Sections: Union | Confederate 

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The exhibition features five cases displaying images of Union soldiers and one case containing portraits of Confederates, photographs of whom are much more difficult to find because far fewer were made during the war. Collectively these portraits on exhibit serve as a memorial to those who lost their lives during the war by displaying images of 360 Union soldiers—one for every thousand who died.

Unidentified soldier in Union uniform with bayoneted musket

Ninth-plate, hand-colored ambrotype. Liljenquist Family Collection, Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress
[Digital ID # ppmsca-26882]

Unidentified soldier in Union cavalry uniform holding saber

Ninth-plate, hand-colored tintype. Liljenquist Family Collection, Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress
[Digital ID # ppmsca-26883]

Three unidentified soldiers

Quarter-plate, hand-colored tintype. Liljenquist Family Collection, Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress
[Digital ID # ppmsca-27142]

Two unidentified soldiers in Union uniforms with Hardee hats bearing infantry insigni

Ninth-plate, hand-colored ambrotypes. Liljenquist Family Collection, Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress
[Digital ID # ppmsca-26879]

Unidentified young African American soldier in Union uniform

Ninth-plate, hand-colored tintype. Liljenquist Family Collection, Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress
[Digital ID # ppmsca-26880]

Unidentified soldier in Union uniform with sword

Ninth-plate, hand-colored ambrotype. Liljenquist Family Collection, Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress
[Digital ID # ppmsca-26881]

Child named Carl who became a soldier; with handwritten note and lock of hair in case

Ninth-plate tintype. Liljenquist Family Collection, Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress
[Digital ID # ppmsca-36460]

Unidentified soldier in Union cavalry uniform holding cavalry saber

Sixth-plate, hand-colored tintype. Liljenquist Family Collection, Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress
[Digital ID # ppmsca-27008]

Unidentified soldier in Union uniform with knife next to table

Sixth-plate, hand-colored tintype. Liljenquist Family Collection, Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress
[Digital ID # ppmsca-27009]

Unidentified soldier in Union uniform with bayoneted musket

Sixth-plate, hand-colored ambrotype. Liljenquist Family Collection, Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress
[Digital ID # ppmsca-27010]

Unidentified young soldier in Union uniform with revolver and knife in belt standing with a cigar in his mouth

Sixth-plate, hand-colored ambrotype. Liljenquist Family Collection, Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress
[Digital ID # ppmsca-37011]

Unidentified soldier in Union uniform with bayoneted musket and cartridge box

Ninth-plate, hand-colored ambrotype. Liljenquist Family Collection, Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress
[Digital ID # ppmsca-27012]

Unidentified soldier in 1st Michigan Regiment of Engineers and Mechanics private's uniform holding Hardee hat with castle insignia

Ninth-plate, hand-colored tintype. Liljenquist Family Collection, Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress
[Digital ID # ppmsca-27013]

Unidentified African American soldier in Union Zouave uniform

Sixth-plate, hand-colored tintype. Liljenquist Family Collection, Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress
[Digital ID # ppmsca-27014]

Unidentified soldier in Union uniform and plumed infantry Hardee hat with bayoneted musket and cap box

Sixth-plate, hand-colored ambrotype. Liljenquist Family Collection, Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress
[Digital ID # ppmsca-27015]

Unidentified soldier in Union uniform

Sixth-plate, hand-colored tintype. Liljenquist Family Collection, Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress
[Digital ID # ppmsca-27016]

Unidentified young soldier in Union uniform with Bowie knife

Sixth-plate, hand-colored tintype. Liljenquist Family Collection, Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress
[Digital ID # ppmsca-27017]

Unidentified soldier in Union uniform with musket

Sixth-plate, hand-colored tintype. Liljenquist Family Collection, Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress
[Digital ID # ppmsca-27018]

Unidentified soldier in Union uniform with fife in front of painted backdrop showing a pastoral landscape

Sixth-plate, hand-colored tintype. Liljenquist Family Collection, Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress
[Digital ID # ppmsca-27019]

Unidentified soldier in Union uniform with U.S. breast plate with revolver and bayonet in scabbard

Ninth-plate, hand-colored tintype. Liljenquist Family Collection, Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress
[Digital ID # ppmsca-27020]

Unidentified soldier in Union uniform and Company C hat with bayoneted musket, revolver, knife, and cap box

Ninth-plate, hand-colored ambrotype. Liljenquist Family Collection, Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress
[Digital ID # ppmsca-27021]

Unidentified soldier of Company B, 86th New York Regiment in uniform, slouch cap, and 3rd Corps badge next to unidentified woman

Sixth-plate, hand-colored tintype. Liljenquist Family Collection, Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress
[Digital ID # ppmsca-27022]

Unidentified soldier in Union uniform with musket, bayonet and scabbard, Bowie knife, and revolver

Sixth-plate, hand-colored ambrotype. Liljenquist Family Collection, Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress
[Digital ID # ppmsca-27023]

Unidentified soldier in Union sergeant's uniform

Sixth-plate, hand-colored tintype. Liljenquist Family Collection, Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress
[Digital ID # ppmsca-27024]

Unidentified soldier in Union uniform and 28th Regiment forage cap with cap box

Sixth-plate, hand-colored tintype. Liljenquist Family Collection, Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress
[Digital ID # ppmsca-27025]

Unidentified soldier in Union uniform and shoulder scales with a Company A forage cap bearing infantry insignia

Sixth-plate, hand-colored tintype. Liljenquist Family Collection, Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress
[Digital ID # ppmsca-27026]

Unidentified African American soldier in Union cavalry uniform with cavalry saber in front of painted backdrop showing landscape

Ninth-plate, hand-colored ambrotype. Liljenquist Family Collection, Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress
[Digital ID # ppmsca-27027]

Unidentified sailor in Union master's uniform with Navy officer's hat

Sixth plate, hand-colored ambrotype. Liljenquist Family Collection, Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress
[Digital ID # ppmsca-27028]

Unidentified soldier in Union uniform next to draped table in front of painted backdrop showing fort scene

Sixth-plate, hand-colored ambrotype. Liljenquist Family Collection, Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress
[Digital ID # ppmsca-27029]

Unidentified young soldier in Union uniform with bayoneted musket, scabbard, and cap box

Sixth-plate, hand-colored tintype. Liljenquist Family Collection, Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress
[Digital ID # ppmsca-27031]

Unidentified soldier in Union uniform with saber and dual revolvers

Sixth-plate, hand-colored ambrotype. Liljenquist Family Collection, Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress
[Digital ID # ppmsca-27032]

Three unidentified soldiers in front of painted backdrop showing 34-star American flag

Quarter-plate, hand-colored tintype. Liljenquist Family Collection, Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress
[Digital ID # ppmsca-27541]

Three unidentified soldiers in Union uniforms and Company E, 8th Regiment forage caps

Quarter-plate, hand-colored ambrotype. Liljenquist Family Collection, Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress
[Digital ID # ppmsca-27542]

Unidentified sailor in Union uniform

Sixth-plate, hand-colored tintype. Liljenquist Family Collection, Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress
[Digital ID # ppmsca-27035]

Unidentified soldier in Union uniform with musket and revolver

Unidentified soldier in Union uniform with musket and revolver. Half-plate, hand-colored tintype. Liljenquist Family Collection, Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress
[Digital ID # ppmsca-27544]

Unidentified soldier in Union uniform and shoulder scales with musket and sword

Sixth-plate, hand-colored tintype. Liljenquist Family Collection, Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress
[Digital ID # ppmsca-27033]

Unidentified soldier in Union infantry uniform with saxhorn

Sixth-plate, hand-colored tintype. Liljenquist Family Collection, Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress
[Digital ID # ppmsca-27034]

Unidentified soldier in Union uniform and slouch cap with infantry insignia holding revolver to chest

Ninth-plate, hand-colored tintype. Liljenquist Family Collection, Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress
[Digital ID # ppmsca-27036]

Unidentified soldier in Union uniform and forage cap with infantry insignia and 2nd Corps Army of the Potomac badge

Sixth-plate, hand-colored tintype. Liljenquist Family Collection, Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress
[Digital ID # ppmsca-27056]

Unidentified sailor in Union uniform standing in front of painted backdrop showing naval scene

Sixth-plate, hand-colored tintype. Liljenquist Family Collection, Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress
[Digital ID # ppmsca-27057]

Unidentified African American soldier in Union sergeant uniform holding a rifle

Sixth-plate, hand-colored tintype. Liljenquist Family Collection, Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress
[Digital ID # ppmsca-27058]

Unidentified soldier in Union frock coat with musket and attached sword bayonet

Sixth-plate, hand-colored tintype. Liljenquist Family Collection, Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress
[Digital ID # ppmsca-27059]

Unidentified soldier in Union sergeant's uniform and Hardee hat with revolver and knife

Sixth-plate, hand-colored ambrotype. Liljenquist Family Collection, Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress
[Digital ID # ppmsca-27037]

Unidentified young soldier in Union uniform with musket in front of painted backdrop showing fort

Sixth-plate, hand-colored tintype. Liljenquist Family Collection, Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress
[Digital ID # ppmsca-27038]

Unidentified African American soldier in Union uniform in front of painted backdrop showing landscape

