| Introduction | |
| 1 | The Photographic History of the Civil War | 
| Photographic techniques and processes | |
| 2 | Reasons for the popularity of the tintype during the American Civil War (1861-1865) | 
| 3 | Cartes de visite during the American Civil War (1861-1865) | 
| 4 | Stereocard series on the American Civil War | 
| 5 | American Civil War (1861-1865): Photograph albums | 
| 6 | Advertising for photograph albums during the American Civil War | 
| Cameras | |
| 7 | American Civil War (1861-1865): Cameras | 
| 8 | Mathew Brady: Camera | 
| Photographic teams and photographic vans | |
| 9 | Photographer teams and photographic vans during the American Civil War (1861-1865) | 
| Contemporary photographic books | |
| 10 | Alexander Gardner's Photographic Sketchbook of the War (1866) | 
| Composite photographs and photomontage | |
| 11 | Photomontage during the American Civil War (1861-1865) | 
| 12 | George N. Barnard: Composite photographs during the American Civil War (1861-1865) | 
| Tax revenue stamps | |
| 13 | Revenue stamps during the American Civil War | 
| Themes | |
| 14 | Breastworks and fortifications during the American Civil War (1861-1865) | 
| 15 | Weapons of the American Civil War (1861-1865) | 
| 16 | Railways and the American Civil War (1861-1865) | 
| 17 | American Civil War (1861-1865): Balloons | 
| 18 | Naval warfare during the American Civil War | 
| 19 | Prisons and prisoners during the American Civil War (1861-1865) | 
| 20 | Animals of the American Civil War (1861-1865) | 
| 21 | Old Abe | 
| 22 | American Civil War (1861-1865): Copying maps | 
| 23 | George N. Barnard: Panoramas (1864) | 
| 24 | American Civil War (1861-1865): Censorship | 
| 25 | Propaganda during the American Civil War (1861-1865) | 
| 26 | A.C. Kline: Jeff Davis "taking" Washington | 
| 27 | Commanders and officers of the American Civil War (1861-1865) | 
| 28 | Soldiers of the American Civil War (1861-1865) | 
| 29 | Oliver H. Willard: American Army uniforms (ca 1865) | 
| 30 | American Civil War (1861-1865): Portraits in brass bezels | 
| 31 | Camp life during American Civil War (1861-1865) | 
| 32 | Spies of the American Civil War (1861-1865) | 
| 33 | Families of the American Civil War (1861-1865) | 
| 34 | Refugees during the American Civil War (1862-1865) | 
| 35 | American Civil War (1861-1865): African-Americans | 
| 36 | American Civil War (1861-1865): The dead | 
| 37 | John Reekie: Collecting Remains of the Dead | 
| 38 | Death and dying during the American Civil War | 
| 39 | Placing photographs on the dead during the American Civil War | 
| 40 | Ghastly Photographic Experiences (1882) | 
| 41 | William H. Mumler: Spirit photography | 
| 42 | Patriotic and military backgrounds for portraits during the American Civil War (1861-1865) | 
| 43 | McPherson and Oliver: American Civil War | 
| Charity | |
| 44 | The United States Sanitary Commission | 
| 45 | Metropolitan Fair, New York (1864) | 
| 46 | The Great Sanitary Fair, Philadelphia (1864) | 
| 47 | Charity during the American Civil War: The Children of the Battlefield | 
| 48 | Charity soon after American Civil War: Benjamin Franklin | 
| 49 | Veterans of the American Civil War (1861-1865) | 
| Events | |
| 50 | Alexander Gardner: The Battle of Antietam (September-October 1862) | 
| 51 | The Battle of Gettysburg and photographic evidence (July 1863) | 
| 52 | Timothy O'Sullivan: A council of war at Massaponax Church, VA (21 May 1864) | 
| 53 | G.O. Brown (active 1860-1889): Battlefield of the Wilderness | 
| War injuries and medical claims | |
| 54 | Major General Henry Barnum | 
| 55 | Private George Lemon | 
| 56 | R.B. Bontecou: Surgical injuries and their treatment during the American Civil War | 
| 57 | William H. Bell: Medical injuries during the American Civil War | 
| 58 | George A. Otis: Photographs of Surgical Cases and Specimens (1867 or later) | 
| People | |
| 59 | Abraham Lincoln: A photographic legacy | 
| Aftermath | |
| 60 | Portraits of the conspirators who assassinated Abraham Lincoln | 
| 61 | Alexander Gardner: Execution of the conspirators who assassinated Abraham Lincoln (7 July 1865) | 
| 62 | Abraham Lincoln: Mourning | 
| Popular culture | |
| 63 | Use of a cased photograph in the film "The Birth of a Nation" (1915) | 
| Colourising the past | |
| 64 | Colourising the past | 
| Photographic analysis | |
| 65 | 1st Lieutenant Henry. B. Loomis, adjutant of the 56th New York Infantry Regiment (Evolving case study) | 
| Contemporary reappraisals | |
| 66 | Contemporary reappraisals of the American Civil War | 
| 67 | Sally Mann: Last Measure | 
| Conclusions | |
| 68 | Concluding remarks on the American Civil War | 
