Nov 10, 2021 · Rare and old photographic collection from the American Civil War of 1861-1865. The war that shaped the United States of America.

Jul 16, 2023 · From bodies on the battlefield to grieving generals, these photos of the American Civil War show what the bloody four-year conflict was really like.

Jun 28, 2024 · The Prints & Photographs Division has more than 15,000 American Civil War photos that cover the full length of the war from 1861 to 1865. Confederate images are available, but most photographs represent the Union.

Includes the main Eastern theater, the federal navy and seaborne expeditions against the Atlantic Coast of the Confederacy, the war in the West, Washington, D.C., African Americans, fortifications, battlefields, preparations for battle and the aftermath of battle.

Nov 10, 2021 · The American Civil War in pictures (part 3), 1861-1865. Although photography was still in its infancy, war correspondents produced thousands of images, bringing the harsh realities of the frontlines to those on the home front in a new and visceral way.

During the war, dozens of photographers, both as private individuals and as employees of the Confederate and Union Governments, photographed civilians and civilian activities; military personnel, equipment, and activities; and the locations and aftermaths of battles.

Oct 22, 2010 · Selected images from the Library of Congress relating to the U.S. Civil War (1865); one chapter from a 1955 publication of the Prints and Photographs Division, Pictorial Americana.

Brady coordinated a team of photographers to document the Civil War, resulting in over 5,600 portraits, landscapes, and battle scenes.

Aug 4, 2024 · English: The American Civil War (1861–1865) was an insurrection fought between the United States of America and several rebellious slave-owning states in the southern U.S., known as the "Confederate States". The latter was defeated, with …

Nov 10, 2021 · The American Civil War lasted for just four years, from 1861 to 1865 and it is often also known as the War Between the States. It was the event where 11 Southern States that supported slavery declared their succession from the United States and announced the formation of the Confederate States of America.