Civil War Pictures, Images and Stock Photos

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.

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.

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.

American Civil War Concept. Military silhouettes fighting scene on war fog sky background. Attack scene. Selective focus

Civil War re-enactors march in formation carrying period (1860s) equipment and muskets.

Battle Of Gettysburg - American Civil War

Sunrise silhouette of monument and cannon at Antietam Battlefield at Sharpsburg, Maryland, USA.

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.

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.

Gettysburg Battlefield

A close up shot of a Civil War cannon firing at a civil war re-enactment.

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

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

A reenactment in Virginia. A close up of the hands of an actor, showing vintage attire. Leather gloves cover the actors hands and no face is shown.

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

A cannon from the American Civil War sits silently at sunset at Gettysburg National Battlefield

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

Various old cannon silhouettes.

Civil war hat worn by the typical Union soldier during the American Civil War

Dawn over the Gettysburg battlefield, cannon standing guard.

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.

A pair of cannons at sunset on the Antietam National Battlefield near Sharpsburg, Maryland

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.

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

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

A civil war cannon with a farm house in the background at Cold Harbor

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.

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.

American soldiers in uniform of civil war times on white background

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

Canon aiming at a battlefield of Gettysburg, USA

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."

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.

Gettysburg, PA, USA - July 4,2013 Confederate skirmish line during battle at the 150th Anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg Reenactment.

Ohio's Tribute monument to Carroll's Brigade on East Cemetery Hill. This marks the spot where the 4th Ohio Infantry repelled an attack of the Confederate army. Photo captured near the entranced to the Evergreen Cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

American Civil War Soldier Statue Gettysburg Battlefield

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.

Patriotic American Tattoo

Photograph of an 1862 engraving of General Jeb Stuart and his cavalry near Culpepper Courthouse, Culpeper, Virginia.

From Nurse and Spy in the Union Army - 1865

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

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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.

The Gettysburg Address in Abraham Lincoln's own handwriting overlayed on the statue of Abraham Lincoln inside the Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC.

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.

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

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.

Union soldiers firing cannons - Scanned 1887 Engraving

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.

Civil War reenactment Lakewood Forest Preserve Wauconda Illinois. Picture taken on 07/09/16. Confederate troops are charge Union troops in the battle of Antietam (Also known as Sharpsburg) originally fought on 08/27/1862 in the great state of Maryland.

The Emancipation Proclamation is an executive order issued by President Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863, during the American Civil War. The Proclamation immediately freed 50,000 slaves from the shackles of slavery.