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A song supporting Lincoln's reelection in 1864 and urging the people of the Union to see the war through to victory.

The tombstone of the James J. Campbell family is inscribed "James J. Campbell; Born in W[ ]Scotland June 17, 1848; Died July 22, 1894; Anna F. His Wife 1858-1917." and John F. Campbell "1889-1930 Co. C. 46th Inf."

Lyrics describe memory and longing for loved ones. Music torn from songbook without notation of the book information.

Trustees of the Sanitary District of Chicago break the temporary dam at the west fork of the south branch of the Chicago River to allow water from Lake Michigan to begin filling the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal.

A side view shows a rock wall lining a section of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal post-construction.

A large truss structure stands on the banks of a partially filled Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal.

A view shows a full Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal five months after construction completed.

A bridge spans a partially filled section of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal.

A view taken from a bridge shows the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal nearly three months after it was filled with water.

A view taken from the banks shows the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal nearly three months after it was filled with water.

Mounds of excavated materials stand along the side of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal nearly three months after it was filled with water.

A view of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal near Lemont shows the waterway four months after it was filled with water.

A landscape view shows a section of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal.

A view from an unidentified bridge shows a section of the partially filled Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal.

Trustees of the Sanitary District of Chicago stand with shovels while awaiting approval to open the Bear Trap Dam at Lockport, which would send the water from the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal into the Des Plaines River, eventually reaching the…

Two cranes stand on the right side of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal.

A landscape view shows a small house along the left side of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal.

A landscape view shows a small waterway that runs parallel to the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal near an unidentified town.

A landscape view shows a waterway lined with trees on the far side.

A view shows the "The Great Two Mile Curve" at Romeoville, prior to the filling of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal.