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McCLELLAN & BURNSIDE, 1862. General George McClellan surrendering the command of the Army of the Potomac to General Ambrose Burnside, 7 November 1862: contemporary wood engraving

FRANZ SIGEL (1824-1902). American (German-born) soldier and editor. Major General Sigel commanding the Twelfth Corps of the Army of the Potomac during the Civil War. Wood engraving, American, 1862

CIVIL WAR: PAYMASTER. Major W. S. Stryker, a Union army paymaster. Photograph, c1863
CIVIL WAR: PAYMASTER. Major W.S. Stryker, a Union army paymaster. Photograph, c1863

CIVIL WAR: SPOTSYLVANIA. Major General Gouverneur K. Warren rallying the Marylanders near Spotsylvania, Virginia, c12 May 1864. Pencil drawing by Alfred R. Waud

EMORY UPTON (1838-1881). Union Army general. Photograph, 1860s

CIVIL WAR: GETTYSBURG. Major General George Edward Picketts charge at the Battle of Gettysburg, 3 July 1863

CIVIL WAR: BETHEL CHURCH. The church at Bethel, Virginia, when it was the temporary headquarters of Major General Ambrose E. Burnside of the Union Army. Photographed 23 May 1864, by Timothy H

AMBROSE EVERETT BURNSIDE (1824-1881). American army officer. Wood engraving, 1861

BATTLE OF PEA RIDGE, 1862. The defeat of the Confederate Army under Major General Earl Van Dorn by the Union Army under Brigadier General Samuel Curtis at Pea Ridge, Arkansas, 7-8 March 1862

CIVIL WAR: HOWITZER GUN. A twelve-pound howitzer gun captured by Major Daniel Butterfields Brigade near Hanover Court House, Virginia, 27 May 1862

CIVIL WAR: UNION SOLDIER. Major F. Jehl of the 55th New York Infantry. Photograph, c1862

CIVIL WAR: UNION CAMP. Major H. H. Humphrey and other officers at camp. Photograph by William Morris Smith, 1865
CIVIL WAR: UNION CAMP. Major H.H. Humphrey and other officers at camp. Photograph by William Morris Smith, 1865

GRAVE OF THE UNION, 1864. The Grave of the Union, or Major Jack Downings Dream. American lithograph cartoon, 1864, depicting the burial of the United States Constitution, habeas corpus

GOUVERNEUR KEMBLE WARREN (1830-1882). American army officer. Steel engraving, American, 1867

GEORGE E. PICKETT (1825-1875). American army officer: wood engraving, 19th century

CIVIL WAR: CUMBERLAND GAP. Union troops led by Major General Ambrose Everett Burnside occupying the Cumberland Gap in September 1863. Wood engraving from a contemporary newspaper

THEODORE ROOSEVELT (1858-1919). 26th President of the United States. Roosevelt at Yellowstone National Park, with park superintendent John Pitcher at right. Stereograph, c1903

SULLIVAN BALLOU (1829-1861). American army officer. Engraving, c1860

JOHN ANDRE (1751-1780). The capture of Major John Andre, a British soldier and spy during the American Revolution, near Tarrytown, New York, 1780

MAJOR, 18th CENTURY. A Major in the French Army of the mid 18th century. Line engraving

ROBERT ROGERS (1731-1795). American frontier soldier. Rogers with a Native American chief. Line engraving, 18th century

SAINT JAMES MAJOR. Also known as Saint James the Greater or Saint James of Compstela. Patron saint of Spain. Line engraving

DRUM MAJOR. Wood engraving, American, 1876, after David Hunter Strother (known as Porte Crayon)

MEXICAN WAR: PALO ALTO. Major Ringgold mortally wounded at the Battle of Palo Alto, 8 May 1846. Steel engraving, 19th century

BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS. Death of Major General Sir Edward Pakenham, commander of British forces at the Battle of New Orleans, 8 January 1815. Steel engraving, 19th century

BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS. A correct view of the battle near the city of New Orleans, during the War of 1812, 8 January 1815, showing the slain British commander, Major General Sir Edward Pakenham

HORATIO HERBERT KITCHENER (1850-1916). 1st Earl Kitchener of Khartoum and of Broome. British soldier. Major Kitchener with his guides at Korti, Sudan

WILLIAM HICKS (1830-1883). Known as Hicks Pasha. English soldier. Hicks Pasha (Major General Hicks), commander of the Egyptian army destroyed in the Soudan. Wood engraving, English, 1883

DANIEL BUTTERFIELD (1831-1901). American army officer. Steel engraving, American, 1863

BRITISH ATTACK, 1815. Major General Sir Edward Pakenham leads the attack by British forces against American defenses at New Orleans, 8 January 1815: wood engraving, c1880

MAJOR RIDGE (fl. 1816). Cherokee Native American chief. Native American name: Kah-nung-da-tla-geh. Lithograph, 1836, after a painting, 1835, by Charles Bird King

GEORGE CUSTER (1839-1876). American army officer. Wood engraving after a photograph by Mathew Brady

HENRY DEARBORN (1751-1829). American soldier and politician. Drawing by Charles Balthazar Julien Fevret de de Saint-Memin

CIVIL WAR: WILDERNESS. Major-General James Samuel Wadsworth and his troops fighting at the Battle of the Wilderness, 6 May 1864. Contemporary wood engraving after a sketch by Alfred R. Waud

LEW WALLACE (1827-1905). American lawyer, army officer and writer. Steel engraving, 19th century

CAPTURE OF JOHN ANDRE The capture of Major John Andre in 1780: American engraving, 19th century

UTE WAR, 1879. U. S. infantry and cavalry under the command of Major Thomas Tipton Thornburgh engaged in battle with
UTE WAR, 1879. U.S. infantry and cavalry under the command of Major Thomas Tipton Thornburgh engaged in battle with Ute Native Americans in the Utah Territory, 1879

JOHN ANDRE (1751-1780). English Soldier. Stipple engraving, 1784, after a miniature by himself

NATHANAEL GREENE (1742-1786). American Revolutionary officer. Steel engraving, American, 19th century

UTES: WHITE RIVER ATTACK. The death of Major Thomas Tipton Thornburgh during the attack by the Ute Native Americans on a cavalry detachment near the White River Agency, Colorado

JOHN ELLIS WOOL (1784-1869). American army officer. Steel engraving, 1862, after a photograph by Mathew Brady

SEBA SMITH (1792-1868). American satirist. Pseudonymously Major Jack Downing. Wood engraving from the first edition, 1833, of The Life & Writings of Major Jack Downing by Major Downing [Seba Smith]

MAJOR STEPHEN H. LONG. Major Long treating with the Pawnee Native Americans during his expedition to the Rocky Mountains in 1819-20. Aquatint engraving, 1823

WESLEY MERRITT (1834-1910). American army officer. Major General Merritt on the bridge of the USS Newport prior to sailing for Manila as commander of the first Phillippine expedition in 1898

Rescue of Major Money off the coast of Yarmouth

Major-General Joseph Hooker, full-length portrait, seated on horse, facing left, wearing military uniform, two tents and large building in the background. Date between 1861 and 1865

Parliament buildings from Major Hill Park, Ottawa. Date c1901

The Japanese army under Major General Fukushima advancing with the allied armies toward Tien-chin, China. Print shows the Japanese commander, Major General Fukushima, holding binoculars

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