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,
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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
Rees of Richmond: A fresh look at the combative, competitive and brilliant Confederate photographer Charles Ricard Rees
By Dominick A. Serrano Collecting Confederate images has never been easy. The ambrotypes and cartes de visite have always been more costly and elusive than their Northern counterparts, and finding
The Pride of Washington County: A newly discovered composite honors the 19th Iowa Infantry’s Company C
By Michael Huston Twenty years after John Morton joined the 19th Iowa Infantry, he contacted his comrades in Company C and asked them to send him their likenesses. Many responded,
A Red-Legged Devil Remembers a Revolt and Generous Brooklynites
By Ronald S. Coddington, with artifacts from the Ken Fleming Collection Asa Adell Holbrook enjoyed telling stories about his war service. Even during his last days in a Soldiers’ Home
“Shall We Sustain the Government?”: A sergeant’s open letter to fight for the Union
By Ronald S. Coddington On a September day in 1864, a Union sergeant stationed at the sprawling military hub in Louisville, Ky., put the finishing touches on a letter. It
Lincoln Abroad: Views of President Abraham Lincoln from other countries
First in a multi-part series of Abraham Lincoln imagery by MI Contributing Editor Chris Nelson, featuring photographs from the author’s collection Considering the world’s fascination with the government, economics and
A Field Guide to Union Hussars
By Ron Field Some of the original European hussars served as quasi-military auxiliaries raised in 1458 by King Matthias Corvinus of Hungary to fight against the Turks. The hussars developed