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  1. IMAGO International History, Archive, American Civil War, Railways of the North 1861-1865

IMAGO International History, Archive, American Civil War, Railways of the North 1861-1865

Mar 3, 2025

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  • MILITARY RAILWAY, c1863. A gang of American workers clearing up a railway accident with the help of a wrecking train while officials look on. Photographed by Andrew J.Russell, March 1863.  Copyright: xGRANGERx xGRANGERx 0118987

    MILITARY RAILWAY, c1863. A gang of American workers clearing up a railway accident with the help of a wrecking train while officials look on. Photographed by Andrew J.Russell, March 1863. Copyright: xGRANGERx xGRANGERx 0118987

  • RECORD DATE NOT STATED Military railroad operations in northern Virginia: African American laborers working on rail. Forms part of Civil War photos, military construction and transportation in Northern Virginia and elsewhere United States Military Railway Department . United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, African-Americans, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Transportation. Copyright: xpiemagsx civwarpietiff12032023-8527 !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT!

    RECORD DATE NOT STATED Military railroad operations in northern Virginia: African American laborers working on rail. Forms part of Civil War photos, military construction and transportation in Northern Virginia and elsewhere United States Military Railway Department . United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, African-Americans, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Transportation. Copyright: xpiemagsx civwarpietiff12032023-8527 !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT!

  • RECORD DATE NOT STATED Track and bridge destroyed on the Virginia Central Rail Road during the American Civil War. The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 - May 9, 1865) was a civil war in the United States between the Union and the Confederacy states WorldxHistoryxArchive 917_05_wha_166_0278

    RECORD DATE NOT STATED Track and bridge destroyed on the Virginia Central Rail Road during the American Civil War. The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 - May 9, 1865) was a civil war in the United States between the Union and the Confederacy states WorldxHistoryxArchive 917_05_wha_166_0278

  • General William Tecumseh Sherman s march to the sea, circa 1864. model released Copyright: StocktrekxImages STK501614A

    General William Tecumseh Sherman s march to the sea, circa 1864. model released Copyright: StocktrekxImages STK501614A

  • A United States Military Railroad (USMR) locomotive W.H. Whiton, and the president s rail car, Alexandria, Virginia, 1865. USMR was established by the US War Department as a separate agency to operate any rail lines seized by the government during the American Civil War, and President Abraham Lincoln was granted the authority to seize control of the railroads and telegraph for military use in January 1862. model released Copyright: VernonxLewisxGallery StocktrekxImages JPA500672A

    A United States Military Railroad (USMR) locomotive W.H. Whiton, and the president s rail car, Alexandria, Virginia, 1865. USMR was established by the US War Department as a separate agency to operate any rail lines seized by the government during the American Civil War, and President Abraham Lincoln was granted the authority to seize control of the railroads and telegraph for military use in January 1862. model released Copyright: VernonxLewisxGallery StocktrekxImages JPA500672A

  • RECORD DATE NOT STATED Appomattox Station, Virginia, April 1865. Creator: Alexander Gardner. Copyright:xTimothyx IMAGO ,2842206 ! ACHTUNG: AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT!  Copyright:xTimothyx IMAGO

    RECORD DATE NOT STATED Appomattox Station, Virginia, April 1865. Creator: Alexander Gardner. Copyright:xTimothyx IMAGO ,2842206 ! ACHTUNG: AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! Copyright:xTimothyx IMAGO

  • RECORD DATE NOT STATED Destruction of Hood s Ordinance Train, 1860s. Creator: George N. Barnard. Copyright:xHeritagexArt HeritagexImagesx IMAGO ,2781408 ! ACHTUNG: AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT!  Copyright:HeritagexArt HeritagexImagesx IMAGO

    RECORD DATE NOT STATED Destruction of Hood s Ordinance Train, 1860s. Creator: George N. Barnard. Copyright:xHeritagexArt HeritagexImagesx IMAGO ,2781408 ! ACHTUNG: AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! Copyright:HeritagexArt HeritagexImagesx IMAGO

  • RECORD DATE NOT STATED Bull Run. Orange and Alexandria R.R. near Union Mills, 1861-65. Creator: George N. Barnard. Copyright:xHeritagexArt HeritagexImagesx IMAGO ,2781343 ! ACHTUNG: AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT!  Copyright:HeritagexArt HeritagexImagesx IMAGO

    RECORD DATE NOT STATED Bull Run. Orange and Alexandria R.R. near Union Mills, 1861-65. Creator: George N. Barnard. Copyright:xHeritagexArt HeritagexImagesx IMAGO ,2781343 ! ACHTUNG: AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! Copyright:HeritagexArt HeritagexImagesx IMAGO

  • RECORD DATE NOT STATED Unloading Supplies for U.S. Military Railroad opposite Richmond, Virginia, ca. 1865. Creator: Unknown. Copyright:xHeritagexArt HeritagexImagesx IMAGO ,2781221 ! ACHTUNG: AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT!  Copyright:HeritagexArt HeritagexImagesx IMAGO

    RECORD DATE NOT STATED Unloading Supplies for U.S. Military Railroad opposite Richmond, Virginia, ca. 1865. Creator: Unknown. Copyright:xHeritagexArt HeritagexImagesx IMAGO ,2781221 ! ACHTUNG: AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! Copyright:HeritagexArt HeritagexImagesx IMAGO

  • RECORD DATE NOT STATED Hanover Junction, Pennsylvania, 1861-65. Creator: Unknown. Copyright:xHeritagexArt HeritagexImagesx IMAGO ,2781217 ! ACHTUNG: AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT!  Copyright:HeritagexArt HeritagexImagesx IMAGO

    RECORD DATE NOT STATED Hanover Junction, Pennsylvania, 1861-65. Creator: Unknown. Copyright:xHeritagexArt HeritagexImagesx IMAGO ,2781217 ! ACHTUNG: AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! Copyright:HeritagexArt HeritagexImagesx IMAGO

  • RECORD DATE NOT STATED Potomac Creek Railroad Bridge, A.C. & F. Railroad, 1861-65. Creator: Unknown. Copyright:xHeritagexArt HeritagexImagesx IMAGO ,2781149 ! ACHTUNG: AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT!  Copyright:HeritagexArt HeritagexImagesx IMAGO

    RECORD DATE NOT STATED Potomac Creek Railroad Bridge, A.C. & F. Railroad, 1861-65. Creator: Unknown. Copyright:xHeritagexArt HeritagexImagesx IMAGO ,2781149 ! ACHTUNG: AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! Copyright:HeritagexArt HeritagexImagesx IMAGO

  • RECORD DATE NOT STATED Stoneman s Station, Virginia, 1861-65. Creator: Unknown. Copyright:xHeritagexArt HeritagexImagesx IMAGO ,2781133 ! ACHTUNG: AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT!  Copyright:HeritagexArt HeritagexImagesx IMAGO

    RECORD DATE NOT STATED Stoneman s Station, Virginia, 1861-65. Creator: Unknown. Copyright:xHeritagexArt HeritagexImagesx IMAGO ,2781133 ! ACHTUNG: AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! Copyright:HeritagexArt HeritagexImagesx IMAGO

  • RECORD DATE NOT STATED Part of Construction Corps Building New Military Truss Bridge Across Bull Run, April 1863. Creator: Egbert Guy Fowx. Copyright:xHeritagexArt HeritagexImagesx IMAGO ,2778695 ! ACHTUNG: AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT!  Copyright:HeritagexArt HeritagexImagesx IMAGO

    RECORD DATE NOT STATED Part of Construction Corps Building New Military Truss Bridge Across Bull Run, April 1863. Creator: Egbert Guy Fowx. Copyright:xHeritagexArt HeritagexImagesx IMAGO ,2778695 ! ACHTUNG: AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! Copyright:HeritagexArt HeritagexImagesx IMAGO

  • RECORD DATE NOT STATED Bridge on Orange and Alexandria Rail Road, as Repaired by Army Engineers under Colonel Her..., 1865. Creator: Andrew Joseph Russell. Copyright:xHeritagexArt HeritagexImagesx IMAGO ,2778458 ! ACHTUNG: AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT!  Copyright:HeritagexArt HeritagexImagesx IMAGO

    RECORD DATE NOT STATED Bridge on Orange and Alexandria Rail Road, as Repaired by Army Engineers under Colonel Her..., 1865. Creator: Andrew Joseph Russell. Copyright:xHeritagexArt HeritagexImagesx IMAGO ,2778458 ! ACHTUNG: AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! Copyright:HeritagexArt HeritagexImagesx IMAGO

  • RECORD DATE NOT STATED Excavating for Y at Devereaux Station Copyright:xtrasporto,trasporto,laxgente,maschio,lavoro,uomo,uomini,ferrovie,treno,ingegneria,ingegnere,ingegneri,paese,uomo,occupazione,attrezzi,attrezzo,museo,ferrovia,LaxVirginia,fotographia,guerra,posizione,secolo,professione,clifton,forcella,vagone,lavoratore,lavoratori,scavare,concetto,forcelle,B&W,GlixStatixUnitixDixAmeri,Venutoxaxcontattoxdi,Museoxmetropolitanoxd arte,Ilxmuseoxmetropolitanoxdixarte,diciannovesimoxsecolo,RACCORDO,nerox&xbianco,neroxexbianco,B W,GuerraxCivilexAmericana,GeneralxHaupt,diciannovesimoxsecolo,ArancioxexferroviaxdexAlessandria,locomotivaxdelxvapore,vagoni,Americano,GlixS.U.A.,photograph,John,Herman,Devereux,MathewxBrady,Brady,HermanxHaupt,Haupt,waggons,HeritagexArt,albu  Copyright:trasporto,trasporto,laxgente,maschio,lavoro,uomo,uomini,ferrovie,treno,ingegneria,ingegnere,ingegneri,paese,uomo,occupazione,attrezzi,attrezzo,museo,ferrovia,LaxVirginia,fotographia,guerra,p

    RECORD DATE NOT STATED Excavating for Y at Devereaux Station Copyright:xtrasporto,trasporto,laxgente,maschio,lavoro,uomo,uomini,ferrovie,treno,ingegneria,ingegnere,ingegneri,paese,uomo,occupazione,attrezzi,attrezzo,museo,ferrovia,LaxVirginia,fotographia,guerra,posizione,secolo,professione,clifton,forcella,vagone,lavoratore,lavoratori,scavare,concetto,forcelle,B&W,GlixStatixUnitixDixAmeri,Venutoxaxcontattoxdi,Museoxmetropolitanoxd arte,Ilxmuseoxmetropolitanoxdixarte,diciannovesimoxsecolo,RACCORDO,nerox&xbianco,neroxexbianco,B W,GuerraxCivilexAmericana,GeneralxHaupt,diciannovesimoxsecolo,ArancioxexferroviaxdexAlessandria,locomotivaxdelxvapore,vagoni,Americano,GlixS.U.A.,photograph,John,Herman,Devereux,MathewxBrady,Brady,HermanxHaupt,Haupt,waggons,HeritagexArt,albu Copyright:trasporto,trasporto,laxgente,maschio,lavoro,uomo,uomini,ferrovie,treno,ingegneria,ingegnere,ingegneri,paese,uomo,occupazione,attrezzi,attrezzo,museo,ferrovia,LaxVirginia,fotographia,guerra,p

  • RECORD DATE NOT STATED Bridge. U.S. Military Railroad at City Point, 1861-65. Creator: Andrew Joseph Russell. Copyright:xHeritagexArt HeritagexImagesx IMAGO ,2778445 ! ACHTUNG: AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT!  Copyright:HeritagexArt HeritagexImagesx IMAGO

    RECORD DATE NOT STATED Bridge. U.S. Military Railroad at City Point, 1861-65. Creator: Andrew Joseph Russell. Copyright:xHeritagexArt HeritagexImagesx IMAGO ,2778445 ! ACHTUNG: AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! Copyright:HeritagexArt HeritagexImagesx IMAGO

  • RECORD DATE NOT STATED Locomotive 133, U.S.M.R.R., 1861-65. Creator: Andrew Joseph Russell. Copyright:xHeritagexArt HeritagexImagesx IMAGO ,2778441 ! ACHTUNG: AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT!  Copyright:HeritagexArt HeritagexImagesx IMAGO

    RECORD DATE NOT STATED Locomotive 133, U.S.M.R.R., 1861-65. Creator: Andrew Joseph Russell. Copyright:xHeritagexArt HeritagexImagesx IMAGO ,2778441 ! ACHTUNG: AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! Copyright:HeritagexArt HeritagexImagesx IMAGO

  • RECORD DATE NOT STATED Confederate Trestle Work on Alexandria Railroad, 1861-65. Creator: Andrew Joseph Russell. Copyright:xHeritagexArt HeritagexImagesx IMAGO ,2778430 ! ACHTUNG: AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT!  Copyright:HeritagexArt HeritagexImagesx IMAGO

    RECORD DATE NOT STATED Confederate Trestle Work on Alexandria Railroad, 1861-65. Creator: Andrew Joseph Russell. Copyright:xHeritagexArt HeritagexImagesx IMAGO ,2778430 ! ACHTUNG: AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! Copyright:HeritagexArt HeritagexImagesx IMAGO

  • RECORD DATE NOT STATED Wharves on the James River, City Point . Brady album, p. 10, 1861-65. Creator: Andrew Joseph Russell. Copyright:xHeritagexArt HeritagexImagesx IMAGO ,2778425 ! ACHTUNG: AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT!  Copyright:HeritagexArt HeritagexImagesx IMAGO

    RECORD DATE NOT STATED Wharves on the James River, City Point . Brady album, p. 10, 1861-65. Creator: Andrew Joseph Russell. Copyright:xHeritagexArt HeritagexImagesx IMAGO ,2778425 ! ACHTUNG: AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! Copyright:HeritagexArt HeritagexImagesx IMAGO

  • RECORD DATE NOT STATED The Allatoona Pass, looking North, GA, 1866. Creator: George N. Barnard. Copyright:xHeritagexArt HeritagexImagesx IMAGO ,2841097 ! ACHTUNG: AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT!  Copyright:HeritagexArt HeritagexImagesx IMAGO

