United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865

8x10 black and white photographic print of Drury's Bluff, a confederate position on the James River, near Richmond, VA

Autographed letter signed from Seaman White, USS Niagara, New York, to F. A Belcher, Randolph, Mass., regarding life aboard ship, visits of women, sailors and whiskey, change in officers quarters to main deck, liberty on shore but not home, awaiting orders to a foreign station or around Cape Horn to San Francisco, Calif. Conveys his best regards to his parents and friends.

8x10 black and white photographic print of a map of the entrance of the Savannah River, showing the positions of the various fortifications and sunken vessels, the location of the city of Savannah, and the country adjacent.

8x10 black and white photo of two men sitting on the deck of gunboat Hunchback

8x10 black and white photographic print showing the view of the interior of Fort Beauregard on Bay Point, Opposite Fort Walker

Autographed letters signed of Union Navy sailor to his sister Sarah from steam propeller USS Continental, January 24 & 25, 1863, telling of a stormy passage from New York to Key West, FL via Bermuda and the Bahamas. Recounts death and burial at sea of two sailors, conditions in Key West, including weather, free blacks, his health and sends regards to relatives.

8x10 black and white photographic print of the landing of United States troops at Fort Walker, after bombardment, November 7th, 1861.

Letter from Cyrus Breed to his parents during his time as a student at the Naval Academy in Newport, RI. Breed addresses upcoming examinations, the weather, fencing lessons, and gratitude for money they sent. He closes by asking their opinion of a time he was "so nearly out" that he had "to engage the Master on my own responsibility."

8x10 black and white photographic print of a map showing Forts Walker and Beauregard.