2025 Telly Award

The American Battlefield Trust received a Silver Telly Award for for Use of Virtual Reality for Ulysses S. Grant’s Council of War. Developed in partnership with Wide Awake Films, the immersive video brings to life one of the most remarkable moments of the Civil War captured by war photographer Timothy O’Sullivan – General Ulysses S. Grant’s Council of War at Massaponax Baptist Church near Fredericksburg, Virginia.  In this virtual-reality experience, Garry Adelman and Kris White of the American Battlefield Trust analyze O’Sullivan’s historic shots, providing expert insight and visual context. Click here to view the 360° version of the video.