Sixth-plate, hand-colored tintype. Liljenquist Family Collection, Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress
[Digital ID # ppmsca-27128]

Unidentified soldier in Union uniform with knitted stole

Sixth-plate, hand-colored ambrotype. Liljenquist Family Collection, Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress
[Digital ID # ppmsca-27040]

Unidentified soldier in Union sergeant's uniform with U.S. Model 1850 officer's sword

Sixth-plate, hand-colored tintype. Liljenquist Family Collection, Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress
[Digital ID # ppmsca-27041]

Unidentified soldier in Union uniform with Colt Revolving Rifle Model 1855

Ninth-plate, hand-colored ambrotype. Liljenquist Family Collection, Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress
[Digital ID # ppmsca-27042]

Unidentified soldier in Union corporal's uniform holding Colt revolver to chest

Ninth-plate, hand-colored ambrotype. Liljenquist Family Collection, Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress
[Digital ID # ppmsca-27043]

Unidentified soldier in Union uniform with sword in front of painted backdrop showing military camp scene

Sixth-plate, hand-colored tintype. Liljenquist Family Collection, Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress
[Digital ID # ppmsca-27044]

Unidentified soldier in Union uniform with non-commissioned officer's sash and sword

Sixth-plate, hand-colored tintype. Liljenquist Family Collection, Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress
[Digital ID # ppmsca-27045]

Unidentified soldier in Union uniform and two women

Sixth-plate, hand-colored tintype. Liljenquist Family Collection, Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress
[Digital ID # ppmsca-27046]

Unidentified soldier in Union uniform

Ninth-plate, hand-colored tintype. Liljenquist Family Collection, Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress
[Digital ID # ppmsca-27047]

Unidentified soldier in Union uniform with musket

Sixth-plate, hand-colored ambrotype. Liljenquist Family Collection, Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress
[Digital ID # ppmsca-27049]

Unidentified young soldier in Union rifleman's uniform and shoulder scales with musket and attached U.S. Model 1862 sword bayonet

Ninth-plate, hand-colored tintype. Liljenquist Family Collection, Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress
[Digital ID # ppmsca-27050]

Unidentified soldier in Union corporal's uniform with books in front of painted backdrop showing landscape

Ninth-plate, hand-colored tintype. Liljenquist Family Collection, Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress
[Digital ID # ppmsca-27051]

Unidentified soldier in Union uniform holding Colt revolver to chest

Sixth-plate, hand-colored tintype. Liljenquist Family Collection, Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress
[Digital ID # ppmsca-27052]

Unidentified soldier in Union uniform with sword

Sixth-plate, hand-colored tintype. Liljenquist Family Collection, Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress
[Digital ID # ppmsca-27053]

Unidentified soldier in Union uniform with 28th Pennsylvania badge in front of painted backdrop showing window

Sixth-plate, hand-colored tintype. Liljenquist Family Collection, Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress
[Digital ID # ppmsca-27054]

Unidentified soldier in Union uniform with greatcoat in front of American flag

Sixth-plate, hand-colored ambrotype. Liljenquist Family Collection, Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress
[Digital ID # ppmsca-27055]

Two unidentified young soldiers in Union uniforms in front of painted backdrop showing military camp

Quarter-plate, hand-colored tintype. Liljenquist Family Collection, Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress
[Digital ID # ppmsca-27139]

Unidentified soldier in Union frock coat and kepi holding musket in front of painted backdrop showing military camp

Quarter-plate, hand-colored tintype. Liljenquist Family Collection, Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress
[Digital ID # ppmsca-27140]

Unidentified soldier in Union Captain uniform with crimson sash holding cavalry saber

Quarter-plate, hand-colored tintype. Liljenquist Family Collection, Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress
[Digital ID # ppmsca-27141]

Unidentified soldier in Union uniform with forage cap carrying a bone handle knife in breast pocket

Sixth-plate, hand-colored tintype. Liljenquist Family Collection, Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress
[Digital ID # ppmsca-27143]

Unidentified Union sergeant major's uniform with gauntlets and forage cap of the 206th Pennsylvania Volunteers Regiment

Quarter-plate tintype. Liljenquist Family Collection, Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress
[Digital ID # ppmsca-27144]

Two unidentified soldiers in Union artillery shell jackets with shoulder scales and slouch hats in front of painted backdrop showing military camp

Quarter-plate, hand-colored tintype. Liljenquist Family Collection, Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress
[Digital ID # ppmsca-27146]

Unidentified young soldier in Union uniform and Company D forage cap with handgun and cartridge box in front of painted backdrop showing military camp

Quarter-plate, hand-colored ambrotype. Liljenquist Family Collection, Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress
[Digital ID # ppmsca-27145]

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