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Civil War Photographs, 1861-1865, contains 1,118 photographs
which feature Civil War encampments, battlefields, and portraits
(including Lincoln, Lee, and Grant) as captured by Mathew Brady
and his staff of photographers. Brady's photography exhibits marked
the first time Americans witnessed the carnage of war in their homeland.
These online exhibits provide context and additional
information about this collection.
Time Line for
the Civil War
Does the
Camera Ever Lie?
These historical era(s) are best represented
in the collection, although they may not be all-encompassing.
The Civil War and Reconstruction, 1850-1877
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These collections and exhibits contain thematically-related
primary and secondary sources. Also browse the Collection
Finder for more related material on the American Memory Web
site.
African
American Odyssey
African American
Perspectives, 1818-1907
American
Life Histories, 1936-1940
California
As I Saw It: First Person Narratives, 1849-1900
The Gettysburg Address
Map Collections, 1500-2003
Taking
the Long View, 1851-1991
Votes for
Women, 1848-1921
Walt Whitman Notebooks,
1847-1860s
Words
& Deeds in American History
Recommended additional sources of information.
The African-American
Mosaic
Read More About It! - A bibliography
Specific guidance for searching this collection.
Search
on the words Federal and Union to find photographs
about the Northern armies.
Search
on the words African American, colored, Negro, slave, and
contraband for information about African Americans.
For more help with search words, go to Civil War Photographs Subject
Index and the Synonym List.
For help with search strategies, see Finding
Items in American Memory.
No special viewers are needed to see most of the photographs in
the collection. To see high-resolution archival quaility images,
you may need a special viewer. For help with viewers, go to American
Memory Viewer Information.
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