    RECORD DATE NOT STATED The Allatoona Pass, looking North, GA, 1866. Creator: George N. Barnard. Copyright:xHeritagexArt HeritagexImagesx IMAGO ,2841097 ! ACHTUNG: AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! Copyright:HeritagexArt HeritagexImagesx IMAGO

  • RECORD DATE NOT STATED Ruins of the R.R. Depot Charleston, S.C., 1865. Creator: George N. Barnard. Copyright:xHeritagexArt HeritagexImagesx IMAGO ,2841088 ! ACHTUNG: AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT!  Copyright:HeritagexArt HeritagexImagesx IMAGO

    RECORD DATE NOT STATED Ruins of the R.R. Depot Charleston, S.C., 1865. Creator: George N. Barnard. Copyright:xHeritagexArt HeritagexImagesx IMAGO ,2841088 ! ACHTUNG: AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! Copyright:HeritagexArt HeritagexImagesx IMAGO

  • RECORD DATE NOT STATED Pass in the Raccoon Range, Whiteside No. 1, 1864. Creator: George N. Barnard. Copyright:xHeritagexArt HeritagexImagesx IMAGO ,2841075 ! ACHTUNG: AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT!  Copyright:HeritagexArt HeritagexImagesx IMAGO

    RECORD DATE NOT STATED Pass in the Raccoon Range, Whiteside No. 1, 1864. Creator: George N. Barnard. Copyright:xHeritagexArt HeritagexImagesx IMAGO ,2841075 ! ACHTUNG: AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! Copyright:HeritagexArt HeritagexImagesx IMAGO

  • 19th century photo showing the ruins of Atlanta city™s railroad roundhouse just after the American Civil War. Despite being a relatively small town in Georgia, Atlanta assumed a position of importance during the Civil War owing to being a rail and commerce hub. Photo taken in 1866 by George Barnard. Copyright: VernonxLewisxGallery StocktrekxImages JPA500379A

    19th century photo showing the ruins of Atlanta city™s railroad roundhouse just after the American Civil War. Despite being a relatively small town in Georgia, Atlanta assumed a position of importance during the Civil War owing to being a rail and commerce hub. Photo taken in 1866 by George Barnard. Copyright: VernonxLewisxGallery StocktrekxImages JPA500379A

  • Derailed Train during American Civil War, Manassas, Virginia, USA, by Andrew J. Russell, early 1860 s  Copyright: CircaxImages ghi-circa02687

    Derailed Train during American Civil War, Manassas, Virginia, USA, by Andrew J. Russell, early 1860 s Copyright: CircaxImages ghi-circa02687

  • Troops Tearing Up a Railway, American Civil War, United States of America, US, USA, 1870s Engraving  Copyright: LC120324__0538_1

    Troops Tearing Up a Railway, American Civil War, United States of America, US, USA, 1870s Engraving Copyright: LC120324__0538_1

  • Iron Car Battery on the Philadelphia Railway 1861 Railroad Battery the Determination of the Federal Government to Reconstruct the Bridges on the Philadelphia Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad Destroyed by a Mob from Baltimore Has Led to the Construction of a Railroad Battery by the Federal Government at the Locomotive Works of Baldwin and Co. Philadelphia. One of the Long Platform Baggage Cars Has Been Fixed with Sides and Top of Thick Sheet Iron the Sides Having Portholes and Loopholes for Musketry. The Carriage for the Gun is So Constructed that It Can Be Fired at Any Angle and from Any One of the Portholes in the Sides and End of the Car. In Place of Shot or Shell from the Cannon Pieces of Iron Punched from Locomotive Boilers Will Be Used As Loads. This Car is to Be Placed in Front of a Locomotive with Fifty Men Inside Armed with Minià  Copyright: LC110411_1152_1

    Iron Car Battery on the Philadelphia Railway 1861 Railroad Battery the Determination of the Federal Government to Reconstruct the Bridges on the Philadelphia Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad Destroyed by a Mob from Baltimore Has Led to the Construction of a Railroad Battery by the Federal Government at the Locomotive Works of Baldwin and Co. Philadelphia. One of the Long Platform Baggage Cars Has Been Fixed with Sides and Top of Thick Sheet Iron the Sides Having Portholes and Loopholes for Musketry. The Carriage for the Gun is So Constructed that It Can Be Fired at Any Angle and from Any One of the Portholes in the Sides and End of the Car. In Place of Shot or Shell from the Cannon Pieces of Iron Punched from Locomotive Boilers Will Be Used As Loads. This Car is to Be Placed in Front of a Locomotive with Fifty Men Inside Armed with Minià Copyright: LC110411_1152_1

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