Tag Archives: civil war photography

Question of the Week: 3/15-3/21/21

Posted on March 15, 2021 by Emerging Civil War

Some more historic photography questions… What is your favorite colorized Civil War photograph? What is your favorite original (black and white) Civil War photograph?

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Fort Fisher: The Last Bastion

Posted on January 15, 2021 by Chris Heisey

The Confederacy’s greatest bastion arguably was Fort Fisher located some 15 miles south of Wilmington, NC, on the ocean exposed dune-scapes of far eastern reaches of the Tar Heel State. When it fell into Union hands on January 15, 1865, … Continue reading →

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Photographic Portraits: Cadets Identified, Girl Unknown

Posted on October 20, 2020 by Sarah Kay Bierle

“Those are cadet uniforms,” I thought while sorting through thumbnail files of digitized Civil War images on Library of Congress’s website. It was not at all what I was looking for at the moment, but I bookmarked the page to … Continue reading →

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Appomattox – Photos with the Lens of Change

Posted on October 13, 2020 by Sarah Kay Bierle

Yesterday an autumn drive on Virginia backroads led to Appomattox Court House. The rainy day with splashes of vibrant colors on the trees offered a different view and perspective on the historic site. I hope you’ll enjoy these photos from … Continue reading →

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Discoveries in a Civil War Photograph

Posted on October 7, 2020 by Jon-Erik Gilot

Alright people…I’ve gone down a rabbit hole and you’re going to have to humor me. Don’t roll your eyes…you’ve done it before, too. A few weeks ago I shared a story about the threatened invasion from Canada along Lake Erie … Continue reading →

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A Conversation with Garry Adelman (part one)

Posted on April 20, 2020 by Chris Mackowski

part one of a six-part series If anyone in the Civil War community sets the bar for excitement and enthusiasm, it’s Garry Adelman. Garry is the chief historian for the American Battlefield Trust, and during his time with ABT, he … Continue reading →

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Ellsworth in Mufti

Posted on February 24, 2020 by Meg Groeling

I have spent the last few weeks choosing images for First Fallen: The Life of Colonel Elmer Ellsworth, the North’s First Civil War Hero. It is a big job, considering I have many–as in A LOT!–of images. Most of them involve … Continue reading →

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1861 Winter Quarters in Photographs

Posted on January 2, 2020 by Sarah Kay Bierle

This week I searched for images of Civil War winter quarters in the online Library of Congress catalog, and here are a few of the results. I think it’s especially interesting to look at the types of shelters and the … Continue reading →

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The Trust’s 2019 Teacher Institute: The Garry Adelman 1865 Photo Extravaganza!

Posted on July 11, 2019 by Chris Mackowski

Garry Adelman bills his photography presentations as “extravaganzas,” and he’s not stretching the point. Still photographs flash on a big screen in the corner of the room, but Garry’s ebullience as he talks about them radiates with the energy of … Continue reading →

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“Do You Remember, When We Last Did Meet?”

Posted on March 26, 2019 by Sarah Kay Bierle

We like to spotlight the courageous “women who went to the field,” advocated for equality, influenced politics, marched to the battlefields, or did other unique and trailblazing things. While those exceptional women certainly deserve to be remembered and memorialized, I’ve … Continue reading →

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