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Civil War

Civil War

Source 5.01: United States War Department. Engineer Bureau, Richard Delafield, and United States Government Printing Office. Defenses of Washington, extract of military map of N.E. Virginia: showing forts and roads [1865]. [Washington, D.C.: U.S. G.P.O., 1891?] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress.

From the LOC’s metadata for S5.01 it appears this map was printed after 1865. However, if you compare this map to these two maps created in the 1860s, <https://www.loc.gov/item/91685689/> and <https://www.loc.gov/item/2005625089/>, the roads likely are accurate for the time.

If your pacing allows you to spend time on it, you could give each student or pair of students a copy of the map (S5.01), and then, project S5.02-32. With each photograph, you could announce where the photo was taken and allow students to find the location on their map, taking them on a tour of the area during the Civil War.  It is important to help students understand that the area that now encompasses Arlington was part of Alexandria during the Civil War.

Source 5.02: Magnus, Charles. Panoramic view of the fortifications around Washington. [New York, Chs. Magnus, 1861?] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress.

Source 5.03: Bohn, Casimir, and E. Sachse & Co. District of Columbia and the seat of war on the Potomac. [Washington, D.C.: C. Bohn, 186-?] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress.

Resources grouped by location in Arlington

Aqueduct Bridge

  • Turnbull, Wm, photographer by Russell, Andrew J. Aqueduct Bridge, Georgetown, D.C., looking toward Washington. [between 1861 and 1865] Image. Retrieved from the Library of Congress.
  • Source 5.04: Barnard, George N, photographer. [Washington, D.C. Closer view of Aqueduct Bridge, with Chesapeake and Ohio Canal in foreground]. [Between 1860 and 1865] Image. Retrieved from the Library of Congress.
  • [Arlington Heights, Va. Blockhouse near Aqueduct Bridge]. [Between 1861 and 1865] Image. Retrieved from the Library of Congress.
  • Barnard, George N, photographer. [Washington, D.C. Guards at ferry landing on Mason’s Island examining a pass]. [Between 1860 and 1865] Image. Retrieved from the Library of Congress.
  • Barnard, George N, photographer. [Washington, D.C. Georgetown ferry-boat carrying wagons, and Aqueduct Bridge beyond, from rocks on Mason’s Island]. [Between 1860 and 1865] Image. Retrieved from the Library of Congress.
  • Smith, William Morris, photographer. [Washington, D.C. The Aqueduct bridge and Georgetown from the Virginia bank]. [Between 1860 and 1865] Image. Retrieved from the Library of Congress.

Fort Corcoran

  • Source 5.05: Arlington, Virginia. Rear entrance, Fort Corcoran. [between 1861 and 1869] Image. Retrieved from the Library of Congress.
  • Source 5.06: Guard House and Guard, 107th U.S. Colored Infantry Fort Corcoran near Washington, D.C. [Photographed 1865, printed Between 1880 and 1889] Image. Retrieved from the Library of Congress.
  • Source 5.07: Smith, William Morris, photographer. Arlington, Virginia. Officers’ of 107th U.S. Colored Infantry at Fort Corcoran. Nov, 1865. Image. Retrieved from the Library of Congress.
  • Source 5.08: Smith, William Morris, photographer. [Arlington, Va. Band of 107th U.S. Colored Infantry at Fort Corcoran]. November, 1865. Image. Retrieved from the Library of Congress.
  • Source 5.09: [Arlington, Va.Soldiers with 24-pdr. siege gun on wooden barbette carriage at Fort Corcoran]. [Between 1860 and 1865] Image. Retrieved from the Library of Congress.
  • Officers of 69th New York State Militia, Fort Corcoran, Va. [photographed Between 1861 and 1865, Printed Between 1880 and 1889] Image. Retrieved from the Library of Congress.
  • Officers of 4th N.Y. Heavy Art’y. i.e. Artillery, Fort Corcoran, near Washington, D.C., 1862. [Photographed 1862, printed Between 1880 and 1889] Image. Retrieved from the Library of Congress.

