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Engraving of Fort Sumter, Charleston Harbor, Charleston, South Carolina, Civil War Engraving. from "Famous Leaders and Battle Scenes of the Civil War," Published in 1864. Copyright has expired on this artwork. Digitally restored.

Engraving of the Passage Down the Ohio River of General Negley's Pennsylvania Brigade, en route for the Seat of War in Kentucky, 1861, from "Famous Leaders and Battle Scenes of the Civil War," Published in 1864. Copyright has expired on this artwork. Digitally restored.

USS Tuscarora, a steamship launched 1861, served in the Union Navy during the American Civil War. Illustration published in Steam Navy of the United States by Frank M. Bennett (Press of W.T. Nicholson: Pittsburgh) in 1896. Copyright expired; artwork is in Public Domain.

"Vintage engraving from 1863 of the Battle of Port Royal which was one of the earliest amphibious operations of the American Civil War, in which a United States Navy fleet and United States Army expeditionary force captured Port Royal Sound, South Carolina."

The Union warship Kearsarge sunk the Confederate ship Alabama in a battle during the U.S. Civil War, June 19, 1864, off the coast of France. 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.

Admiral Farragut's Union fleet is sailing to Vicksburg, Mississippi, during the American Civil War in May-July,1863. Engraving published 1896. Original edition is from my own archives. Copyright has expired and is in Public Domain.

Naval Battles at Fort Jackson and Saint Phillip, Louisiana, during the American Civil War in April1862. It was a turning point of the war when the Union won access to the Mississippi River. Engraving published 1896. Original edition is from my own archives. Copyright has expired and is in Public Domain.

An August Morning with Farragut; the Battle of Mobile Bay, 5 August 1864, painting by William Heysham Overend. Vintage etching circa 19th century.

The Union warship Kearsarge sunk the Confederate ship Alabama in a battle during the U.S. Civil War, June 19, 1864, off the coast of France. Painted by J O Davidson. Engraving published 1898. Copyright expired; artwork is in Public Domain.

Sinking of the Alabama by Julian O. Davidson (circa 19th century). Vintage etching circa late 19th century.

Vintage engraving from 1878 showing the CSS Nashville destroying a federal merchantman duriing the American Civil War

Vintage engraving showing the Monitor passing the Vicksburg batteries during the American Civil War

Engraving of the Attack Upon the Attack Upon the Batteries at the Entrance of Acqua Creek, Potomac River, by various United States Vessels, June 1, 1861, Civil War Engraving from "Famous Leaders and Battle Scenes of the Civil War," Published in 1864. Copyright has expired on this artwork. Digitally restored.

Grant's City Point headquarters were based at Appomattox Plantation, situated on a bluff overlooking the rivers. From tents on the east lawn, replaced in the winter with cabins, Grant and his officers coordinated the Union campaign.

Civil war ship congress ready for battle

CSS Harriet Lane Steam Ship was designed by Engineer William Web and launch November 1857 for the Treasury Department. The ship later served for both the Union and Confederate Navies during the American Civil War. Illustration published in Steam Navy of the United States by Frank M. Bennett (Press of W.T. Nicholson: Pittsburgh) in 1896. Copyright expired; artwork is in Public Domain.

Drone Aerial View of Downtown Mobile Alabama AL Skyline

View from the boat of Fort Sumter National Monument in Charleston SC. USA

A set of movie genre icons. A compendium of ideas for genres from westerns to fantasy.

Vector map and icons bout the state of maryland, USA.

The Refugee Family with Children. Sailing to Europe on the Boat. Land Transition and Life in the Refugee Camp. European Migrant Crisis Concept. Vector Illustration, isolated.

Battle in the Charleston Harbor, South Carolina, during the American Civil War. Illustration published in 1895. Copyright expired; artwork is in Public Domain.

Aerial Panorama of Downtown Mobile, Alabama, USA Skyline

taken this picture of the deserted and virgin beach of West Ship Island Mississippi. Tried to capture the seascape and landscape in its entirety. The sea water on the greener side and the beach is deserted facing Gulf of Mexico.

