| Introduction | |
| 1 | The Photographic History of the Civil War |
| Photographic techniques and processes | |
| 2 | Reasons for the popularity of the tintype during the American Civil War (1861-1865) |
| 3 | Cartes de visite during the American Civil War (1861-1865) |
| 4 | Stereocard series on the American Civil War |
| 5 | American Civil War (1861-1865): Photograph albums |
| 6 | Advertising for photograph albums during the American Civil War |
| Cameras | |
| 7 | American Civil War (1861-1865): Cameras |
| 8 | Mathew Brady: Camera |
| Photographic teams and photographic vans | |
| 9 | Photographer teams and photographic vans during the American Civil War (1861-1865) |
| Contemporary photographic books | |
| 10 | Alexander Gardner's Photographic Sketchbook of the War (1866) |
| Composite photographs and photomontage | |
| 11 | Photomontage during the American Civil War (1861-1865) |
| 12 | George N. Barnard: Composite photographs during the American Civil War (1861-1865) |
| Tax revenue stamps | |
| 13 | Revenue stamps during the American Civil War |
| Themes | |
| 14 | Breastworks and fortifications during the American Civil War (1861-1865) |
| 15 | Weapons of the American Civil War (1861-1865) |
| 16 | Railways and the American Civil War (1861-1865) |
| 17 | American Civil War (1861-1865): Balloons |
| 18 | Naval warfare during the American Civil War |
| 19 | Prisons and prisoners during the American Civil War (1861-1865) |
| 20 | Animals of the American Civil War (1861-1865) |
| 21 | Old Abe |
| 22 | American Civil War (1861-1865): Copying maps |
| 23 | George N. Barnard: Panoramas (1864) |
| 24 | American Civil War (1861-1865): Censorship |
| 25 | Propaganda during the American Civil War (1861-1865) |
| 26 | A.C. Kline: Jeff Davis "taking" Washington |
| 27 | Commanders and officers of the American Civil War (1861-1865) |
| 28 | Soldiers of the American Civil War (1861-1865) |
| 29 | Oliver H. Willard: American Army uniforms (ca 1865) |
| 30 | American Civil War (1861-1865): Portraits in brass bezels |
| 31 | Camp life during American Civil War (1861-1865) |
| 32 | Spies of the American Civil War (1861-1865) |
| 33 | Families of the American Civil War (1861-1865) |
| 34 | Refugees during the American Civil War (1862-1865) |
| 35 | American Civil War (1861-1865): African-Americans |
| 36 | American Civil War (1861-1865): The dead |
| 37 | John Reekie: Collecting Remains of the Dead |
| 38 | Death and dying during the American Civil War |
| 39 | Placing photographs on the dead during the American Civil War |
| 40 | Ghastly Photographic Experiences (1882) |
| 41 | William H. Mumler: Spirit photography |
| 42 | Patriotic and military backgrounds for portraits during the American Civil War (1861-1865) |
| 43 | McPherson and Oliver: American Civil War |
| Charity | |
| 44 | The United States Sanitary Commission |
| 45 | Metropolitan Fair, New York (1864) |
| 46 | The Great Sanitary Fair, Philadelphia (1864) |
| 47 | Charity during the American Civil War: The Children of the Battlefield |
| 48 | Charity soon after American Civil War: Benjamin Franklin |
| 49 | Veterans of the American Civil War (1861-1865) |
| Events | |
| 50 | Alexander Gardner: The Battle of Antietam (September-October 1862) |
| 51 | The Battle of Gettysburg and photographic evidence (July 1863) |
| 52 | Timothy O'Sullivan: A council of war at Massaponax Church, VA (21 May 1864) |
| 53 | G.O. Brown (active 1860-1889): Battlefield of the Wilderness |
| War injuries and medical claims | |
| 54 | Major General Henry Barnum |
| 55 | Private George Lemon |
| 56 | R.B. Bontecou: Surgical injuries and their treatment during the American Civil War |
| 57 | William H. Bell: Medical injuries during the American Civil War |
| 58 | George A. Otis: Photographs of Surgical Cases and Specimens (1867 or later) |
| People | |
| 59 | Abraham Lincoln: A photographic legacy |
