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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Step Into History: Civil War Then & Now Lesson Plan
This lesson plan pairs with the Step Into History Civil War Photograph videos.
"The Home of a Rebel Sharpshooter, Gettysburg"
The following description appeared with Alexander Gardner's photograph "The Home of a Rebel Sharpshooter, Gettysburg." Though likely very...
Gettysburg: "Brady's Photographs of the Scene of Conflict"
On August 6, 1863, the following review appeared in the "Fine Arts" column, offering details on Mathew Brady's Gettysburg photographs then on display.
"Brady's Photographs of the Campaign in Virginia"
A reporter described an 1864 exhibit of photographs from the Overland Campaign in Mathew Brady's photography gallery.
"Pictures of the Dead at Antietam"
The following article appeared in The New York Times on October 20, 1862, reporting on the photographic display of the images that Mathew Brady and...
"Our Photographic Views of the Battle Field of Gettysburg"
Advertisements in The Adams Sentinel on December 22, 1863, from the Tyson brothers photography gallery in Gettysburg.