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 a Historic Photo at the Burnside Bridge
Garry Adelman "steps in" to Alexander Gardner's 1862 photograph showing Civil War graves at the Burnside Bridge after the Battle of Antietam. View the...
Step Into a Historic Photo at Antietam: Hagerstown Pike
Join Garry Adelman as he "steps in" to Alexander Gardner's famous 1862 photograph of the Confederate dead along the Hagerstown Pike at Antietam. View...
Step Into a Historic Photo at Antietam's Dunker Church
"Step in" to history with Garry Adelman as he stands where Alexander Gardner did as he took his famous 1862 photo of the Dunker church after the...
10 Facts: Civil War Photography
Learn about photography during the Civil War through these ten facts.
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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