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Home / Collections / Civil War Sites and Battlefields

Civil War Sites and Battlefields

Black and white photographs of battlefields and relics from the American Civil War.

To date, sites include

  • Chickamauga (Chattanooga)
  • Fort Massachusetts (Ship Island, Mississippi)
  • Fort Negley (Nashville)
  • Franklin, Tennessee (Carnton and Carter House)
  • Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
  • Perryville Battlefield, Kentucky
  • Stones River/Fortress Rosecrans Earthworks/McFadden Farm (Murfreesboro)

More to come.

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Black and white landscape photograph of a small creek winding through the grass of an open field on a gloomy, atmospheric day.

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A Meandering Creek (DSC01268)

from $108.00

Black and white photograph of iron flourishes on an old fence at the historic house at Carnton, in Franklin, Tennessee. Carnton is a Federal-style house built in 1826. The house and farm was a key site of the American Civil War during the Battle of Franklin in 1864.

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Antique Iron Fence (IMG_0532)

from $108.00

Black and white photograph of thick, brick walls with a series of repeated arched doorways, captured in dramatic lighting.

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Arches Within Arches - Black and White Architectural Photograph (A0015739)

from $108.00

Black and white photograph of thick, brick columns and arches inside an old fort, but resembling something like a castle or dungeon.

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Brick Columns and Arches - Black and White Architectural Photograph (A0015734)

from $108.00

Black and white photograph of the Brotherton cabin at Chickamauga Battlefield site in Georgia, near Chattanooga, Tennessee.

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Brotherton Cabin on the Chickamauga Civil War Battlefield (IMG_4473)

from $108.00

Black and white photograph of a civil war cannon on the site of the bloody battle of Murfreesboro, Tennessee on Stones River civil war battlefield.

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Cannon at Stones River Civil War Battlefield, Murfreesboro, Tennessee (IMG_5411)

from $85.00

Black and white photograph of the muzzle of a civil war cannon at Stones River National Military Cemetery in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. The engraving reads "No. 390. Revere Copper Co. 1240 lbs. C.C. 1864."

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Cannon at Stones River National Military Cemetery, Murfreesboro, Tennessee (IMG_6198)

from $85.00

Black and white photograph of one of the iconic Civil War-era cannons still overlooking the city of Chattanooga from Pointe Park on top of Lookout Mountain.

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Cannons Over Chattanooga: Black and White Landscape Photograph (DSC03496)

from $108.00

Black and white photograph of an ornate metal fence around the Civil War cemetery on the property at Carnton Plantation, near the location of one of the fiercest battles of the Civil War.

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Carnton Civil War Cemetery (IMG_0530)

from $96.00

Black and white photograph of the exterior back porch of the historic Carter House in Franklin, Tennessee, with original bullet holes from the battle of Franklin still visible in the siding.

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Civil War Bullet Holes in the Carter House in Franklin, Tennessee (IMG_0779)

from $108.00

Black and white landscape photograph of a cornfield in winter, with a stormy sky heavy overhead.

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Cornfield in Winter (A0019626)

from $108.00

Black and white photograph of a corridor of repeated arched brick doorways, captured in dramatic lighting.

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Corridor of Arches - Black and White Architectural Photograph (A0015716)

from $108.00

Black and white photograph of the wooded landscape at the Chickamauga Battlefield, in Georgia, not far from Chattanooga, Tennessee.

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Dark Forest at Chickamauga Battlefield (IMG_4463)

from $108.00

Set of two black and white fine art photographs of an old stone wall running across the beautiful winter landscape at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Sold as a matched pair intended to be framed and displayed side-by-side.

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Eternal Landscape Stone Wall (Diptych): Black and White Photographs (DSC01326A-7A)

from $189.00

Black and white architectural photograph of the thick, brick arches and niches inside Fort Massachusetts, the Civil War-era fort perched atop the sandy sliver of Ship Island, 12 miles off the coast of Mississippi.

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Fort Massachusetts Arches - Black and White Photograph (A0015672)

from $108.00

Black and white photograph of the Civil War-era Fort Massachusetts amidst the sand dunes on Ship Island, 12 miles off the coast of Mississippi in the Gulf of Mexico.

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Fort Massachusetts Civil War Fort on Ship Island (A0015867)

from $108.00

Black and white photograph of the old limestone walls of Fort Negley in the tall grass and weeds near Nashville. Fort Negley is a star-shaped structure built of limestone blocks on a hilltop south of the city, and was the largest inland fort built during the American Civil War. The fort was built by the Union army in 1862 as a defensive post after the Confederates lost control of Nashville in successive battles, but with fighting concentrated in other areas, the fort never saw action.

