Category: Civil Wars

Mid-stride on an exposed city street, a mother grips a potted plant as if it were as essential as food or medicine, her eyes turned to the side in a quick, wary check of the open ground ahead. Just in front of her, a young girl breaks into a run, skirt and cardigan lifting with…

A man stands at the threshold of a shattered storefront, gripping a crutch and a small bag as if both are equally necessary for getting through the day. Behind him, jagged glass frames a dark interior where another figure lingers in the background, half-hidden by the broken panes. The street-level view emphasizes how ordinary errands…

A child’s face appears in the small, jagged opening of a shattered pane, framed by a grid of metal bars and a spiderweb of cracks. The broken glass reads like a map of violence—pocked, splintered, and uneven—yet the boy’s steady gaze pulls the viewer away from the damage and toward the human cost behind it.…

Pocked by shrapnel and hollowed-out windows, the apartment block on Sarajevo’s frontline rises like a scarred monument to urban war. Whole sections of façade are peppered with impact marks, balconies stand exposed, and the building’s geometry feels both familiar and unnervingly broken—every opening a reminder that ordinary domestic spaces became targets during a civil conflict.

Under a rough shelter of pine boughs and canvas, a small crowd gathers at headquarters outside Petersburg, Virginia, in 1864, turning a patch of ground into a makeshift arena. Men lounge on camp stools and the bare earth, hats tilted against the sun, their attention drawn toward the center where two roosters are being handled…

Framed by an ornate oval mat, a Union soldier sits beside his wife with two young daughters positioned at either side, forming a careful family tableau from the Civil War era. The man’s dark military jacket and cap, marked with bright buttons, contrast with the women’s soft capes and brimmed hats, details that speak to…

Nancy Maria Hill—often remembered by the name Annie Hill—appears here in a quiet, close portrait that favors candor over ornament. Her hair is drawn back neatly, and the plain dress and high collar keep attention on her steady gaze and composed profile. The soft, faded tonal range suggests a well-handled studio print, yet the expression…

Jane Jennings—also remembered as Janet—appears here in a formal studio portrait, posed in three-quarter view with a calm, steady gaze. The plain backdrop and soft lighting draw attention to small period details: neatly center-parted hair, a light head covering, and a high-collared dress fastened with a line of buttons. It’s the kind of composed likeness…

Low in the water and built for hard river work, the Union gunboat USS Fort Hindman sits on the Mississippi with two tall smokestacks rising above a long, enclosed deck. A stark “13” is visible on the pilothouse, while an American flag flutters at the stern, marking the vessel’s allegiance even in this quiet moment.…

Dust hangs over a broad Juarez street as two rebel fighters sprint through open ground, bodies pitched forward with the urgency of incoming fire. Along the left wall, a cluster of armed men presses into the thin shade of an adobe building, rifles held ready, hats low, and backs tight to the plaster. The road…