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The Massachusetts Sixth is the first to leave to save Washington from the Confederates. However, they have trouble in Baltimore on their journey where they are attacked by the Confederates.

Massachusetts Sixth Attacked When Marching Through Baltimore

The Massachusetts Sixth is the first to leave to save Washington from the Confederates. However, they…

The Norfolk Naval Yard, also known as the Norfolk Naval Shipyard became an integral shipyard during the Civil War. In 1861, Virginia joined the Confederate States of America. The shipyard commander feared that the Confederacy would take control of the shipyard so he ordered it to be burned. However, the Confederates still took over the shipyard without armed conflict which caused the Union forced to withdrawal to Fort Monroe.

Norfolk Navy Yard Burning

The Norfolk Naval Yard, also known as the Norfolk Naval Shipyard became an integral shipyard during…

Francis Preston Blair Jr. (1821 - 1875) was an American politician and Union Army general during the American Civil War. He served as a U.S. Senator and Representative for the state of Missouri and was the Democratic Party's nominee for Vice President in 1868.

Francis Preston Blair Jr.

Francis Preston Blair Jr. (1821 - 1875) was an American politician and Union Army general during the…

General George B. McClellan (1826 - 1885) was a major general during the Civil War. He is most known for organizing the Army of the Potomac and briefly serving as general-in-chief of the Union Army from November 1861 to March 1862.

General George B. McClellan

General George B. McClellan (1826 - 1885) was a major general during the Civil War. He is most known…

General Nathaniel Lyon (1818 - 1861) was the first Union general to be killed in the Civil War and is most known for his actions in the state of Missouri at the beginning of the war. General Lyon is a controversial figure from the Civil War because some credit his quick action and hard line Unionism for stopping the Missouri secession but others question his influence and role in events such as the Camp Jackson Affair.

General Nathaniel Lyon

General Nathaniel Lyon (1818 - 1861) was the first Union general to be killed in the Civil War and is…

The First Battle of Bull Run is also known as the First Battle of Manassas and was the first major land battle of the Civil War fought on July 21, 1861 near Manassas, Virginia. Brig. Gen. Irvin McDowell advanced his Union Army troops across Bull Run against the Confederate Army under Brig. Gens. Joseph E. Johnston and P.G.T. Buearegard. The Union was forced to retreat back to Washington, D.C.

First Battle of Bull Run

The First Battle of Bull Run is also known as the First Battle of Manassas and was the first major land…

The Battle of Belmont was fought on November 7, 1861 in Mississippi County, Missouri. This battle was the first combat test in the Civil War for General Ulysses S. Grant, the future Union Army general in chief and eventual U.S. president. The sketch shows the Confederate batteries on the bluff and at its base. The steamboats are drawn up against the western shore.

Battle of Belmont

The Battle of Belmont was fought on November 7, 1861 in Mississippi County, Missouri. This battle was…

James Abram Garfield (1831 - 1881) was the 20th President of the United States and General of the Union Army during the Civil War. Garfield was the second U.S. President to be assassinated.

General James Abram Garfield

James Abram Garfield (1831 - 1881) was the 20th President of the United States and General of the Union…

The Battle of Pea Ridge, also known as Elkhorn Tavern, was fought on March 7th and 8th in 1862 during the Civil War. This was one of the battles in which a Confederate army outnumbered a Union army.

Battle of Pea Ridge

The Battle of Pea Ridge, also known as Elkhorn Tavern, was fought on March 7th and 8th in 1862 during…

Ambrose Everett Burnside (1824 - 1881) was an American soldier, railroad executive, inventor, industrialist, and politician from Rhode Island, serving as governor and a U.S. Senator. Burnside was a Union Army general in the Civil War and conducted campaigns in North Carolina and East Tennessee but was defeated in the Battle of Fredericksburg and Battle of the Crater. The term "sideburns" is derived from his last name and his distinctive style of facial hair.

General Ambrose Everett Burnside

Ambrose Everett Burnside (1824 - 1881) was an American soldier, railroad executive, inventor, industrialist,…

The USS <em>Carondelet</em> was a City class ironclad gunboat constructed for the Union Navy by James B. Eads during the Civil War.

USS Carondelet

The USS Carondelet was a City class ironclad gunboat constructed for the Union Navy by James…

Lewis "Lew" Wallace (1827 - 1905) was a lawyer, governor, and Union general in the Civil War. He is most known for his historical novel <em>Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ</em>.He was the eleventh governor of the New Mexico Territory.

