Civil War Photographs

Enlarge Engineers of the 8th New York State Militia in front of a tent, 1861. Local Identifier: 111-B-499. National Archives Identifier: 524918. View in National Archives Catalog Introduction The Civil War was the first large and prolonged conflict recorded by photography. 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.

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Photography during the Civil War - Encyclopedia Virginia

Civil War Photo Collection Now Stored at Tufts

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File:Original photographs taken on the battlefields during the Civil War of the United States (1907) (14762827635).jpg - Wikimedia Commons

Select Audiovisual Records from the Civil War