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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10 Facts: Civil War Photography
Learn about photography during the Civil War through these ten facts.
Photography and the Civil War
An introduction to photography in the Civil War and how it brought the battlefield to the Homefront.
Mathew Brady
This is a biography of Union Civil War photographer Mathew Brady. He is often referred to as the father of photojournalism.
Origins of Photojournalism
Although the history of photography begins in antiquity with the projection of images via camera obscura, the first, unsuccessful attempts to...
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...
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