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Book or Pamphlet

Wilson's Raid Map

Date: 1909
Description: Map showing operations in Virginia during Wilson's Raid.
Photograph

Durand Lynch Tree

Date: 1962
Description: A tall oak with two main trunks frames the Civil War monument on the lawn of the Pepin County Courthouse. Removed in 1977, the tree was the site of the lyn...
Photograph

Ella Stevenson's 98th Birthday

Date: 07 04 1957
Description: Portrait of Mrs. Ella Stevenson taken for her 98th birthday. After the close of the Civil War, she and her family left Pennsylvania to settle in Crawford C...
Map or Atlas

Chickamauga Battle Map

Date: 1900
Description: A hand-drawn map of the battlefield of the Battle of Chickamauga.
Photograph

Skyhigh Statue

Date: 1950
Description: Monument to the Soldiers and Sailors of the Civil War in a Darlington, Wisconsin. The base of the monument is 12 feet square and 56 feet high, constructed ...
Photograph

Alfred Holt in Grandfather's Army Coat

Date: 07 04 1908
Description: Holding an American flag, Alfred Holt is dressed up in the Civil War army coat of his grandfather, Captain I.P. Rumsey. Caption reads: "Alfred in Grandfath...
Photograph

On the Seesaw

Date: 1910
Description: Grandfather Captain I.P. Rumsey, a Civil War veteran, is standing next to the wooden seesaw. Grandchildren Donald Holt (left) and Alfred Holt (right) are s...
Photograph

Grandfather Rumsey on Fourth of July

Date: 07 04 1913
Description: Civil War veteran Captain Israel Parsons Rumsey, the father of the photographer, is sitting on a horse in front of his home. A large American flag, hanging...
Postcard

G.A.R. Encampment

Date: 06 15 1916
Description: Text on front reads: "G.A.R. Encampment. June 14-16, 1916. Ripon, Wis." An arched monument honoring the Grand Army of the Republic, crowned with the Seal o...
Photograph

General John Gill

Date: 1900
Description: Studio portrait of General John Gill, sitting in a chair and holding a hat and umbrella. He was a Confederate Cavalry officer, grain exporter, and author o...
Photograph

Daniel Allender

Date: 1909
Description: Oval-framed quarter-length portrait of Daniel Allender, of Northport. He was identified in 1909 as the first white boy born in Milwaukee, on April 14, 1838...

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