Burying Union soldiers after the Battle of A dead Confederate soldier in Petersburg, VA.
Fredericksburg. The Union lost this Battle, and lost almost
13,000 men.
Fredericksburg. The Union lost this Battle, and lost almost
13,000 men.
The Gettysburg Address. It was one of Brady's photographers Here is a colored infantry training to fight.
that took one of the only photos known to exist from the
dedication of the Gettysburg National Cemetery.
that took one of the only photos known to exist from the
dedication of the Gettysburg National Cemetery.
Confederate prisoners of war, waiting to be transferred. These are wounded men inside of a Civil War hospital.
During the Civil War, more than 420,000 soldiers were impri- Around 400,000 men were wounded during this war.
soned. Around 56,000 men died in prison camps.
During the Civil War, more than 420,000 soldiers were impri- Around 400,000 men were wounded during this war.
soned. Around 56,000 men died in prison camps.
A Union camp near the Rappahannock River. The 50th This is a winter camp, with huts and corduroy roads (a type
New York Engineers stayed here during the winter of of road made out of logs).
1864-1865.
New York Engineers stayed here during the winter of of road made out of logs).
1864-1865.
These are the colors of the New York 23rd Infantry. This is a mass being conducted for members of the Sixty Ninth New York State Militia at Fort Corcoran, in Washington D.C.
A pontoon across the Rappahannok River, in Virginia. These soldiers were photographed soon after the Battle of Spotsylvania. Some of them are wounded.
These men are in the Sixth Maine Infantry. This was taken This is Battery D of the Second United States Artillery,
just after the Battle of Fredericksburg. in Fredericksburg, Virginia.
just after the Battle of Fredericksburg. in Fredericksburg, Virginia.
This camp was occupied by the Forty Fourth New York These soldiers were part of the Seventh New York Militia Infantry near Alexandria, Virginia. Regiment. This was taken at Camp Cameron, in Washington D.C.
A federal encampment on the Virginia Peninsula, at the This was taken near the beginning of the siege of Petersburg.
Cumberland Landing. These men are in the First Pennsylvania Light Artillery. In the center of the photo is Mathew Brady, with his hands in his pockets.
Cumberland Landing. These men are in the First Pennsylvania Light Artillery. In the center of the photo is Mathew Brady, with his hands in his pockets.