Camp Photographers: Pictures by the thousands
By Ron Field Virtually every military encampment had a traveling photographer nearby or within its limits during the Civil War. This was particularly true in the North, where photographic chemicals
By Ron Field Virtually every military encampment had a traveling photographer nearby or within its limits during the Civil War. This was particularly true in the North, where photographic chemicals
These Virginia heavy artillerymen attack a bottle of wine, as evidenced by the two generously filled drinking glasses. Theories for exactly what they celebrated abound: The Confederacy, joining the army,
By Ronald S. Coddington Jesse Harrison Whitehurst knew the ebbs and flows of the photography business better than most of his contemporaries. The daguerreian pioneer had a knack for adapting
Images of soldiers pictured in camp, on campaign and other locations have always held a special interest for C. Paul Loane. “There is more going on than just the soldiers