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Fort Negley - Old Limestone Walls Amongst the Weeds, Nashville (A0006993)

from $108.00

Black and white photograph of the old stone ruins of Fort Negley on a hillside near Nashville. Fort Negley is a star-shaped structure built of limestone blocks on a hilltop south of the city, and was the largest inland fort built during the American Civil War. The fort was built by the Union army in 1862 as a defensive post after the Confederates lost control of Nashville in successive battles, but with fighting concentrated in other areas, the fort never saw action.

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Fort Negley - Old Stone Walls Among the Weeds, Nashville (A0007008)

from $108.00

Black and white photograph of the old stone walls of Fort Negley Civil War fort, overgrown with weeds and plants in the woods near Nashville, Tennessee. Fort Negley is a star-shaped structure built of limestone blocks on a hilltop south of the city, and was the largest inland fort built during the American Civil War. The fort was built by the Union army in 1862 as a defensive post after the Confederates lost control of Nashville in successive battles, but with fighting concentrated in other areas, the fort

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Fort Negley - Overgrown Limestone Walls in the Woods Near Nashville (A0006905)

from $108.00

Black and white photograph of the old limestone walls of Fort Negley on a hillside near Nashville. Fort Negley is a star-shaped structure built of limestone blocks on a hilltop south of the city, and was the largest inland fort built during the American Civil War. The fort was built by the Union army in 1862 as a defensive post after the Confederates lost control of Nashville in successive battles, but with fighting concentrated in other areas, the fort never saw action.

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Fort Negley - Overgrown Stone Walls on a Hillside Near Nashville (A0006924)

from $108.00

Black and white photograph of thistles growing atop the old limestone walls of Fort Negley near Nashville. Fort Negley is a star-shaped structure built of limestone blocks on a hilltop south of the city, and was the largest inland fort built during the American Civil War. The fort was built by the Union army in 1862 as a defensive post after the Confederates lost control of Nashville in successive battles, but with fighting concentrated in other areas, the fort never saw action.

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Fort Negley - Thistles Growing Atop the Ruined Walls in Nashville (A0006961)

from $108.00

Black and white photograph of the view from the old stone ruins of Fort Negley on a hillside near Nashville. Fort Negley is a star-shaped structure built of limestone blocks on a hilltop south of the city, and was the largest inland fort built during the American Civil War. The fort was built by the Union army in 1862 as a defensive post after the Confederates lost control of Nashville in successive battles, but with fighting concentrated in other areas, the fort never saw action.

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Fort Negley - View from the Ruins (A0007088)

from $108.00

Black and white photograph of the old limestone walls with steps at Fort Negley near Nashville. Fort Negley is a star-shaped structure built of limestone blocks on a hilltop south of the city, and was the largest inland fort built during the American Civil War. The fort was built by the Union army in 1862 as a defensive post after the Confederates lost control of Nashville in successive battles, but with fighting concentrated in other areas, the fort never saw action.

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Fort Negley Steps and Stone Walls in Nashville (A0007051)

from $108.00

Black and white photograph of the front door of the historic Carter House in Franklin, Tennessee. The house and its property was a site of bloody fighting during the battle of Franklin, and bullet holes can still be seen in the house and outbuildings. A bullet scar can be seen in the woodwork next to this old door.

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Front Doors to the Historic Carter House - Franklin, Tennessee (A0010713)

from $42.00

Black and white photograph of the old stone gate at the Fort Negley Civil War site in Nashville, Tennessee. Fort Negley is a star-shaped structure built of limestone blocks on a hilltop south of the city, and was the largest inland fort built during the American Civil War. The fort was built by the Union army in 1862 as a defensive post after the Confederates lost control of Nashville in successive battles, but with fighting concentrated in other areas, the fort never saw action.

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Front Gate at Old Fort Negley, Nashville (A0007107)

from $108.00

Black and white landscape photograph of a cemetery tree covered in ivy, with a broken gravestone on the historic McFadden farm. The tree sits in the middle of a Civil War battlefield site.

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Graveyard on McFadden Farm (IMG_0358)

from $85.00

Black and white photograph of a horse head hitching post in the yard at the historic Carter House in Franklin, Tennessee. The house and its property was a site of bloody fighting during the battle of Franklin, and bullet holes can still be seen in shed in the background.

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Horse Head Post at the Historic Carter House - Franklin, Tennessee (IMG_0786)

from $108.00

Black and white landscape photograph on the site of the old Civil War-era Fort Negley in Nashville, Tennessee.

