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The collection of 732 Civil War stereographs covers the entire period of the Civil War, from the first Battle of Bull Run through the surrender at Appomattox, and the triumphal parade of Union forces in Washington D.C. Most of the images were made in the eastern theatre of the war, with a majority of scenes from Virginia. Views in northern states include naval shipyards in Massachusetts and Philadelphia, and a rally and parades in New York City. Compelling images of death on the battlefield and the destruction of cities, railroads and bridges show the devastating effects of the war. Individual and group portraits of participants are included, along with images of soldiers relaxing in camps, drilling in the field, and preparing for attack in trenches and other fortifications. There are images of African Americans fleeing slavery by crossing the Union lines, as well as African Americans on southern plantations and serving in the Army and the Navy. Damage sustained by the ironclad Monitor after her fight with the Merrimac is depicted, along with other ships on the James River. Civilians also appear in the photographs, including photographers, artists and journalists, a thief known for looting possessions from the dead on battlefields, and members of the United States Sanitary Commission.
Because of their
journalistic style,
stereographs offer an
immediate and graphic
look at the war. When
seen with a
stereograph viewer
which creates a three-
dimensional effect,
the small views
(which range in size
from 3 1/8 x 6 3/4
inches to 4 x 7
inches) become even
more vivid and
detailed. While
photographers did not
usually depict actual
battle scenes, they
captured images of
camp life before
battles and of
battlefields
afterward.
Significant Civil War
sites are documented,
including Fort Sumter
and the house at
Appomattox where Lee
surrendered.
Important for their
depiction of the
events of the Civil
War, these views are
also significant
because of the
photographers who
made them. Mathew
Brady is represented
in the collection, as
well as his former
employees Alexander
Gardner, James
Gibson, and Timothy
O'Sullivan. Other
photographers
represented include
George N. Barnard,
who took photographs
in Virginia and the
Carolinas, Sam A.
Cooley, who was
the "Official
Photographer" for the
10th Army Corps, and
local photographers
from Richmond,
Gettysburg, and other
locations.
Most of the views
presented here were
published during the
war by the
photographer who made
them, or by
publishers such as E.
& H.T. Anthony.
Anthony's file was
later obtained by
General Albert Ordway
and published under
successive imprints
by John C. Taylor,
and Taylor &
Huntington to
coincide with the
25th anniversary of
the war and the
reunions held at that
time.
TYPE: CD
Category: American History
Era: American Civil War
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Product Details:
NAME: Civil War Stereograph Collection
TYPE: Reproduction
MANUFACTURER: Shop
SKU: B205
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