Step Into The Iconic Gettysburg Photograph of Confederate Prisoners
Civil War Then & Now
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 stood on Seminary Ridge. This is one of the few photographs that exists of Confederate soldiers in the field.
Garry Adelman of the American Battlefield Trust "steps in" to this historic shot.
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Battle Facts
Adams County, PA | July 1, 1863
Result: Union Victory
Estimated Casualties
51,112
Union
23,049
23,049
Confed.
28,063
28,063