Forts & fortifications; Military officers; Prisoners of war
Description of conditions at Fort Delaware by Lammot du Pont. The fort was used to house Confederate prisoners of war. Lammot du Pont served as Captain of Company B of the 5th Delaware Volunteer Infantry, which was assigned to the fort in June...
Officers of the 5th U.S. Artillery and the 12th U.S. Infantry at Fort Hamilton New York. They are identified as follows: front row (L to R); Major Bruen (?) 12th Inf., Col. Martin Burke, and Capt. Putman (?) 12th Inf. Back row (L to R); Lt....
Cartes de visite; Forts & fortifications; Military officers
Carte de visite from an album possibly assembled by Henry Algernon du Pont. Du Pont served at Fort Hamilton, located near Fort Lafayette, from April 1862 to July 1863.
Carte de visite from an album possibly assembled by Henry Algernon du Pont. Du Pont served at Fort Hamilton, located near Fort Lafayette, from April 1862 to July 1863.
Cartes de visite; Forts & fortifications; Military officers; Soldiers
Carte de visite from an album possibly assembled by Henry Algernon du Pont. Du Pont served at Fort Hamilton, located near Fort Lafayette, from April 1862 to July 1863.
The DuPont Company's Fort Hill Works near Cincinnati, Ohio represents the latest technological advances in sulfuric acid production. The Leonard-Monsanto unit pictured her produces five different grades of acid for the steel, soap, chemical,...
Named for Col. James McHenry of Baltimore, an aide to Gen. Washington during the Revolutionary War and who served as Secretary of War from 1796-1800(?). Fort McHenry is located on Whetstone Point on Patapsco River, featured star-shaped dungeons,...
Joseph Parry, a commander of a company in the 5th Delaware Volunteer Infantry, explains the negative effects that extended service at Fort Delaware is having on soldiers' morale and political inclinations. Parry also states that a visit from...
Artillery (Troops); Forts & fortifications; Military officers
Reichard, a Captain in Battery M, 3rd Pennsylvania Artillery, asks Lammot du Pont's help in getting his unit transferred out of Fort Delaware, which he calls a "horrid Post!" Reichard also mentions a visit with Henry du Pont.
Artillery (Troops); Forts & fortifications; Military officers
Copy of du Pont's reply to a letter from Reichard, asking for du Pont's help in having his unit (Battery M, 3rd Pennsylvania Artillery) transferred out of Fort Delaware. Du Pont offers his help and advises Reichard of ways he can apply for a...
Military rations; Military uniforms; Equipment & supplies
List of clothing and equipment issued to Company B (Lammot du Pont's company), 5th Delaware Volunteer Infantry by Lieutenant William Preston, the Regimental Quartermaster. The items were issued at Fort Delaware on 26 June 1863.