Brady 200: A forum
Mathew Brady’s birthday is May 18, 1822, 1823 or 1824. Military Images is commemorating Brady’s bicentennial now, and we will continue the celebration with stories about the influence and impact
Category: 2022 Spring
“Illustrations of Camp Life”: Thoughts on Mathew Brady’s overlooked early war series
By Jeff L. Rosenheim In the summer of 2013, The Metropolitan Museum of Art presented an omnibus exhibition Photography and the American Civil War. The show marked the 150th anniversary
A Grand Gathering of Soldier Faces: Brady’s Galleries
Those who made the trek to Brady’s National Photograph Gallery in the early 1860s never failed to come away impressed. “It is a grand gathering of human faces, human celebrities,
Lincoln and Tad: A survey of images connected to Anthony Berger’s intimate portrait of a beleaguered wartime leader and his son
Second in a multi-part series of Abraham Lincoln imagery by MI Contributing Editor Chris Nelson, featuring photographs from the author’s collection Abraham Lincoln’s face on the five-dollar bill and penny
“The Camera Is the Eye of History”: A new memorial in Washington, D.C., honors Mathew Brady
By Ronald S. Coddington A new memorial to honor Mathew Brady is scheduled to be unveiled this year near his burial site at Congressional Cemetery in Washington, D.C. Years in
“Living Shadows of the Passing Time”: Pioneer Arkansas photographer Thomas W. Bankes, his iconic image of the Sultana, and more
By Gene Eric Salecker Some photographs achieve iconic status because they are haunting and immediate. Marines raising the U.S. flag during the Battle of Iwo Jima. Jack Ruby shooting President
A Collecting and Publishing Journey from the Civil War Centennial to Today—and the Future: Q&A with Ross J. Kelbaugh
Ross Kelbaugh came of age during centennial commemorations of the Civil War. Inspired by popular media and neighborhood kids who collected coins and stamps, Kelbaugh began a journey that continues
Ponchos and Waterproof Blankets During the Civil War
By Frederick C. Gaede Prior to the Civil War, the Quartermaster Department provided U.S. soldiers with three items of personal protection from the elements: woolen blankets (bedding or saddle), great
Reflections on Two Years
By Adam Ochs Fleischer With this issue marking the second anniversary of this column, it seems fitting to stop and assess what’s been accomplished so far, as well as to
Trans-Mississippi Troopers
Dressed in plumed hats and overshirts, these men may be Texas or Mississippi cavalrymen according to late collector and dealer William A. Turner. Their ages suggest a father and son