Lewis Wallace

Lewis "Lew" Wallace (1827 - 1905) was a lawyer, governor, and Union general in the Civil War. He is…

This sketch depicts the famous New Cold Harbor where the Battle of Cold Harbor took place. This was the final battle of Union Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's 1864 Overland Campaign during the American Civil War, is remembered as one of American history's bloodiest battles.

Battle of Cold Harbor

This sketch depicts the famous New Cold Harbor where the Battle of Cold Harbor took place. This was…

Harrison's Landing at Berkeley Plantation is one of the first great estates in America located on the banks of the James River on State Route 5 in Charles City County, Virginia. During the Civil War, Union troops occupied Berkeley Plantation at Harrison's Landing.

Harrison's Landing

Harrison's Landing at Berkeley Plantation is one of the first great estates in America located on the…

Burnside's Bridge is a landmark on the Antietam National Battlefield near Sharpsburg, Maryland. During the Battle of Antietam of the Civil War, the bridge played a key role in September of 1862 when a small number of Confederate soldiers from Georgia for several hours held off repeated attempts by elements of the Union Army to take the bridge by force. The Federals seized it but not before the attack was delayed for several hours beyond what Maj. Gen. Ambrose Burnside had expected. The bridge now bears Burnside's name.

Burnside's Bridge

Burnside's Bridge is a landmark on the Antietam National Battlefield near Sharpsburg, Maryland. During…

This sketch depicts Americans exchanging rags for U.S. Army clothing or uniforms to fight for the Union Army during the Battle of Fredericksburg.

Union Uniforms

This sketch depicts Americans exchanging rags for U.S. Army clothing or uniforms to fight for the Union…

The Battle of Fredericksburg was fought in and around Fredericksburg, Virginia from December 11 to December 15, 1862 between General Robert E. Lee's Confederate Army of Northern Virginia and the Union Army of the Potomac, commanded by Major General Ambrose E. Burnside. It is remembered as one of the most one-sided battles of the Civil War.

Battle of Fredericksburg

The Battle of Fredericksburg was fought in and around Fredericksburg, Virginia from December 11 to December…

Abner Doubleday (1819 - 1893) was a career United States Army office and Union General in the Civil War. This sketch depicts Doubleday's division during a skirmish at Fredericksburg.

Doubleday's Skirmishes at Fredericksburg

Abner Doubleday (1819 - 1893) was a career United States Army office and Union General in the Civil…

Soldiers on the march in a storm during the Civil War.

March in the Storm

Soldiers on the march in a storm during the Civil War.

The Battle of Baton Rouge, also known as Magnolia Cemetery, was a ground and naval battle in the Civil War fought in East Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on August 5, 1862. The Union victory halted Confederate attempts to recapture the capital city of Louisiana.

Battle of Baton Rouge

The Battle of Baton Rouge, also known as Magnolia Cemetery, was a ground and naval battle in the Civil…

Gunboats at the Battle of Baton Rouge, also known as Magnolia Cemetery, was a ground and naval battle in the Civil War fought in East Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on August 5, 1862. The Union victory halted Confederate attempts to recapture the capital city of Louisiana.

Gunboats at the Battle of Baton Rouge

Gunboats at the Battle of Baton Rouge, also known as Magnolia Cemetery, was a ground and naval battle…

Destruction of the <em>Arkansas</em> during the Battle of Baton Rouge naval battle.

Destruction of the Arkansas

Destruction of the Arkansas during the Battle of Baton Rouge naval battle.

Under certain circumstances some cells may store up food matters beome eggs, while others, known as sperm-cells, develop a flagellum. These reproductive cells separating from the colony they swim actively uniting with an egg. This union of two individuals in Vorticella results inthe power of division. The cells produced remain together, form a spere, and finally develop a Volvox colony.

Volvox

Under certain circumstances some cells may store up food matters beome eggs, while others, known as…

This view of the United States Department at the Great Exhibition of 1851 depicts people viewing exhibits such as statues and a depiction of Native Americans their home. Men and women are sitting on risers on the second floor. A border along the right side names several states of the union. Several flags and an eagle act as a decoration on the top left side of the image.