Fort C.F. Smith

  • Source 5.10: Smith, William Morris, photographer. [Arlington, Va. Officers of Company F, 2d New York Artillery at Fort C.F. Smith]. August, 1865. Image. Retrieved from the Library of Congress.
  • Source 5.11: Smith, William Morris, photographer. [Arlington, Va. Gun crew of Company K, 2d New York Artillery, in Fort C.F. Smith]. August, 1865. Image. Retrieved from the Library of Congress.
  • Smith, William Morris, photographer. [Arlington, Va. Interior view of Fort C.F. Smith, with gun crew of Company L, 2d New York Artillery]. August, 1865. Image. Retrieved from the Library of Congress.
  • Smith, William Morris, photographer. [Arlington, Va. Company F, 2d New York Artillery at Fort C.F. Smith]. August, 1865. Image. Retrieved from the Library of Congress.

Fort Woodbury

  • Source 5.12: Arlington, Virginia. Big gun at Fort Woodbury. [between 1861 and 1869] Image. Retrieved from the Library of Congress.

Fort Whipple

  • Source 5.13: Smith, William Morris, photographer. Arlington, Virginia. Batteries in Fort No. 2 Fort Whipple. June, 1865. Image. Retrieved from the Library of Congress.
  • Smith, William Morris, photographer. Arlington, Virginia. Light battery at Fort Whipple. 1865. Image. Retrieved from the Library of Congress.

Arlington House

  • Source 5.14: Russell, Andrew J, photographer. Arlington House, Va., June 28, 1864. [Photographed 1864, printed Between 1880 and 1889] Image. Retrieved from the Library of Congress
  • Source 5.15: Russell, Andrew J, photographer. Arlington House, barns and soldiers’ barracks, June 29, 1864. 1864. Image. Retrieved from the Library of Congress.
  • Source 5.16: Brown, G. O., Active, photographer. [Marked graves in a section of Arlington National Cemetery referred to as the “Field of the Dead”]. [Baltimore, MD?: American Scenery Stereoscopic, 1865?] Image. Retrieved from the Library of Congress.
  • [Group of 8th New York State Militia in front of tent, Arlington, Virginia, June 1861]. [June, 1861] Image. Retrieved from the Library of Congress.

Long Bridge

  • Source 5.17: [Washington, D.C. The Long Bridge over the Potomac seen from the city]. May, 1865. Image. Retrieved from the Library of Congress.
  • Long Bridge, Washington, D.C. [photographed Between 1861 and 1865, Printed Between 1880 and 1889] Image. Retrieved from the Library of Congress.
  • Source 5.18: Russell, Andrew J, photographer. [Long Bridge and Washington, from Maryland i.e., Virginia shore, June 1863]. June, 1863. Image. Retrieved from the Library of Congress.
  • Waud, Alfred R., Artist. Stockade and Gates Closing the Approach to the Long Bridge. [June, 1861] Image. Retrieved from the Library of Congress.

Fort Richardson Va

  • Source 5.19: Brady, Mathew B. [Brady’s incidents of the war. Fort Richardson Va. Camp 1st. Conn Artilery sic, Col. R.O. Tyler]. 1861. Image. Retrieved from the Library of Congress.
  • Officers, 1st Conn. Heavy Artillery hdq, Ft. Richardson, Arlington, Va. [photographed Between 1862 and 1865, Printed Later] Image. Retrieved from the Library of Congress.

Convalescent camp

  • Source 5.20: Russell, Andrew J, photographer. Convalescent camp, near Alexandria, Va. [between 1861 and 1865] Image. Retrieved from the Library of Congress.
  • Source 5.21: A ward in hospital at convalescent camp near Alexandria, Va. [photographed July, 1864, printed between 1880 and 1889] Image. Retrieved from the Library of Congress.

