Project Gutenberg 2013-10-10 Public domain in the USA. 221 Eaton, Edward Bailey Miller, Francis Trevelyan 1877 1959 Miller, Francis T. Brady, Mathew B. 1896 Brady, M. B. (Mathew B.) Brady, Matthew B. Gardner, Alexander 1821 1882 Gardner, A. (Alexander) Gardner, Alex. (Alexander) Original Photographs Taken on the Battlefields during the Civil War of the United States Produced by David Edwards, Ernest Schaal, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Original Photographs Taken on the Battlefields during the Civil War of the…," presumably written by Mathew B. Brady and Alexander Gardner, is a historical account or collection of photographic reproductions that likely originated in the early 20th century. This compilation captures one of the most significant and tumultuous periods in American history—the Civil War—through rare photographs taken directly on the battlefields under perilous conditions. The work emphasizes the unique perspective photography provided during a time when visual documentation of warfare was still in its infancy, offering an authentic glimpse into the brutality and realities faced by soldiers. The opening of this collection introduces readers to the significance of the photographs captured by Brady and Gardner, who ventured into combat zones to document the scenes of war using the innovative wet-plate process. It recounts Brady's challenges in gaining permission from the government to take photographs in such dangerous circumstances, and it highlights the historical importance of these images as irreplaceable records of the Civil War. Emphasizing the struggles and grit of both the United States and Confederate armies, this introduction serves to underscore the lasting impact of these photographs on American history and collective memory—transcending mere art to become powerful symbols of sacrifice and heroism amidst devastation. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/43922/43922-h/images/cover.jpg en United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Campaigns United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Pictorial works E456 Text Browsing: Art & Photography Browsing: History - American Browsing: History - Warfare 645112 645099 2024-09-18T11:43:42.536420 2023-09-19T07:34:08.548127 text/html text/html 642220 2013-10-11T17:12:12 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 102220343 2013-10-11T17:13:40 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 122814449 2024-09-18T11:44:19.758218 application/epub+zip 122731864 2024-09-18T11:43:49.713401 application/epub+zip 246519 2024-09-18T11:43:44.906426 application/epub+zip 122800850 2024-09-18T11:44:38.493156 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 122858217 2024-09-18T11:44:09.116326 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 576246 2022-09-20T04:59:34.288695 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 454201 453995 2024-09-18T11:43:37.087483 2023-09-19T07:34:03.420601 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 453969 2013-10-09T19:55:04 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 152766 2013-10-11T17:13:18 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 453960 2013-10-09T19:55:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 152748 2013-10-11T17:13:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21972 2024-09-18T11:44:38.956134 application/rdf+xml 10519 2024-09-18T11:43:45.155409 image/jpeg 1882 2024-09-18T11:43:45.033416 image/jpeg 114485312 2024-09-18T11:43:44.172400 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia