Civil War stock illustrations

Vintage illustration features the Battle of Chickamauga, an American Civil War battle fought on September 18 – 20, 1863, between the U.S. Army of the Cumberland and the Confederate Army of Tennessee. It was the first major battle of the war fought in Georgia and resulted in a Confederate victory.

President Abraham Lincoln, with young son Tad and Senator Charles Sumner, salutes a detachment of African-American Union troops in Richmond, Virginia at the end of the American Civil War. Published in 1883, the illustration is now in the public domain. Digital restoration by Steven Wynn Photography.

This is an engraving drawn by William Momberger and engraved by J.C. McRae. The date was 1863 and it was engraved expressly for Abbott's Civil War. Photo is 600dpi by Michael Poe.

Vintage illustration features the Battle of Pea Ridge, an American Civil War battle fought from May 7 to 8, 1862 between the U.S. Army of the Southwest and the Confederate Army of the West. The battle was fought near Leetown, northeast of Fayetteville, Arkansas and resulted in a Union victory.

Union soldiers advance in battle. Engraving published 1896. Original edition is from my own archives. Copyright has expired and is in Public Domain.

Battle Of Gettysburg - American Civil War

Image depicts a US Army officer, representing the Freedmen's Bureau, standing between a group of whites and a group of freedmen. The Freedmen's Bureau was created by Congress in 1865 to assist former Black slaves and poor whites in the South after the Civil War. It provided aid such as food, housing, medical care, and education, as well as legal help and land settlement. The bureau essentially became one of America's first social welfare programs. However, due to limited resources and political obstacles related to race and Reconstruction, the bureau was not able to fully carry out its programs.

group of american civil war soldiers silhouettes in black on white background

Vintage illustration features the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain, fought during the Atlanta Campaign of the American Civil War on June 27, 1864.

Vector illustration of a realistic American Civil war era cannon in black on white background

Map from “A History of the United States for America for Schools” 1895

General Robert E Lee surrendered and brought about the end of the American Civil War. He rides with his troops after surrender in Virginia.

vector illustration silhouette in black on white background of two American Civil war era drummer boys and a soldier on a hill

Background illustration of an old paper with a print of a waving Flag of Union Flag (1861-1863)

Vintage illustration represents the emancipation of Southern slaves at the end of the American Civil War. This image contrasts the life of a slave and that of a free man's life.

Old XIX century engraving of an Union soldier from the US Civil War. Click to see more US-related historic images:

American soldiers in uniform of civil war times on white background

Vintage illustration features the Battle of Shiloh (also known as the Battle of Pittsburg Landing), an American Civil War battle fought in April 1862 between the U.S. Army of the Tennessee and the Confederate Army of Mississippi. The battle was fought in Hardin County, Tennessee and resulted in a Union victory.

Silhouettes of American Civil War Soldiers, cannon and horse. Union, Confederate, and boy soldiers.

From Nurse and Spy in the Union Army - 1865

Various old cannon silhouettes.

Vector Textured Grunge illustration of a Waving Flag of USA during the American Civil War. All elements neatly layers and groups. Sepia overtone on a separate group

Flag of the USA at the time of the American Civil War with 34 stars.

Engraving of Group of Ellsworth's Chicago Zocave Cadets Civil War Engraving from "Famous Leaders and Battle Scenes of the Civil War," Published in 1864. Copyright has expired on this artwork. Digitally restored.

Vintage image shows women attending to wounded soldiers in a large field hospital tent during the American Civi War.

19th Century engraving of 'The Attack On Fort Sumter'. This print was published in 1878 in the book 'Our Country, Vol. III', On the title page it says, 'Household History for All Readers' 1878. This print is in my possession. Scanned at 2400 dpi high resolution available image is 600dpi. Public domain. Photo by M. Poe

Vintage illustration features Union and Confederate soldiers engaged in combat during the attack of the Massachusetts 54th Infantry Regiment on Fort Wagner, Morris Island, South Carolina, on July 18th 1863. The 54th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that saw extensive service in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Authorized by the Emancipation Proclamation, the regiment consisted of African-American enlisted men commanded by white officers.

Vintage illustration shows a wounded American Civil War soldier in the care of a doctor.

Map of Gettysburg and it's Vecinity

Patriotic American Tattoo

United States of America civil war Union (North) and Confederacy (South) flags vector set

Antique illustration

Silhouettes of American Civil War soldiers. Union and confederate; cavalry and infantry.

The Sanitary Commission provides medical care for soldiers injured and disabled during the Civil War. Illustration published in The New Eclectic History of the United States by M. E. Thalheimer (American Book Company; New York, Cincinnati, and Chicago) in 1881 and 1890. Copyright expired; artwork is in Public Domain.

Map of the United States Civil War military campaigns. Illustration published in The New Eclectic History of the United States by M. E. Thalheimer (American Book Company; New York, Cincinnati, and Chicago) in 1881 and 1890. Copyright expired; artwork is in Public Domain.

Vintage engraved illustration isolated on white background - Old artillery cannon (15cm)

Bombardment of fort Sumter. Vintage engraving circa late 19th century. Digital restoration by Pictore. Confederate gunners fired on Ft. Sumter in Charleston, SC on April 12, 1861. Ft. Sumter fell 34 hours later.

Confederacy Civil War America, vector illustration cartoon.

Letter by General Ulysses S. Grant with the demand "unconditional surrender" to General Simon Bolivar Buckner during the Battle of Fort Donelson on February 16, 1862, during the American Civil War. Facsimile, published in 1886.

Vintage image represents the Emancipation Proclamation, an executive order issued by President Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863, close to the third year of the American Civil War. The proclamation declared "that all persons held as slaves" within the rebellious states "are, and henceforward shall be free."

Vector graphic illustration black silhouette of civil war soldiers on the battlefield during a civil war reenactment

Engraving From 1882 Showing Abraham Lincoln Signing The Emancipation Proclamation Which Ended Slavery.

Vintage engraving of Harriet Tubman (1822-1913), an American abolitionist and political activist. Born into slavery, Tubman escaped and later made some 13 missions to rescue approximately 70 slaves using the network of anti-slavery activists and safe houses known as the Underground Railroad. During the American Civil War, she served as an armed scout and spy for the Union Army. In her later years, Tubman was an activist in the movement for women's suffrage.

Vintage illustration features portraits of African-American heroes, including Blanche Kelso Bruce, Frederick Douglass, and Hiram Rhoades Revels, surrounded by scenes of African-American life in the mid 1800s and portraits of Abraham Lincoln, James A. Garfield, and Ulysses S. Grant.

American soldiers in uniform of civil war times on white background

Color bearer, Sergeant Benjamin Crippen refused to give up the American flag while shaking his fist at Confederates during the Union retreat from McPherson Ridge, Pennsylvania. Engraving published 1896. Original edition is from my own archives. Copyright has expired and is in Public Domain.

An engraved vintage illustration image of a Union Cavalry charge towards the Confederate Army during the American Civil War, from a Victorian book dated 1880 that is no longer in copyright

Vintage engraving from1846 of a scene from the English Civil War (1642 to 1651) showing Montrose's retreat to the Highlands

Vintage illustration featuring the Battle of the Wilderness, the first battle of Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant's 1864 Virginia Overland Campaign against General Robert E. Lee and the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia in the American Civil War. The battle was fought May 5-7, 1864.

Engraving of Morning Mustering of the "Contrabands" at Fortress Monroe, on Their Way to Their Day's Work Civil War Engraving from "Famous Leaders and Battle Scenes of the Civil War," Published in 1864. Copyright has expired on this artwork. Digitally restored.

Vintage portrait of Abraham Lincoln, 16th president of the United States of America.

Vintage illustration features a group of African-Americans dancing in celebration for Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day, Jubilee Day, and Cel-Liberation Day, an American holiday celebrated annually on June 19. It commemorates June 19, 1865, when Union general Gordon Granger read federal orders in Galveston, Texas, that all previously enslaved people in Texas were free. This marks the emancipation of the last remaining enslaved African-Americans in the Confederacy.

Union and Confederate soldiers fight at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. American Civil War. Illustration published in First Lessons in Our Country’s History by William Swinton, A.M. (Ivison, Blakeman, Taylor, & Company, New York and Chicago) in 1872.

Confederate and Union Soldiers shake hands after the American Civil War. Engraving published 1896. Original edition is from my own archives. Copyright has expired and is in Public Domain.

Benjamin F. Butler's Contraband Decision: Major General Benjamin Butler refused to return escaped slaves to slaveholders who supported the Confederacy.

Cannon - Scanned 1887 Engraving