This convalescent camp (S5.20) was the second built in Civil War Alexandria, which included the county now called Arlington. This convalescent camp was located in the area south of Fort Richardson that is now the land of the Army Navy Country Club. More background information is available here. In this camp soldiers started a newspaper you can read here.

Area Landmarks

  • Source 5.22: Waud, Alfred R., Artist. [4-Mile Run Valley. Blankers sic div]. [between 1861 and 1863] Image. Retrieved from the Library of Congress.
  • Source 5.23: Waud, Alfred R., Artist. Roachs Mills. 4 mile run Va. [between 1861 and 1863] Image. Retrieved from the Library of Congress.
  • Source 5.24: Outskirts of Alexandria, Va. [photographed Between 1861 and 1865, Printed Between 1880 and 1889] Image. Retrieved from the Library of Congress.
  • Source 5.25: Russell, Andrew J, photographer. Building stockade, Alexandria, Va. [photographed Between 1861 and 1865, Printed Between 1880 and 1889] Image. Retrieved from the Library of Congress,
  • Magnus, Charles. Birds eye view of Alexandria, Va. [New York ; Washington, D.C.: Chas. Magnus, 1863] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress.
  • Source 5.26: Alexandria, Va. [photographed Between 1861 and 1865, Printed Between 1880 and 1889] Image. Retrieved from the Library of Congress.
  • Marshall House, Alexandria, Va. Scene of death of Col. Ellsworth. [photographed 1861, Printed Between 1880 and 1889] Image. Retrieved from the Library of Congress.
  • Mansion House, Alexandria, Va. [photographed Between 1861 and 1865, Printed Between 1880 and 1889] Image. Retrieved from the Library of Congress.
  • Camp of 44th New York Infantry near Alexandria, Va. [photographed Between 1861 and 1865, Printed Between 1880 and 1889] Image. Retrieved from the Library of Congress.
  • Source 5.27: Fort Ellsworth, Alexandria, Va. [photographed Between 1861 and 1865, Printed Between 1880 and 1889] Image. Retrieved from the Library of Congress.
  • Source 5.28: Fairfax Seminary, near Alexandria, Va. [photographed Between 1861 and 1865, Printed Between 1880 and 1889] Image. Retrieved from the Library of Congress.
  • Source 5.28: Fairfax Seminary, near Alexandria, Va. [photographed Between 1861 and 1865, Printed Between 1880 and 1889] Image. Retrieved from the Library of Congress.
  • Fairfax Seminary, near Alexandria, Va. [photographed Between 1861 and 1865. Printed Between 1880 and 1889] Image. Retrieved from the Library of Congress.
  • Waud, Alfred R., Artist. [McClellan reviewing his troops near Baileys Cross Roads]. [November, 1861] Image. Retrieved from the Library of Congress.
  • Source 5.29: Bailey’s Cross Roads, Va. [photographed Between 1861 and 1865, Printed Between 1880 and 1889] Image. Retrieved from the Library of Congress.
  • Waud, Alfred R., Artist. [McClellan reviewing his troops near Baileys Cross Roads]. [November, 1861] Image. Retrieved from the Library of Congress.
  • Waud, Alfred R., Artist. Sutler cart. at Baileys Cross roads. [November, 1861] Image. Retrieved from the Library of Congress,
  • Source 5.30: Waud, Alfred R., Artist. Rebel works beyond Munsons Hill embrasured. [ca. September 28, 1861] Image. Retrieved from the Library of Congress.
  • Source 5.31: Waud, Alfred R., Artist. Reception of Col Wood-by the 14th Brooklyn Regt.-after his return from Richmond at Uptons Hill, Va.-Tuesday, p.m. [between 1861 and 1864] Image. Retrieved from the Library of Congress.
  • Source 5.32: Taylor’s Tavern, near Falls Church, Va. [photographed Between 1861 and 1865, Printed Between 1880 and 1889] Image. Retrieved from the Library of Congress.

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