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Landscape at Old Ft. Negley, Nashville (A0007105)

from $108.00

Black and white photograph of historic brick architecture set among the bucolic landscape of Appomattox, Virginia.

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Landscape with a Historic Building at Appomattox, Virginia - Black and White Photograph (DSC01342)

from $108.00

Black and white landscape photograph of rolling hills with a big dark tree behind a split rail fence.

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Landscape with Big Tree and Split Rail Fence: Black and White Photograph (DSC01249)

from $108.00

Black and white photograph of a lazy cat resting in the cool shade of an old shed that still displays bullet holes from the Civil War battle of Franklin, which took place in 1864.

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Lazy Cat in the Shade of a Civil War Era Shed, Franklin, Tennessee (IMG_0765)

from $108.00

Black and white photograph of a little white farmhouse set in the wintery Pennsylvania landscape, with tall trees and an old stone wall in the foreground

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Little White Farmhouse: Black and White Photograph (DSC01319)

from $108.00

Black and white landscape photograph of Chattanooga and the Tennessee River as seen from the top of Lookout Mountain

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Long View of Chattanooga from Lookout Mountain: Black and White Landscape Photograph (DSC03499)

from $108.00

Black and white landscape photograph of a big old cemetery tree covered arching over a broken gravestone on the historic McFadden farm.

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McFadden's Tree (IMG_8433)

from $85.00

Black and white architectural photograph of the Gulf of Mexico, as seen through one of the heavy brick gun ports at Civil War-era Fort Massachusetts, on Ship Island, Mississippi.

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Ocean View from a Window of Fort Massachusetts - Black and White Photograph (A0015685)

from $108.00

Black and white landscape photograph of an old dry-built stone wall on the Pennsylvania landscape in early winter.

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Pennsylvania Stone Wall: Black and White Photograph (DSC01309)

from $108.00

One-of-a-kind original black and white Polaroid photograph of an authentic cannon from the American Civil War seen on a historic battlefield site.  Archivally mounted and overmatted with white 4-ply mat.  Ready to fit an 11″ x 14″ frame. Only 1 left!

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Remnants of a Long-Ago War: Original Polaroid Photograph Matted to 11 x 14

$106.00

Black and white photograph of rocking chairs on the back porch at the historic Carnton house in Franklin, Tennessee.

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Rocking Chairs on the Porch at Carnton House (P6014040)

from $108.00

Black and white landscape photograph of a sycamore tree with barren winter branches outstretched over the Pennsylvania landscape and an old dry-built stone wall.

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Sycamore Tree and Stone Wall: Black and White Photograph (DSC01272)

from $108.00

Black and white photograph of a black cannon, covered in rain drops, as it looks out over the landscape at the Chickamauga Battlefield, in Georgia, not far from Chattanooga, Tennessee.

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The Sky Still Cries at Chickamauga Battlefield (IMG_4424)

from $108.00

Black and white photograph of the columns of the old Windsor ruins in the Mississippi Delta.  Completed in 1861, the house survived the Civil War due to its service as a field hospital for the Union Army, but was burned to the ground in 1890 when cigar ashes fell into a pile renovation rubble.

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The Windsor Ruins in Mississippi - Black and White Photograph (Square Format) (636580_0005X)

from $64.00

Black and white landscape photograph of two big, stark trees growing on the slope of a hill along the line of a split rail fence.

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Two Trees and Swollen Earth (A0019593)

from $108.00

Black and white landscape photograph of Chattanooga, Tennessee as seen from a high promontory at Pointe Park on Lookout Mountain

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View of Chattanooga from Lookout Mountain: Black and White Landscape Photograph (DSC03470)

from $108.00

Black and white photograph overlooking the city of Chattanooga and the Tennessee River from Pointe Park on top of Lookout Mountain.

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View of Chattanooga from Lookout Mountain: Black and White Landscape Photograph (KD005040X)

from $108.00

Black and white landscape photograph of a tree in winter, standing atop an Earthen wall built by soldiers in 1863, to act as a defensive fortification during the US Civil War.

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Winter Tree Atop an Earthen Mound (49460001)

from $64.00

Black and white landscape photograph of a tree in winter, surrounded by tall grass in an open pasture.

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Winter Tree in an Open Pasture (49460011)

from $64.00

Black and white photograph of a wooden door in an old brick outbuilding on the property of the historic Carter House in Franklin, Tennessee. The house and its property was the site of bloody fighting during the battle of Franklin, and original musket ball holes can still be seen in the house and sheds.

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Wooden Door at the Historic Carter House in Franklin, Tennessee (IMG_0813)

from $108.00

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