The body of Judge Douglas lying in state, Bryan Hall, Chicago, Illinois, June 4, 1861 - from a sketch by Frank Jones, lithographic artist, Chicago

Great conflagration in East Albany, N.Y. on the night of the 5th of July, 1861 - Total destruction of the freight depots of the Albany and Boston Railroad Co., together with all their contents and several loaded canal boats - Loss of property over half a million dollars - From a sketch taken on the spot

Frightful scene in the dressing room of the Continental Theatre, Philadelphia, on the evening of Saturday, September 14, 1861 - Accidental burning of a portion of the ballet corps while preparing for the dance in Shakespeare's play of "The Tempest," resulting in the death of seven of the dancers - sketched by Mr. Oehlschlager who witnessed the catastrophe

Great Meeting of the Ladies of New York at the Cooper Institute, on Monday, April, 29, 1861, to organize a society to be called "Woman's Central Association of Relief" to make clothes, lint bandages, and to furnish nurses for the soldiers of the northern army.

The Great Naval Expedition - Collision between the steam transports Star of the South and the Peerless, in the great storm November 2 - from a sketch by our special artist on board the Star of the South

The Great Naval Expedition - Collision between the steam transports Star of the South and the Peerless, in the great storm November 2 - from a sketch by our special artist on board the Star of the South

The Great Naval Expedition - The Rescue of Major Reynold's battalion of marines from the foundering transport steamer Governor, by the officers and crew of the U. S. frigate Sabine, November 7 - from a sketch by our artist accompanying the expedition

The Great Naval Expedition - The Rescue of Major Reynold's battalion of marines from the foundering transport steamer Governor, by the officers and crew of the U. S. frigate Sabine, November 7 - from a sketch by our artist accompanying the expedition

Meeting Street, Charleston, S.C., with a view of St. Michael's Church, Circular Church, and the South Carolina Club House

Plan, showing the relative positions of Forts Hatteras and Clark, and the Federal fleet under Commodore Stringham