Civil War: Images
Abraham Lincoln, 1860: Lincoln posed for Brady in New York on February 27, 1860, the day he delivered a campaign speech at the Cooper Union that helped catapult him to the presidency. (Photo Credit: Library of Congress )
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9th New York Militia, June 1861: One of Brady's early subjects was the growing number of Union camps in and around Washington, D.C., in the early months of the Civil War. (Photo Credit: Library of Congress )
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93rd New York Infantry at Antietam: Union troops gather near Sharpsburg, Maryland, on September 16, 1862, the day before the Battle of Antietam, which would become the bloodiest single day in American history. (Photo Credit: Library of Congress )
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The "Sunken Road" at Antietam : In 1862, Alexander Gardner, one of Brady's most trusted associates, produced a series of photographs showing the aftermath of Antietam. Later that year, Brady unveiled these images to the public for the first time, bringing home the terrible truth about the war's human cost. (Photo Credit: Library of Congress )
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Battle of Gettyburg: Fought over three days in July 1863, the Battle of Gettysburg was the largest and most important battle of the Civil War. (Photo Credit: Library of Congress )
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Brady's Photo Unit: In late 1864, Brady's photographers captured images of one of the final campaigns of the war, the prolonged siege of Petersburg, Virginia. (Photo Credit: Library of Congress )
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Robert E. Lee, April 1865: Brady's camera captured the Confederate general just days after his surrender at Appomattox Court House. (Photo Credit: Library of Congress )
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Confederate Dead at Petersburg, Virginia: After a nine-month siege, the Confederates finally abandoned their position outside Petersburg in the spring of 1865. Just a few weeks later, Richmond would fall and Robert E. Lee would surrender at Appomattox. (Photo Credit: Library of Congress )
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Union Soldiers, 1864: Mathew Brady and his studio artists would create over 10,000 images of the American Civil War. (Photo Credit: Library of Congress )
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Wounded Soldiers in Hospital: Casualty figures for the American Civil War reached staggering proportions, with more than 200,000 soldiers killed and more than 400,000 wounded. (Photo Credit: National Archives)
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Portrait of Ulysses S. Grant: Throughout the Civil War, Mathew Brady photographed dozens of officers and politicians from both the Union and Confederate sides of the conflict. (Photo Credit: Library of Congress )
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Union Troops at Fredericksburg: Nearly 3 million soldiers fought in the Civil War: at least 2 million for the Union and 750,000 for the Confederacy. (Photo Credit: National Archives)
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