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Military construction in the 1800's, Gulf Islands National Seashore, 2015.

Military construction in the 1800's, Gulf Islands National Seashore, 2...

From 1825 to the eve of the civil war in 1981, military construction projects on Pensacola Bay involved hundreds of enslaved African-Americans. Fort Pickens and Fort Barrancas are monuments to the skill and toi... More

Military construction in the 1800's, Gulf Islands National Seashore, 2015.

Military construction in the 1800's, Gulf Islands National Seashore, 2...

From 1825 to the eve of the civil war in 1981, military construction projects on Pensacola Bay involved hundreds of enslaved African-Americans. Fort Pickens and Fort Barrancas are monuments to the skill and toi... More

General Bragg's camp, as seen from Fort Pickens / / drawn by an officer of the fort. Interior of a sand-bag battery at Pensacolo bearing on Fort Pickens / sketched by our artist, who has been traveling with W.H. Russell, LL.D., Barrister at Law

General Bragg's camp, as seen from Fort Pickens / / drawn by an office...

Illus. in: Harper's weekly, 1861 June 15, p. 373. Public domain photograph of a locomotive, train car, railroad trucks, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Scenes at and around Fort Pickens / sketches by officers of the garrison.

Scenes at and around Fort Pickens / sketches by officers of the garris...

Illus. in: Harper's weekly, 1861 Dec. 14, p. 793. Public domain photograph - United States during American Civil War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

View of the harbor of Pensacola--Santa Rosa Island and Fort Pickens in the fore-ground, Rebel batteries and Navy-Yard in the distance / / sketched by our special artist. The great review at Bailey's Cross Road, Virginia, on November 20, 1861 / sketched by our special artist from the top of a barn

View of the harbor of Pensacola--Santa Rosa Island and Fort Pickens in...

Illus. in: Harper's weekly, 1861 December 7, pp. 776-777. Public domain photograph of a navy ship, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Interesting bird's eye view of the seat of war. Showing parts of the states of Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, and North Carolina; and also the coast line from Cape Henry to Fort Pickens, with the United States blockading fleet.

Interesting bird's eye view of the seat of war. Showing parts of the s...

Scale not given. Title in braille LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 18.3 "The above bird's-eye view of the seat of war, shows the relative position of the important points embraced in all the great military operatio... More

Relief of Fort Pickens, by the United States fleet, March 23, 1861 / sketched from the wheel-house of the Atlantic by an officer of the expedition.

Relief of Fort Pickens, by the United States fleet, March 23, 1861 / s...

Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, 1861 May 11, pp. 408-409.

Lieut. Slemmer, U.S.A, commanding Fort Pickens from a Daguerreotype

Lieut. Slemmer, U.S.A, commanding Fort Pickens from a Daguerreotype

Illustration shows head-and-shoulders portrait of Lieutenant Adam J. Slemmer. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, v. 5, no. 217 (1861 Feb. 23), p. 125.

Wall bricks military fort.
Wall bricks military fort.
Cannon gun military fort. A cannon sitting on top of a train track

Cannon gun military fort. A cannon sitting on top of a train track

Architecture stock photograph: A cannon sitting on top of a circular platform / A cannon sitting on top of a train track.

Tunnel arch bricks. A tunnel in a brick building with a red fire hydrant

Tunnel arch bricks. A tunnel in a brick building with a red fire hydra...

Architecture stock photograph: A view of the inside of a brick building / A tunnel in a brick building with a red fire hydrant.

Pictorial map of the seat of war, showing parts of the states of Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, and North Carolina, and also the coast line from Cape Henry to Fort Pickens, with the United States blockading fleet

Pictorial map of the seat of war, showing parts of the states of Maryl...

From: Harper's weekly, June 8, 1861, p. 360-361. Relief shown by shading. This item is in the Map Collection of the Library of Virginia; please contact the Library's Archives Research Services department for mo... More

Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: Montgomery C. Meigs to William H. Seward, Monday, April 01, 1861 (Situation at Fort Pickens)
Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: Winfield Scott to Abraham Lincoln, Monday, April 01, 1861 (Report on Fort Pickens)
Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: Winfield Scott to William H. Seward, Monday, April 01, 1861 (Effort to reinforce Fort Pickens)
Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: Israel Vogdes to Edward D. Townsend, Monday, April 01, 1861 (Reinforcement of Fort Pickens)
Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: Montgomery C. Meigs, Tuesday, May 14, 1861 (Memorandum on Ordnance Stores for Fort Pickens)
Gideon Welles Papers: Speeches and Writings, 1822-1878; Articles and other writings; "Fort Pickens," 1871
Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: Montgomery C. Meigs, Tuesday, May 14, 1861 (Memorandum on Ordnance Stores for Fort Pickens)
Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: Montgomery C. Meigs to William H. Seward, Monday, April 01, 1861 (Situation at Fort Pickens)
Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: Winfield Scott to William H. Seward, Monday, April 01, 1861 (Effort to reinforce Fort Pickens)
Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: Israel Vogdes to Edward D. Townsend, Monday, April 01, 1861 (Reinforcement of Fort Pickens)
Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: Winfield Scott to Abraham Lincoln, Monday, April 01, 1861 (Report on Fort Pickens)
Pictorial map of the seat of war, showing parts of the states of Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, and North Carolina, and also the coast line from Cape Henry to Fort Pickens, with the United States blockading fleet

Pictorial map of the seat of war, showing parts of the states of Maryl...

From: Harper's weekly, June 8, 1861, p. 360-361. Relief shown by shading. This item is in the Map Collection of the Library of Virginia; please contact the Library's Archives Research Services department for mo... More

Gideon Welles Papers: Speeches and Writings, 1822-1878; Articles and other writings; "Fort Pickens," 1871
Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: Winfield Scott to Abraham Lincoln, Monday, April 01, 1861 (Report on Fort Pickens)
Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: Montgomery C. Meigs to William H. Seward, Monday, April 01, 1861 (Situation at Fort Pickens)
Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: Israel Vogdes to Edward D. Townsend, Monday, April 01, 1861 (Reinforcement of Fort Pickens)
Gideon Welles Papers: Speeches and Writings, 1822-1878; Articles and other writings; "Fort Pickens," 1871
Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: Israel Vogdes to Edward D. Townsend, Monday, April 01, 1861 (Reinforcement of Fort Pickens)
Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: Winfield Scott to Abraham Lincoln, Monday, April 01, 1861 (Report on Fort Pickens)
Gideon Welles Papers: Speeches and Writings, 1822-1878; Articles and other writings; "Fort Pickens," 1871
Gideon Welles Papers: Speeches and Writings, 1822-1878; Articles and other writings; "Fort Pickens," 1871
Gideon Welles Papers: Speeches and Writings, 1822-1878; Articles and other writings; "Fort Pickens," 1871
Gideon Welles Papers: Speeches and Writings, 1822-1878; Articles and other writings; "Fort Pickens," 1871
Gideon Welles Papers: Speeches and Writings, 1822-1878; Articles and other writings; "Fort Pickens," 1871
Gideon Welles Papers: Speeches and Writings, 1822-1878; Articles and other writings; "Fort Pickens," 1871
Gideon Welles Papers: Speeches and Writings, 1822-1878; Articles and other writings; "Fort Pickens," 1871
Gideon Welles Papers: Speeches and Writings, 1822-1878; Articles and other writings; "Fort Pickens," 1871
Gideon Welles Papers: Speeches and Writings, 1822-1878; Articles and other writings; "Fort Pickens," 1871
Gideon Welles Papers: Speeches and Writings, 1822-1878; Articles and other writings; "Fort Pickens," 1871
Gideon Welles Papers: Speeches and Writings, 1822-1878; Articles and other writings; "Fort Pickens," 1871
Gideon Welles Papers: Speeches and Writings, 1822-1878; Articles and other writings; "Fort Pickens," 1871
Gideon Welles Papers: Speeches and Writings, 1822-1878; Articles and other writings; "Fort Pickens," 1871
Gideon Welles Papers: Speeches and Writings, 1822-1878; Articles and other writings; "Fort Pickens," 1871
Gideon Welles Papers: Speeches and Writings, 1822-1878; Articles and other writings; "Fort Pickens," 1871
Gideon Welles Papers: Speeches and Writings, 1822-1878; Articles and other writings; "Fort Pickens," 1871
Gideon Welles Papers: Speeches and Writings, 1822-1878; Articles and other writings; "Fort Pickens," 1871
Gideon Welles Papers: Speeches and Writings, 1822-1878; Articles and other writings; "Fort Pickens," 1871
Gideon Welles Papers: Speeches and Writings, 1822-1878; Articles and other writings; "Fort Pickens," 1871
Gideon Welles Papers: Speeches and Writings, 1822-1878; Articles and other writings; "Fort Pickens," 1871
Gideon Welles Papers: Speeches and Writings, 1822-1878; Articles and other writings; "Fort Pickens," 1871
Gideon Welles Papers: Speeches and Writings, 1822-1878; Articles and other writings; "Fort Pickens," 1871
Gideon Welles Papers: Speeches and Writings, 1822-1878; Articles and other writings; "Fort Pickens," 1871
Gideon Welles Papers: Speeches and Writings, 1822-1878; Articles and other writings; "Fort Pickens," 1871
Gideon Welles Papers: Speeches and Writings, 1822-1878; Articles and other writings; "Fort Pickens," 1871
Gideon Welles Papers: Speeches and Writings, 1822-1878; Articles and other writings; "Fort Pickens," 1871
Gideon Welles Papers: Speeches and Writings, 1822-1878; Articles and other writings; "Fort Pickens," 1871
Gideon Welles Papers: Speeches and Writings, 1822-1878; Articles and other writings; "Fort Pickens," 1871
Gideon Welles Papers: Speeches and Writings, 1822-1878; Articles and other writings; "Fort Pickens," 1871
Pictorial map of the seat of war, showing parts of the states of Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, and North Carolina, and also the coast line from Cape Henry to Fort Pickens, with the United States blockading fleet

Pictorial map of the seat of war, showing parts of the states of Maryl...

Public domain scan of an 18th-century map, vintage, old, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.

Pictorial map of the seat of war, showing parts of the states of Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, and North Carolina, and also the coast line from Cape Henry to Fort Pickens, with the United States blockading fleet
Pictorial map of the seat of war, showing parts of the states of Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, and North Carolina, and also the coast line from Cape Henry to Fort Pickens, with the United States blockading fleet

Pictorial map of the seat of war, showing parts of the states of Maryl...

Public domain scan of a 17th-18th-century map, vintage, old, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.