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von Trebra, Louis - Book in German Language, Gelchichte des Vierjahrigen Burgerkrieges in den Bereingten Staaten von Amerika (F. D. Gauerlauder’s Berlag: Frankfurt, Germany, 1865) - PC1254.0038, 1865

 Item — Box: 228 VLT_PRTCL, Folder: 5

Scope and Contents

From the Series:

Series 2: Photographs and Prints (circa 1848-1939; approx. 34 cubic feet) consists primarily of portrait photographs of white male Civil War soldiers and civilians in addition to some portraits of white women and a small number of portraits of Black soldiers and Native American soldiers. Also included are documentary photographs of Civil War-related places and scenes. Series 2 photographs are comprised of a variety of nineteenth-century photographic formats, including daguerreotype, ambrotype, tintype, carte de visite, cabinet card, and stereoview. They also include carte de visite photograph albums as well as larger scale formats, including albumen and salt prints.

Dates

  • Creation: 1865

Language of Materials

From the Collection:

The John L. Nau III Civil War History Collection is predominantly in English. A small number of materials are in Spanish, French, Swedish, and German, and this is indicated at the file level.

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Extent

From the Collection: 133 Cubic Feet (255 boxes; 9 framed items)

General

The association between Louis von Trebra and this publication is unknown aside from their being part of the same accession (PC1254). This volume was accessioned with Louis von Trebra's carte de visite album, and the materials share a common connection with the Army of the Cumberland.

Repository Details

Part of the Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library Repository

Contact:
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
P.O. Box 400110
University of Virginia
Charlottesville Virginia 22904-4110 United States