Wartime Photography
Published: 1/2/25
Fredericksburg Revisited
A photograph from 1866 highlights the ground over which the Battle of Fredericksburg was fought.
Published: 11/13/24
Gettysburg in Color, Vol. 2 (2024)
Harnessing the power of artificial intelligence, "Gettysburg in Color" is a handsome and visually stunning volume.
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Published: 11/11/24
Civil War Veterans, Part 1
View Union and Confederate Civil War veterans—by themselves and at reunions—in photos taken throughout the postwar decades.
Published: 10/2/24
With the Sanitary Commission at Belle Plain
A wartime photograph sheds light on the civilian volunteer organization called the U.S. Sanitary Commission.
Published: 10/2/24
A Package from Home
A captivating photograph of Union officers opening a package from home.
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Published: 8/12/24
Odd Civil War Photos, Pt. 1
Explore a sampling of the unusual subjects, scenes, and poses captured by photographers during the Civil War.
Published: 8/2/24
A Captured Weapon Freed
A photograph of Confederate soldier Charles Stephen Prescott Hill sheds light on the story of a captured sword.
Published: 8/2/24
Thaddeus Lowe’s Balloon Inflation Wagons
A photograph helps tell the story of Thaddeus Lowe's hydrogen gas reconnaissance balloons.
Published: 3/18/24
The Broken Glass Plate of Lincoln and McClellan
A look at Alexander Gardner's iconic photo of Abraham Lincoln and George McClellan at Antietam.
Published: 3/18/24
A Close Call Close to Home
A wartime photograph helps tell the story of a Confederate soldier from Tennessee.
Published: 12/1/23
A Young Volunteer’s Short War
The tragic story of young Union army volunteer Andrew Parker, who joined the 44th New York Infantry at 19.
Published: 12/1/23
Grant Moves South
A deep dive into Timothy O'Sullivan's photograph showing Ulysses S. Grant's Union army heading south after the end of the 1864 Overland Campaign.
Published: 9/1/23
New Gettysburg Photo Found
An examination of a newly discovered image of wounded soldiers at Gettysburg’s Camp Letterman in the fall of 1863.
Published: 9/1/23
An Iowan Killed in Georgia
A photo helps tell the wartime story of First Lieutenant Oliver C. Ayers, 39th Iowa Infantry.
Published: 6/7/23
Wartime Photography
A look at Vermont photographer G.H. Houghton’s “Picture Gallery” at Camp Griffin in Langley, Virginia, during the Civil War.
Published: 6/7/23
A Capitol Police Officer Inside the Dome
A look at a Civil War image of photographer John Patterson Gulick in the Capitol dome in Washington, D.C.
Published: 3/7/23
Richmond After the Fall
An examination of a photo from April 14, 1865, that shows Union soldiers mingling with Confederate parolees at the Washington Monument in Richmond, Virginia.
Published: 3/7/23
An Empty Sleeve After Fredericksburg
First Lieutenant Jacob Thompson Zug had the lower part of his right arm amputated after it was shattered during battle.