig, The Shaping of America: A Geographical...

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3D wasn’t invented exclusively for alien action movies. Stereoscopic photos have been made since the 19th century.

3D Wiggle Photos from the Civil War

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Tintype portrait of Alfred H. Lathrop

Lathrop was a drummer boy in Company D, 18th Wisconsin Infantry.

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1861.

Engineers of the 8th New York State Militia in front of a tent.

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1861.

Chaplain conducting mass for the 69th New York State Militia encamped at Fort Corcoran, Washington, D.C.

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