Wagons and camera of Sam A. Cooley, U.S. photographer, Department of the South.
Photography in the Civil War
Learn more about photography during the Civil War, from techniques used in the 1860s — including 3-D photography — to what photos can reveal about battles to tips on taking photos yourself on the battlefield.
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New Insights into Cedar Mountain Photography
Short article highlighting the progression of Civil War era documentary photography during the Northern Virginia Campaign in 1862, especially at Cedar...
John L. Burns
John Lawrence Burns was born in Burlington, New Jersey , on September 5, 1793 . He is sai d to have beg u n his military service after he enlisted in...
William H. Tipton
William H. Tipton encouraged and shaped early tourism to Gettysburg battlefield and created the largest photographic catalog of Gettysburg’s memorial...
Documentary Photography Comes of Age on the Peninsula
Short article highlighting the progression of Civil War era documentary photography during the Peninsula Campaign in Virginia in 1862, especially at...
Step Into The Gettysburg Address
Garry Adelman and Chris Gwinn visit the location where Abraham Lincoln gave the Gettysburg Address and "step in" to the famous 1863 photograph. View...
Step Into The Iconic Gettysburg Photograph of Confederate Prisoners
In mid-July of 1863, Matthew Brady took one of the most famous photos of the Civil War, as three Confederate prisoners from the Battle of Gettysburg...