United States Department in the Crystal Palace

This view of the United States Department at the Great Exhibition of 1851 depicts people viewing exhibits…

Color flag of European Union Blue field with 12 five-pointed gold stars arranged in a circle in the center, representing the union of the peoples of Europe; the number of stars is fixed

Flag of the European Union, 2009

Color flag of European Union Blue field with 12 five-pointed gold stars arranged in a circle in the…

Black and white outline flag of European Union Blue field with 12 five-pointed gold stars arranged in a circle in the center, representing the union of the peoples of Europe; the number of stars is fixed

Flag of the European Union, 2009

Black and white outline flag of European Union Blue field with 12 five-pointed gold stars arranged in…

Color flag of Honduras. The flag consists of three horizontal bands of equal width. The two outer cerulean bands represent the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea. The inner white band represents the land between the ocean and the sea, the peace and prosperity of its people, and purity of thoughts. The five cerulean five-pointed stars arranged in an X pattern centered in the white band represent the five nations of the former Federal Republic of Central America (El Salvador, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, and Guatemala) and the hope that the nations may form a union again.

Flag of Honduras, 2009

Color flag of Honduras. The flag consists of three horizontal bands of equal width. The two outer cerulean…

Black and white outline flag of Honduras. The flag consists of three horizontal bands of equal width. The two outer cerulean bands represent the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea. The inner white band represents the land between the ocean and the sea, the peace and prosperity of its people, and purity of thoughts. The five cerulean five-pointed stars arranged in an X pattern centered in the white band represent the five nations of the former Federal Republic of Central America (El Salvador, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, and Guatemala) and the hope that the nations may form a union again.

Flag of Honduras, 2009

Black and white outline flag of Honduras. The flag consists of three horizontal bands of equal width.…

Color flag of the United Kingdom. Blue field with the red cross of Saint George (patron saint of England) edged in white superimposed on the diagonal red cross of Saint Patrick (patron saint of Ireland), which is superimposed on the diagonal white cross of Saint Andrew (patron saint of Scotland); properly known as the Union Flag, but commonly called the Union Jack; the design and colors (especially the Blue Ensign) have been the basis for a number of other flags including other Commonwealth countries and their constituent states or provinces, and British overseas territories.

Flag of the United Kingdom, 2009

Color flag of the United Kingdom. Blue field with the red cross of Saint George (patron saint of England)…

Black and white outline flag of the United Kingdom. Blue field with the red cross of Saint George (patron saint of England) edged in white superimposed on the diagonal red cross of Saint Patrick (patron saint of Ireland), which is superimposed on the diagonal white cross of Saint Andrew (patron saint of Scotland); properly known as the Union Flag, but commonly called the Union Jack; the design and colors (especially the Blue Ensign) have been the basis for a number of other flags including other Commonwealth countries and their constituent states or provinces, and British overseas territories

Flag of the United Kingdom, 2009

Black and white outline flag of the United Kingdom. Blue field with the red cross of Saint George (patron…

"Further development of hen's egg; after Haeckel: A, the mulberry mass of cleavage cells, b, same as seen on top in fig 111, F, here viewed in profile in section, resting upon n, the simply-shaded part of the figure, to represent conventionally the mass of food-yelk. A, morula stage (as before); B, blastula stage, the mass of cells, b, forming the blastoderm, uplifted from the food-yelk, leaving the cleavage-cavity, s; w, the thickened rim of the germ-disc; C, the blastula in process of inversion, by which a layer of entoderm-cells, i, growing from periphery to centre, will apply itself to the layer of exoderm-cells, e, obliterating the cleavage-cavity, s; D, the disc-gastrula completed, by union of entoderm, i, with exoderm, e, leaving the primitive intestinal cavity, d, which is quite similar in appearance to the cleavage cavity, s, but morphologically quite different." Elliot Coues, 1884

Egg Germination

"Further development of hen's egg; after Haeckel: A, the mulberry mass of cleavage cells, b, same as…

"Falcons. Bill furnished with a sharp tooth and notch near the end of the cutting edge of the upper mandible (sometimes two such teeth), and the end of under mandible truncated, with notch near the tip. Nostrils circular, high in the cere, with a prominent central tubercle. Inter-nasal septum extensively ossified. Palate with a median keel anteriorly. Superciliary shied prominent, in one large piece. Shoulder-joint strengthened by union of scapular process of the coracoid with the clavicle as in Micrastur, Herpetothers, and the Polyborinae alone of Flaconidae. Wings strong, long, and pointed, with rigid and usually straight and tapering flight-feathers; the tip formed by the 2d and 3d quills, supported nearly to their ends by the 1st and the 4th, both of which are longer then the 5th; only one or two outer primaries emarginate on inner webs near the end. Tail short and stiff, with more or less tapering rectrices. Feet strong, rather short, the tarsus of less length than the tibia, feathered more or less extensively, elsewhere irregularly reculate in small pattern varying with the genera or subgenera; never scutellate in single series before or behind. Middle toe very long; talons very short." Elliot Coues, 1884

Falcons

"Falcons. Bill furnished with a sharp tooth and notch near the end of the cutting edge of the upper…

"Skull of a chick, but seen from below. cv1, anterior cerebral vesicle; e, eye; m, mouth; pts, pituitary space; fn, fronto-nasal plate; tr, ends of the trabeculae, free again after their union and bent strongly from the original axis of the trabeculae; n, external nostril; mxp, subocular bar of cartilage, or pterygo-palatine rod, to form pa, palatine, and pg, pterygoid bone, and other parts of the upper jaw, as the maxillary, jugal and quadrato-jugal; q, quadrate cartilage, same as seen in fig 64; mk, meckelian cartilage, to form lower jaw; these parts are in the first post-oral visceral arch; ch, cerato-hyal, and bh, basihyal, of second postoral arch; cbr, cerato-branchial, ebr-branchial, bbr, basi-branchial, of third post-oral arch; the parts of the second and third arch all going into the hyoid bone. 1, 2, 3, 1st, 2d, 3d, visceral clefts, whereof the 1st is to be modified into the ear-passages, and the others are to be obliterated." Elliot Coues, 1884

Skull of a Chick Below

"Skull of a chick, but seen from below. cv1, anterior cerebral vesicle; e, eye; m, mouth; pts, pituitary…

This railroad car is a vehicle that is used for the carrying of cargo or passengers. These cars can be coupled together into a train and hauled by a locomotive.

Union Park Railway Car on a Rail Transport System

This railroad car is a vehicle that is used for the carrying of cargo or passengers. These cars can…

A union suit is a type of one-piece long underwear. These are traditionally made from red flannel with long arms and long legs, it buttoned up on the front and had a button up flap in the rear covering the buttocks.

Union Suit

A union suit is a type of one-piece long underwear. These are traditionally made from red flannel with…

This Union overcall garment was used as a suit which is still commercially available. Depending on the size, some union suits can have a dozen buttons on the front to be fastened through buttonholes from the neck down to the groin area.

Union Overall Garment

This Union overcall garment was used as a suit which is still commercially available. Depending on the…

A hanger that is shaped like a person's shoulders and used to hang garments on is used in union with the clothes line

Clothes Line Support for Hanger

A hanger that is shaped like a person's shoulders and used to hang garments on is used in union with…

"Polygonaceae, a natural order of Dicotyledons, containing 30 genera with about 700 species, chiefly in the north temperate zone, and represented in Great Britain by three genera. They are mostly herbs characterized by the union of the stipules into a sheath or ocrea, which protects the younger leaves in the bud stage." &mdash;Encyclopaedia Britannica Company, 1910

Stem and Leaf Part of Polygonum

"Polygonaceae, a natural order of Dicotyledons, containing 30 genera with about 700 species, chiefly…

Fastening designed to unite abutting ends of rail.

Rail Joint

Fastening designed to unite abutting ends of rail.

"Perfiolate leaf, caused by the union of two opposite leaves."&mdash;Darby, 1855

Perfiolate Leaf

"Perfiolate leaf, caused by the union of two opposite leaves."—Darby, 1855

"Perfiolate leaf, caused by the union of the lobes of the leaves."&mdash;Darby, 1855

Perfiolate Leaf

"Perfiolate leaf, caused by the union of the lobes of the leaves."—Darby, 1855

The King of Great Britain and King of Ireland until their union in 1801. He continued his reign over the two countries until his death in 1820.

George III

The King of Great Britain and King of Ireland until their union in 1801. He continued his reign over…

"The Act of Union with Scotland (1707) required that England and Scotland should have one flag made of the crosses of St. George and St. Andrew combined. After the union with Ireland (1801) the cross of St. Patrick was incorporated in the flag. The name 'Jack' comes from the French Jacques, referries to James I, the first sovereign of Great Britain."—Webster, 1920

The Union Jack

"The Act of Union with Scotland (1707) required that England and Scotland should have one flag made…

"Congress also enacted that the Union Flag should be 'thirteen stripes, alternate red and white, and thirteen whtie stars on a blue field.'"&mdash;Taylor, 1900

Union Flag

"Congress also enacted that the Union Flag should be 'thirteen stripes, alternate red and white, and…

A Crystal Aggregate is a union of two or more crystal individuals.

