Old Photo Washington DC Since 1840 - 1860

Washington DC in the mid-19th Century (1840s-1860s)

Abraham Lincoln was inaugurated for a second time on March 4th, 1865

A Civil War Camp near Washington, DC in 1862

US Capitol building, still with the old copper dome, 1846

The White House in 1846

U.S. volunteer infantry in Washington, D.C, March 1865

Washington during the Civil War, 1865

 the execution of captain Henry Wirz, Washington, DC, November 10, 1865

Ford’s Theatre, draped in mourning after Lincoln’s assassination, 1865

The Capitol in 1861

During the Civil War, Capital dome not finished, Washington DC,1863

The Capitol building under construction in Washington, DC, ca. 1863

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