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American Civil War (1861-1865)

 

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Contents
Introduction
1The Photographic History of the Civil War
Photographic techniques and processes
2Reasons for the popularity of the tintype during the American Civil War (1861-1865)
3Cartes de visite during the American Civil War (1861-1865)
4Stereocard series on the American Civil War
5American Civil War (1861-1865): Photograph albums
6Advertising for photograph albums during the American Civil War
Cameras
7American Civil War (1861-1865): Cameras
8Mathew Brady: Camera
Photographic teams and photographic vans
9Photographer teams and photographic vans during the American Civil War (1861-1865)
Contemporary photographic books
10Alexander Gardner's Photographic Sketchbook of the War (1866)
Composite photographs and photomontage
11Photomontage during the American Civil War (1861-1865)
12George N. Barnard: Composite photographs during the American Civil War (1861-1865)
Tax revenue stamps
13Revenue stamps during the American Civil War
Themes
14Breastworks and fortifications during the American Civil War (1861-1865)
15Weapons of the American Civil War (1861-1865)
16Railways and the American Civil War (1861-1865)
17American Civil War (1861-1865): Balloons
18Naval warfare during the American Civil War
19Prisons and prisoners during the American Civil War (1861-1865)
20Animals of the American Civil War (1861-1865)
21Old Abe
22American Civil War (1861-1865): Copying maps
23George N. Barnard: Panoramas
24American Civil War (1861-1865): Censorship
25Propaganda during the American Civil War (1861-1865)
26A.C. Kline: Jeff Davis "taking" Washington
27Commanders and officers of the American Civil War (1861-1865)
28Soldiers of the American Civil War (1861-1865)
29American Civil War (1861-1865): Portraits in brass bezels
30Camp life during American Civil War (1861-1865)
31Spies of the American Civil War (1861-1865)
32Families of the American Civil War (1861-1865)
33American Civil War (1861-1865): African-Americans
34American Civil War (1861-1865): The dead
35John Reekie: Collecting Remains of the Dead
36Death and dying during the American Civil War
37Placing photographs on the dead during the American Civil War
38Ghastly Photographic Experiences (1882)
39William H. Mumler: Spirit photography
40Patriotic and military backgrounds for portraits during the American Civil War (1861-1865)
41McPherson and Oliver: American Civil War
Charity
42The United States Sanitary Commission
43Metropolitan Fair, New York (1864)
44The Great Sanitary Fair, Philadelphia (1864)
45Charity during the American Civil War: The Children of the Battlefield
46Charity during the American Civil War: Benjamin Franklin
47Veterans of the American Civil War (1861-1865)
Events
48Alexander Gardner: The Battle of Antietam (September-October 1862)
49The Battle of Gettysburg and photographic evidence (July 1863)
50Timothy O'Sullivan: A council of war at Massaponax Church, VA (21 May 1864)
51G.O. Brown (active 1860-1889): Battlefield of the Wilderness
War injuries and medical claims
52Major General Henry Barnum
53Private George Lemon
54R.B. Bontecou: Surgical injuries and their treatment during the American Civil War
55William H. Bell: Medical injuries during the American Civil War
56George A. Otis: Photographs of Surgical Cases and Specimens (1867 or later)
People
57Abraham Lincoln: A photographic legacy
Aftermath
58Portraits of the conspirators who assassinated Abraham Lincoln
59Execution of the conspirators who assassinated Abraham Lincoln
60Abraham Lincoln: Mourning
Popular culture
61Use of a cased photograph in the film "The Birth of a Nation" (1915)
Colourising the past
62Colourising the past
Photographic analysis
631st Lieutenant Henry. B. Loomis, adjutant of the 56th New York Infantry Regiment (Evolving case study)
Conclusions
64Concluding remarks on the American Civil War
     
Contents     
Subscribers have access to the sixty four informative Fragments on this Theme, Online Exhibitions, Visual Indexes and References.
Introduction
1The Photographic History of the Civil War
Photographic techniques and processes
2Reasons for the popularity of the tintype during the American Civil War (1861-1865)
3Cartes de visite during the American Civil War (1861-1865)
4Stereocard series on the American Civil War
5American Civil War (1861-1865): Photograph albums
6Advertising for photograph albums during the American Civil War
Cameras
7American Civil War (1861-1865): Cameras
8Mathew Brady: Camera
Photographic teams and photographic vans
9Photographer teams and photographic vans during the American Civil War (1861-1865)
Contemporary photographic books
10Alexander Gardner's Photographic Sketchbook of the War (1866)
Composite photographs and photomontage
11Photomontage during the American Civil War (1861-1865)
12George N. Barnard: Composite photographs during the American Civil War (1861-1865)
Tax revenue stamps
13Revenue stamps during the American Civil War
Themes
14Breastworks and fortifications during the American Civil War (1861-1865)
15Weapons of the American Civil War (1861-1865)
16Railways and the American Civil War (1861-1865)
17American Civil War (1861-1865): Balloons
18Naval warfare during the American Civil War
19Prisons and prisoners during the American Civil War (1861-1865)
20Animals of the American Civil War (1861-1865)
21Old Abe
22American Civil War (1861-1865): Copying maps
23George N. Barnard: Panoramas
24American Civil War (1861-1865): Censorship
25Propaganda during the American Civil War (1861-1865)
26A.C. Kline: Jeff Davis "taking" Washington
27Commanders and officers of the American Civil War (1861-1865)
28Soldiers of the American Civil War (1861-1865)
29American Civil War (1861-1865): Portraits in brass bezels
30Camp life during American Civil War (1861-1865)
31Spies of the American Civil War (1861-1865)
32Families of the American Civil War (1861-1865)
33American Civil War (1861-1865): African-Americans
34American Civil War (1861-1865): The dead
35John Reekie: Collecting Remains of the Dead
36Death and dying during the American Civil War
37Placing photographs on the dead during the American Civil War
38Ghastly Photographic Experiences (1882)
39William H. Mumler: Spirit photography
40Patriotic and military backgrounds for portraits during the American Civil War (1861-1865)
41McPherson and Oliver: American Civil War
Charity
42The United States Sanitary Commission
43Metropolitan Fair, New York (1864)
44The Great Sanitary Fair, Philadelphia (1864)
45Charity during the American Civil War: The Children of the Battlefield
46Charity during the American Civil War: Benjamin Franklin
47Veterans of the American Civil War (1861-1865)
Events
48Alexander Gardner: The Battle of Antietam (September-October 1862)
49The Battle of Gettysburg and photographic evidence (July 1863)
50Timothy O'Sullivan: A council of war at Massaponax Church, VA (21 May 1864)
51G.O. Brown (active 1860-1889): Battlefield of the Wilderness
War injuries and medical claims
52Major General Henry Barnum
53Private George Lemon
54R.B. Bontecou: Surgical injuries and their treatment during the American Civil War
55William H. Bell: Medical injuries during the American Civil War
56George A. Otis: Photographs of Surgical Cases and Specimens (1867 or later)
People
57Abraham Lincoln: A photographic legacy
Aftermath
58Portraits of the conspirators who assassinated Abraham Lincoln
59Execution of the conspirators who assassinated Abraham Lincoln
60Abraham Lincoln: Mourning
Popular culture
61Use of a cased photograph in the film "The Birth of a Nation" (1915)
Colourising the past
62Colourising the past
Photographic analysis
631st Lieutenant Henry. B. Loomis, adjutant of the 56th New York Infantry Regiment (Evolving case study)
Conclusions
64Concluding remarks on the American Civil War

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