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Reproduction of a photograph depicting Union Civil War prison, Camp Chase, Columbus, Ohio ca. 1860-1865.

This photograph depicts Hoffman's Battalion, the volunteer unit assigned to guard the Confederate prisoners at Johnson's Island. Hoffman's Battalion guarded the island from the Spring of 1832 until January 1864. At that time six more companies were…

This photograph depicts the commissioned officers of Hoffman's Battalion, the volunteer unit assigned to guard the Confederate prisoners at Johnson's Island Prison. Hoffman's Battalion guarded the island from the Spring of 1832 until January 1864.…

This photograph depicts the soldiers' barracks at Johnson's Island, with members of Hoffman's Battalion, the volunteer unit assigned to guard the Confederate prisoners, in the foreground. Johnson's Island, the site of a Civil War prison camp, is…

Maj. General Patrick R. Cleburne of the 1st Arkansas Volunteer Infantry

Image of Gen. Phil Sheridan and members of his staff.

Left to Right: Maj. Gen. Sheridan, Col. Jos. Forsythe, Chief of Staff Merritt, Brig. Gen. Thos. C. Devins, Maj. Gen. Geo. A. Custer.

Image of General Phil Sheridan.

Image notes: "View of the plain of Manassas looking towards the Bull Run Mts. from Genl. Thos F. Meaghers Hqs. Irish Brigade Camps in the distance log huts built by the Army of Virginia occupied by Genl. Richardson's Div. Sumner's Corps".

Photo shows: (back row) Patrick Dillon, unidentified; and (front row, left to right) unidentified, James Dillon, and William Corby. The identified men are priests of the Congregation of the Holy Cross, University of Notre Dame. (Source: E. Hogan,…

Image of Lt. Col. James J. Smith and officers of 69th New York Infantry (Irish Brigade).