| Introduction | |
| 1 | The Photographic History of the Civil War | 
| Photographic techniques and processes | |
| 2 | Reasons for the popularity of the tintype during the American Civil War (1861-1865) | 
| 3 | Cartes de visite during the American Civil War (1861-1865) | 
| 4 | Stereocard series on the American Civil War | 
| 5 | American Civil War (1861-1865): Photograph albums | 
| 6 | Advertising for photograph albums during the American Civil War | 
| Cameras | |
| 7 | American Civil War (1861-1865): Cameras | 
| 8 | Mathew Brady: Camera | 
| Photographic teams and photographic vans | |
| 9 | Photographer teams and photographic vans during the American Civil War (1861-1865) | 
| Contemporary photographic books | |
| 10 | Alexander Gardner's Photographic Sketchbook of the War (1866) | 
| Composite photographs and photomontage | |
| 11 | Photomontage during the American Civil War (1861-1865) | 
| 12 | George N. Barnard: Composite photographs during the American Civil War (1861-1865) | 
| Tax revenue stamps | |
| 13 | Revenue stamps during the American Civil War | 
| Themes | |
| 14 | Breastworks and fortifications during the American Civil War (1861-1865) | 
| 15 | Weapons of the American Civil War (1861-1865) | 
| 16 | Railways and the American Civil War (1861-1865) | 
| 17 | American Civil War (1861-1865): Balloons | 
| 18 | Naval warfare during the American Civil War | 
| 19 | Prisons and prisoners during the American Civil War (1861-1865) | 
| 20 | Animals of the American Civil War (1861-1865) | 
| 21 | Old Abe | 
| 22 | American Civil War (1861-1865): Copying maps | 
| 23 | George N. Barnard: Panoramas (1864) | 
| 24 | American Civil War (1861-1865): Censorship | 
| 25 | Propaganda during the American Civil War (1861-1865) | 
| 26 | A.C. Kline: Jeff Davis "taking" Washington | 
| 27 | Commanders and officers of the American Civil War (1861-1865) | 
| 28 | Soldiers of the American Civil War (1861-1865) | 
| 29 | Oliver H. Willard: American Army uniforms (ca 1865) | 
| 30 | American Civil War (1861-1865): Portraits in brass bezels | 
| 31 | Camp life during American Civil War (1861-1865) | 
| 32 | Spies of the American Civil War (1861-1865) | 
| 33 | Families of the American Civil War (1861-1865) | 
| 34 | Refugees during the American Civil War (1862-1865) | 
| 35 | American Civil War (1861-1865): African-Americans | 
| 36 | American Civil War (1861-1865): The dead | 
| 37 | John Reekie: Collecting Remains of the Dead | 
| 38 | Death and dying during the American Civil War | 
| 39 | Placing photographs on the dead during the American Civil War | 
| 40 | Ghastly Photographic Experiences (1882) | 
| 41 | William H. Mumler: Spirit photography | 
| 42 | Patriotic and military backgrounds for portraits during the American Civil War (1861-1865) | 
| 43 | McPherson and Oliver: American Civil War | 
| Charity | |
| 44 | The United States Sanitary Commission | 
| 45 | Metropolitan Fair, New York (1864) | 
| 46 | The Great Sanitary Fair, Philadelphia (1864) | 
| 47 | Charity during the American Civil War: The Children of the Battlefield | 
| 48 | Charity soon after American Civil War: Benjamin Franklin | 
| 49 | Veterans of the American Civil War (1861-1865) | 
| Events | |
| 50 | Alexander Gardner: The Battle of Antietam (September-October 1862) | 
| 51 | The Battle of Gettysburg and photographic evidence (July 1863) | 
| 52 | Timothy O'Sullivan: A council of war at Massaponax Church, VA (21 May 1864) | 
| 53 | G.O. Brown (active 1860-1889): Battlefield of the Wilderness | 
| War injuries and medical claims | |
| 54 | Major General Henry Barnum | 
| 55 | Private George Lemon | 
| 56 | R.B. Bontecou: Surgical injuries and their treatment during the American Civil War | 
| 57 | William H. Bell: Medical injuries during the American Civil War | 
| 58 | George A. Otis: Photographs of Surgical Cases and Specimens (1867 or later) | 
| People | |
| 59 | Abraham Lincoln: A photographic legacy | 
| Aftermath | |
| 60 | Portraits of the conspirators who assassinated Abraham Lincoln | 
| 61 | Alexander Gardner: Execution of the conspirators who assassinated Abraham Lincoln (7 July 1865) | 
| 62 | Abraham Lincoln: Mourning | 
| Popular culture | |
| 63 | Use of a cased photograph in the film "The Birth of a Nation" (1915) | 
| Colourising the past | |
| 64 | Colourising the past | 
| Photographic analysis | |
| 65 | 1st Lieutenant Henry. B. Loomis, adjutant of the 56th New York Infantry Regiment (Evolving case study) | 
| Contemporary reappraisals | |
| 66 | Contemporary reappraisals of the American Civil War | 
| 67 | Sally Mann: Last Measure | 
| Conclusions | |
| 68 | Concluding remarks on the American Civil War |