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.

Charleston SC - March 29, 2019: View of Fort Sumter full of tourist, National Monument in Charleston SC. USA

Baltimore, Maryland, USA: single-gundeck sloop-of-war USS Constellation - used as a commerce raider to disrupt slave trade along the African coast, it attacked civilian ships but never faced other warships - last sail-only warship designed and built by the US Navy - Baltimore Inner Harbor - photo by M.Torres

A US Civil War battle between two ironclad ships, the Monitor and the Merrimac. Illustration published 1895. Copyright expired; artwork is in Public Domain.

Engraving of Bombardment of Fort Walker, Port Royal Harbor, by the Vessels of the Federal Fleet, November 7, 1861 Civil War Engraving from "Famous Leaders and Battle Scenes of the Civil War," Published in 1864. Original edition from my own archives. Copyright has expired on this artwork. Digitally restored.

USS Constitution is a wooden-hulled, three-masted heavy frigate of the United States Navy. Named by President George Washington after the Constitution of the United States of America, she is the world's oldest commissioned naval vessel afloat

Camden, New Jersey, USA - June 14, 2015: Waterfront in Camden, New Jersey along the Delaware River with Adventure Aquarium, Battleship New Jersey, and Port of Camden. The Walt Whitman Bridge, SS United States and Philadelphia in the far background

Cannons on a large schooner ready for firing!

Spanish Armada attacked by the British Fleet from out-of-copyright 1891 book "Picturesque England".

Destroyed houses during Karabakh war in Shusha city of Azerbaijan.

Dirty hands holding wire in times of chaos

Computer generated 3D illustration with a submarine from the American Civil War

Japanese history icon collection Edo period edition

Engraving of US president George Washington crossing river Delaware 1882

The CSS Alabama sinks after battle with USS Kearsarge in 1864 off the coast of France, where it went to get repaired, during the American Civil War. Engraving published 1896. Original edition is from my own archives. Copyright has expired and is in Public Domain.

Boston, MA, USA - Nov 23, 2022: View of USS Constitution, a heavy frigate of the United States Navy moored close to The Freedom Trail in Boston, Massachusetts. She is the world's oldest ship still afloat. Constitution is most noted for her actions during the War of 1812 against the United Kingdom when she captured numerous merchant ships and defeated five smaller British warships.

Vintage engraving of a scene from the Chilean Civil War of 1891. Warship firing on the garrison in Valparaiso harbour

CSS Alabama sinking - scanned 1886 engraving

taken this picture of the deserted and virgin beach of West Ship Island Mississippi. Tried to capture the seascape and landscape in its entirety. The sea water on the greener side and the beach is deserted facing Gulf of Mexico.

Clipper escaping the CSS Alabama - scanned 1886 engraving

taken this picture of the deserted and virgin beach of West Ship Island Mississippi. Tried to capture the seascape and landscape in its entirety. The sea water on the greener side and the beach is deserted facing Gulf of Mexico.

Drone Aerial View of Downtown Mobile Alabama AL Skyline

View from the boat of Fort Sumter National Monument in Charleston SC. USA

Boston, USA - July 20, 2018: The world's oldest commissioned naval vessel still afloat and berthed at Pier 1 of the former Charlestown Navy Yard, at one end of Boston's Freedom Trail.

Charleston SC - March 29, 2019: View of Fort Sumter full of tourist, National Monument in Charleston SC. USA

Vintage engraving of a scene from the American Civil War, Union navy passing Confederate forts below New Orleans

An American Civil War naval battle involving the ironclads ‘Merrimac' (aka ‘CSS Virginia’) and ‘USS Monitor' in Hampton Roads, at the mouth of the James River, Virginia, on the 8th-9th March 1862: with neither party being able to declare conclusive victory. From “The Illustrated London News” dated Saturday April 12th, 1862. “The Illustrated London News” was the world’s first illustrated weekly newspaper and was first published in 1842 by Herbert Ingram.

Image of the attack on Roanoke Island from 1899.






