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Several bodies of Union soldiers lie dead on the battlefield at Gettysburg.On verso: "This group of dead was in 'the wheatfield.' The burial details found many such groups on that terrible field. The work of burying the thousands of dead was a…

Ulysses S. Grant stands on the front porch of his Galena, Illinois, home with a small child.

The first wagon train filled with food for the residents of Petersburg, Virginia, enters the city after the nine-month Battle of Petersburg running from June 1864 through March 1865.On verso: "As soon as the Rebels were forced to evacuate Petersburg,…

A pavilion and fountain serve as architectural features in Chicago's Jefferson Park.

A large marble staircase leads to a large reception hall with a Tiffany glass ceiling. Originally dedicated as the main building of the Chicago Public Library in 1897, the building is now the Chicago Cultural Center.

Several cattle stand in pens in a large union stockyard in Chicago prior to being slaughtered, packaged, and shipped to destinations around the world.

A large building housing a restaurant in Chicago's Garfield Park stands on the waterfront.

Pedestrians walk across a snow-covered bridge in Chicago's Jefferson Park.

Trolleys, horse-drawn carriages, and pedestrians fill Randolph Street in downtown Chicago. The image shows Randolph Street looking east towards Lake Shore Drive.

A colorized photograph of an eastward view of Randolph Street in downtown Chicago shows several carriages and carts lining the street as traffic builds closer to Lake Shore Drive.

The ship the "Monitor" sails near Hampton Roads, Virginia, as part of the Jamestown Exposition, an event held to commemorate the three hundred year anniversary of the founding of Jamestown.

A tornado hitting Springfield on May 18, 1883, destroyed Mrs. F. VanNostrand's residence. The tornado formed two miles south of the city before making its way northeast striking several farms and homes along the way.

Several men stand among the remains of Boliver Turley's residence after a tornado struck Springfield on May 18, 1883. The tornado formed two miles south of the city before making its way northeast striking several farms and homes along the way.

A fountain stands in a landscaped lawn outside Illinois Governor Joel Matteson's home in Springfield, Illinois. Matteson was the tenth Governor of the state of Illinois, serving from 1853 until 1857.

An archway marks the entrance to Oak Ridge Cemetery in Springfield, Illinois.

Fence posts float in floodwaters while houses stand in the background with water reaching halfway to the second story in the aftermath of an 1898 flood resulting from a levee break near Shawneetown.

A large crowd gathers outside the entrance to the Quincy Fair.

Horse-drawn carriages and pedestrians fill Main Street in Princeton.

The St. Nicholas Hotel provides a good vantage point for an aerial photograph of downtown Decatur, Illinois, including the city's Transfer House.

The exterior stone walls of St. Paul's Universalist Church are all that remain after the church building was destroyed by the Great Chicago Fire of 1871.

The Chicago City Hall building serves as a location for mourners to view President Abraham Lincoln's body when the funeral train stopped in the city on May 1-2, 1865. Crowds formed large lines in and around the black bunting-covered building with as…

Ice covers businessman and showman P. T. Barnum's American Museum in New York City after it was destroyed by fire on March 3, 1868. The American Museum opened on November 13, 1865, some three and a half years after a fire claimed the original Barnum…

Women surround a passenger injured in the wreck of a Toledo, Peoria and Western Railroad (TP&W) train near Chatsworth. More than eighty of the nine hundred passengers on board lost their lives.

Several people view the wreckage of a Toledo, Peoria and Western Railroad (TP&W) train near Chatsworth. More than eighty of the nine hundred passengers on board lost their lives.

Crowds gather around several derailed Toledo, Peoria and Western Railroad (TP&W) train cars near Chatsworth. More than eighty of the nine hundred passengers on board lost their lives.