| Aftermath | |
| 60 | Portraits of the conspirators who assassinated Abraham Lincoln |
| 61 | Alexander Gardner: Execution of the conspirators who assassinated Abraham Lincoln (7 July 1865) |
| 62 | Abraham Lincoln: Mourning |
| Popular culture | |
| 63 | Use of a cased photograph in the film "The Birth of a Nation" (1915) |
| Colourising the past | |
| 64 | Colourising the past |
| Photographic analysis | |
| 65 | 1st Lieutenant Henry. B. Loomis, adjutant of the 56th New York Infantry Regiment (Evolving case study) |
| Contemporary reappraisals | |
| 66 | Contemporary reappraisals of the American Civil War |
| 67 | Sally Mann: Last Measure |
| Conclusions | |
| 68 | Concluding remarks on the American Civil War |
| Introduction | |
| 1 | The Photographic History of the Civil War |
| Photographic techniques and processes | |
| 2 | Reasons for the popularity of the tintype during the American Civil War (1861-1865) |
| 3 | Cartes de visite during the American Civil War (1861-1865) |
| 4 | Stereocard series on the American Civil War |
| 5 | American Civil War (1861-1865): Photograph albums |
| 6 | Advertising for photograph albums during the American Civil War |
| Cameras | |
| 7 | American Civil War (1861-1865): Cameras |
| 8 | Mathew Brady: Camera |
| Photographic teams and photographic vans | |
| 9 | Photographer teams and photographic vans during the American Civil War (1861-1865) |
| Contemporary photographic books | |
| 10 | Alexander Gardner's Photographic Sketchbook of the War (1866) |
| Composite photographs and photomontage | |
| 11 | Photomontage during the American Civil War (1861-1865) |
| 12 | George N. Barnard: Composite photographs during the American Civil War (1861-1865) |
| Tax revenue stamps | |
| 13 | Revenue stamps during the American Civil War |
| Themes | |
| 14 | Breastworks and fortifications during the American Civil War (1861-1865) |
| 15 | Weapons of the American Civil War (1861-1865) |
| 16 | Railways and the American Civil War (1861-1865) |
| 17 | American Civil War (1861-1865): Balloons |
| 18 | Naval warfare during the American Civil War |
| 19 | Prisons and prisoners during the American Civil War (1861-1865) |
| 20 | Animals of the American Civil War (1861-1865) |
| 21 | Old Abe |
| 22 | American Civil War (1861-1865): Copying maps |
| 23 | George N. Barnard: Panoramas (1864) |
| 24 | American Civil War (1861-1865): Censorship |
| 25 | Propaganda during the American Civil War (1861-1865) |
| 26 | A.C. Kline: Jeff Davis "taking" Washington |
| 27 | Commanders and officers of the American Civil War (1861-1865) |
| 28 | Soldiers of the American Civil War (1861-1865) |
| 29 | Oliver H. Willard: American Army uniforms (ca 1865) |
| 30 | American Civil War (1861-1865): Portraits in brass bezels |
| 31 | Camp life during American Civil War (1861-1865) |
| 32 | Spies of the American Civil War (1861-1865) |
| 33 | Families of the American Civil War (1861-1865) |
| 34 | Refugees during the American Civil War (1862-1865) |
| 35 | American Civil War (1861-1865): African-Americans |
| 36 | American Civil War (1861-1865): The dead |
| 37 | John Reekie: Collecting Remains of the Dead |
| 38 | Death and dying during the American Civil War |
| 39 | Placing photographs on the dead during the American Civil War |
| 40 | Ghastly Photographic Experiences (1882) |
| 41 | William H. Mumler: Spirit photography |
| 42 | Patriotic and military backgrounds for portraits during the American Civil War (1861-1865) |
| 43 | McPherson and Oliver: American Civil War |
| Charity | |
| 44 | The United States Sanitary Commission |
| 45 | Metropolitan Fair, New York (1864) |
| 46 | The Great Sanitary Fair, Philadelphia (1864) |
| 47 | Charity during the American Civil War: The Children of the Battlefield |
| 48 | Charity soon after American Civil War: Benjamin Franklin |
| 49 | Veterans of the American Civil War (1861-1865) |
| