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Title: Siege of Atlanta
Description: L. Prang & Co. lithograph print of the Siege of Atlanta as painted by Thure de Thulstrup, circa 1888.
Object Type: Image

Title: The Burning of Osceola, Missouri
Description: An illustration of James Lane's Sacking of Osceola on September 22, 1861, as published in "The Border Outlaws" (1880) by James W. Buel.
Object Type: Image

Title: Sherman's March to the Sea
Description: Engraving of Sherman's March to the Sea, by Alexander Hay Ritchie.
Object Type: Image

Title: Payne Jones
Description: Charcoal portrait of Payne Jones in hat, shirt, and pullover typical of Quantrill's guerrillas trimmed with buttons along the shoulders, V neck, and tops of pockets. Jones was part of Quantrill's raid on Lawrence, Kansas, August 21, 1863, and the Centralia, Missouri, massacre on September 27, 1864. After the war, he became a member of the James-Younger gang. According to the "Missouri Republican," November 11, 1867, Jones was shot November 6, 1867, during a robbery attempt.
Object Type: Image

Title: Fort Riley
Description: This stereograph of Fort Riley, Kansas was taken by Alexander Gardner. Gardner titles the image, "Fort Riley. No longer an outpost, Kansas. 420 miles west of St. Louis, Mo."
Object Type: Image
Date: 1867

Title: Battle of Westport
Description: Newell Convers Wyeth mural of the Battle of Westport, fought on October 23, 1864, which is displayed at the Missouri State Capitol.
Object Type: Image

Title: Thomas (Tom) Maupin
Description: Charcoal portrait of Thomas (Tom) Maupin wearing a checked shirt covered by a pullover with decorated pockets and decorations around the V neck. Maupin was part of Quantrill's raid on Lawrence, Kansas, August 21, 1863, and the Centralia, Missouri, massacre on September 27, 1864. "Weekly Graphic" of Kirksville, Missouri, April 7, 1882, page 1, relates that Maupin owned several cattle ranches in Texas; other sources say he was killed near Rocheport on May 24, 1865.
Object Type: Image

Title: Battle of Carthage, Missouri
Description: This drawing, based on a sketch made during the battle on July 5, 1861, shows Union troops under Franz Sigel's command firing upon the Confederate position in Carthage, Missouri.
Object Type: Image
Date: August 3, 1861

Title: William T. Anderson
Description: Portrait of William T. "Bloody Bill" Anderson
Object Type: Image
Date: 1864

Title: James S. Cunningham
Description: This tintype photograph, taken circa 1861-1865, shows James S. Cunningham in the uniform of the 8th Regiment of the Missouri Infantry. Cunningham served as a private in Company D and was a recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor.
Object Type: Image

Title: USS Housatonic
Description: Illustration of the USS Housatonic prior to its sinking by the Confederate submarine, H.L. Hunley on February 17, 1864.
Object Type: Image
Date: n.d.

Title: Battle of Gettysburg
Description: Thure de Thulstrup's painting of the Battle of Gettysburg, circa 1887.
Object Type: Image

Title: Monument to the Eighth Kansas Volunteer Cavalry
Description: This photograph depicts a monument to the Eighth Kansas Volunteer Infantry, commanded by Col. John A. Martin, of Willich's Brigade, Wood's Division, Granger's Corps. It consists of a bronze sculpture of a Union Soldier and a plaque that describes a November 25, 1863 battle between Col. Martin's regiment and Gen. Bragg's Army of Tennessee. The monument is located on Missionary Ridge at Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park. The photograph was taken by Schmedling of Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Object Type: Image

Title: Unidentified Man
Description: Charcoal portrait of unidentified man with suit coat, vest, shirt, and tie. Drawing is signed by the artist with "93" immediately below the signature.
Object Type: Image
Date: 1893

Title: John Pope
Description: Photograph of General John Pope, circa 1855-1865.
Object Type: Image

Title: Thaddeus Stevens
Description: Portrait of Thaddeus Stevens, Representative from Pennsylvania and a leader of the Radical Republican faction of the Republican Party.
Object Type: Image
Date: n.d.

Title: Maj. Gen. John M. Schofield, Officer of the Federal Army
Description: Black and white portrait of Major General John M. Schofield, officer during the Civil War. Schofield later served as U.S. Secretary of War and Commanding General of the United States Army.
Object Type: Image

Title: Samuel A. Croft
Description: This carte de visite depicts Samuel A. Croft, who served in the Fifth Kansas Volunteer Cavalry. The photograph was produced ca. 1861-1865.
Object Type: Image

Title: Robert John Walker, 1801-1869
Description: Portrait of Robert J. Walker from an 1887 issue of Centry Magazine.
Object Type: Image
Date: 1887

Title: Battle of Chattanooga
Description: L. Prang & Co. lithograph print of the Battle of Chattanooga as painted by Thure de Thulstrup, circa 1880.
Object Type: Image

Civil War on the Western Border: The Missouri-Kansas Conflict, 1854-1865

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