Pictures Of Women In Civil War

In remembrance of the union and confederate soldiers who served in the american civil war the liljenquist family donated their rare collection of over 700 ambrotype and tintype photographs to the.

Pictures of women in civil war. 259 free images of civil war. Photographs of women during the civil war. Prints and photographs division library of congress washington d c 20540 4730. Most images in magazines newspapers and books were artists illustrations and were printed using processes such as engraving or lithography.

In total eight percent of all white males aged 13 to 43 living in america at the dawn of the civil war died during the conflict that s approximately 2 5 percent of the total american population. Images from the civil war time period are scarce compared to today s standards. The american civil war in pictures part 1 1861 1865 this september 1862 photo provided by the library of congress shows allan pinkerton on horseback during the battle of antietam near sharpsburg maryland. War history battlefield cannon soldier military syria gettysburg historic.

Many vietnamese women involved in prostitution against their will lured by promises of well paid work in that time the country was torn by war. Thousands of women in the north and south joined volunteer brigades and signed up to work as nurses. In remembrance of the soldiers who served in the civil war the liljenquist family donated their rare collection of over 700 photographs to the library of congress. During the civil war however american women turned their attention to the world outside the home.