Crystal Aggregate

A Crystal Aggregate is a union of two or more crystal individuals.

This illustration shows the union of a pyramid and a prism of the same order.

Union of a Pyramid and a Prism of the Same Order

This illustration shows the union of a pyramid and a prism of the same order.

This illustration shows the union of a pyramid and a prism of different orders.

Union of a Pyramid and a Prism of Different Orders

This illustration shows the union of a pyramid and a prism of different orders.

The Union Flag is the national flag of Great Britain. It is more properly called the 'Great Union', established by royal proclamation of April 12, 1606. It was formed by a combination of the crosses of St. George and St. Andrew; at the union with Ireland in 1801, the cross of St. Patrick was added. It is essentially the military flag of England. It is flown as the war jack on the jackstaff of English warships.

Union (National) Flag of Great Britain

The Union Flag is the national flag of Great Britain. It is more properly called the 'Great Union',…

The Union Flag after the Union of Ireland and Great Britain, and the addition of the cross of St. Patrick.

Union Flag: Crosses of St. George, St. Andrew, and St Patrick

The Union Flag after the Union of Ireland and Great Britain, and the addition of the cross of St. Patrick.

This is a flag of Great Britain.

Blazon of Union Flag

This is a flag of Great Britain.

Fixtures used in a Boston house wiring campaign. (Listed at consumer price). Fixtures sold in finished-building wiring campaign by the Union Electric Light & Power Company of St. Louis, Missouri.

Light Fixtures

Fixtures used in a Boston house wiring campaign. (Listed at consumer price). Fixtures sold in finished-building…

Soldiers capturing a cannon. Depiction of the Battle of Gaine's Mill during the Civil War. It was the third of the Seven Days' Battle. Gaine's Mill saved Richmond for the confederacy in 1862. The Seven Days' Battle was a series of six battles over seven days from June 25 - July 1 1862 near Richmond. Confederate leader was General Robert E. Lee and the Union leader was Major General George B. McClellan

Gaine's Mill

Soldiers capturing a cannon. Depiction of the Battle of Gaine's Mill during the Civil War. It was the…

"The Irish Brigade to the Rescue." The Irish Brigade was an infantry brigade made up of mainly Irish Americans who served for the Union Army in the Civil War.

Irish Brigade

"The Irish Brigade to the Rescue." The Irish Brigade was an infantry brigade made up of mainly Irish…

A war council at the top of Little Round Top in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. It was the site where the Confederates made an unsuccessful assault against the Union on the second day of the Battle of Gettysburg.

Little Round Top

A war council at the top of Little Round Top in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. It was the site where the…

The final charge of the Battle of Gettysburg. Both the Confederates and the Union lost thousands of soldiers on the final day of fighting. This is the cause for the Gettysburg National Cemetery and Lincoln's famous Gettysburg Address was to honor the fallen Union soldiers and to redefine the war's meaning.

Final Charge at Gettysburg

The final charge of the Battle of Gettysburg. Both the Confederates and the Union lost thousands of…

General George Armstrong Custer with a Union spy. Custer is most known for his "last stand" at the Battle of Little Bighorn in Montana in 1876 where he was defeated and killed.

General Custer

General George Armstrong Custer with a Union spy. Custer is most known for his "last stand" at the Battle…

The Battle of Fort Steadman was one of the Confederacy's last attempts to besiege Petersburg, Virginia. Although the Confederates were successful in capturing the fort, they were later driven back by Union troops. This battle was in the last days of the Civil War.

Fort Steadman

The Battle of Fort Steadman was one of the Confederacy's last attempts to besiege Petersburg, Virginia.…

"A double nut which has right-hand and left-hand threads for attaching the joint-ends of rods or tubes; a union. a, a1, rods or pipes to be joined, a having a right-hand screw and a1 a left-hand screw, to which screws the right and left sleeve-nut b is fitted." -Whitney, 1889

Sleeve Nut

"A double nut which has right-hand and left-hand threads for attaching the joint-ends of rods or tubes;…

"The aqueous vapor of the atmosphere precipitated in a crystalline form, and falling to the earth in flakes, each flake consisting of a distinct crystal, or more commonly combinations of separate crystals. The crystals belong to the hexagonal system, and are generally in the form of thin plates and long needles or spiculae; by their different modes of union they present uncounted varieties of very beautiful figures." —Whitney, 1889

Snowflakes as Described by William Scoresby

"The aqueous vapor of the atmosphere precipitated in a crystalline form, and falling to the earth in…