Tag Archives: civil war photography

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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“Powerful and Determined”: Susie King Taylor and Her Image as Seen by Stephen Restelli

Posted on February 28, 2019 by Meg Groeling

I could not tell she was African-American in looking at the negative.  When I  scanned it as viewed her as a positive print, chills went through me.  This was the most stunning portrait photograph I have ever seen.  And I … Continue reading →

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Their Faces: Those Who Fought To Be Free – A Photographic Essay

Posted on February 22, 2019 by Sarah Kay Bierle

When I have a lazy evening, I like to wander through the files of photographs on the Library of Congress website. The rain drummed outside, its even cadence echoing the drums of war from long past years. I decided to … Continue reading →

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Collecting Civil War General CDVs

Posted on January 9, 2019 by Frank Jastrzembski

Ever since elementary school, I’ve been fascinated with studying the American Civil War, particularly its generals. I’m most interested in the generals who died during the course of the war—either from wounds, illnesses, or accidents. I’ve been collecting antique photographs … Continue reading →

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Irish-Americans Remembered On The Battlefields

Posted on March 17, 2018 by Emerging Civil War

It’s St. Patrick’s Day, and it only seems right to nod the kepis respectfully to the Irish-Americans who fought on both sides during the American Civil War. From the Emerging Civil War editors’ photo collections, here are a couple photos … Continue reading →

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Thinking About These Photographs

Posted on February 25, 2018 by Sarah Kay Bierle

Compared to the number of Civil War photographs of soldiers, civilians, camps, and battlefields, posed photos of horses are rare. Clicking through Library of Congress’s online archives, though, I found some real photographic gems in this category. Looking closer at … Continue reading →

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