Group of 12 albumen stereoviews published by E. & H. T. Anthony & Co. from original negatives by Mathew Brady, Alexander Gardner, Timothy O'Sullivan, and Thomas C. Roche. Highlighted by two views of Confederate corpses. 

Each mounted on yellow cardstock publisher's mounts with the series title "Photographic History / The War for the Union" to recto. Versos with affixed green/blue publisher's labels titled "WAR VIEWS.", with view titles, series number, and Anthony imprints. Five (5) views retain original canceled 1864–1866 two-cent internal revenue tax stamps. Views include:

1. No. 2699. Ft. Brady, James River, Va. View showing Battery ready for action. Heavy Union artillery mounted in reinforced earthen embrasures (retains 2-cent revenue stamp).

2. No. 2339. Fort Sumner on the Chickahominy, Va. 

Artillery park and caissons with Union soldiers assembled along the tree line.

3. No. 3258. Ruins of a Locomotive in the Petersburgh railroad Depot, Richmond, Va. 

Heavily damaged Confederate locomotive boilers and debris in the Richmond yard (retains 2-cent revenue stamp).

4. No. 2595. Group of Signal Officers, Cobb's Hill, Va. 

Signal Corps officers gathered at the base of the massive Cobb's Hill observation tower.

5. No. 2529. Embalming building in the field, Army of the James, before Richmond. 

Rare and grim view of Dr. Richard Burr's field embalming tent and operating structure.

6. [Thomas C. Roche (ca 1826-1895), photographer]. No. 3190. A Dead Rebel Soldier as he lay in the Trenches of "Fort Hell". 

Iconic battlefield death study by Thomas C. Roche of an unburied Confederate casualty in the Petersburg trenches, April 3, 1865 (retains green 3-cent revenue stamp). With the caption, "This soldier must have been killed by a fragment of Shell that exploded close by, as he is covered all over with mud and blood. This View was taken the morning after the storming of Petersburgh, Va, April 24, 1865." 

7. No. 2449. View of City Point, Va. showing barges, transports, &c.

Extensive James River supply hub crowded with Union transport steamers and wagons.

8. No. 3175. A Dead Rebel Soldier, as he lay in the Trenches of Fort Mahone, called by the Soldiers "Fort Damnation"

Companion casualty view of a fallen Confederate soldier lying beside his rifle following the storming of Petersburg, April 3, 1865 (retains 2-cent revenue stamp).

9. No. 2314. Fortifications to the right of Fort Brady, Va.

Union trench lines and abatis fortifications guarding the approaches to the James River.

10. No. 2092. Monitor "Casco," James River, Va., near Dutch Gap.

Starboard profile view of the low-profile Union ironclad warship anchored on the river.

11. No. 3075. Ruins of the Catholic Cathedral, Charleston, S. C. Front view. 

Dramatic architectural ruin view of St. Finbar's Cathedral and surrounding flood waters after federal bombardment.

12. No. 3095. The Parrot Rifled Cannon that threw the shot and shell into Charleston, S. C. from Morris Island.

Field view of heavy Parrott siege rifled guns ("The Swamp Angel" batteries) on Morris Island (retains 2-cent revenue stamp).

E. & H. T. Anthony's "War Views" represent the premier contemporary commercial release of Civil War photography, made directly from the wet-plate negatives of Mathew Brady's field operators. This expansive run is highlighted by Thomas C. Roche's historic, gut-wrenching documentation of Confederate dead at Fort Mahone ("Fort Damnation") taken just hours after the fall of Petersburg, alongside critical views of Union naval ironclads, field embalming, and scorched rail yards - an instant, high-end Civil War stereoview collection. Most of the examples in this lot would be nearly impossible to upgrade. 

[Civil War, American Civil War, Fort Mahone, Fort Damnation, Siege of Petersburg, Battlefield Dead, Confederate Casualties, Thomas C. Roche, Mathew Brady, Alexander Gardner, USS Casco, Ironclads, US Navy, City Point, Embalming, Richard Burr, Charleston Ruins, Morris Island, Parrott Guns, James River, Revenue Stamps, American History] [Photography, Early Photography, Historic Photography, Stereoviews, Stereographs, Albumen Prints, E. & H. T. Anthony, War for the Union, Photographic History, Military Photography]

Very good condition overall, displaying warm sepia tones, sharp focal definition, and strong contrast across the casualty studies, ships, and artillery. The yellow card mounts remain solid and flat with minor edge rubbing and light corner softening consistent with age. Mount versos are clean and intact, with five views featuring bold, canceled period federal revenue stamps.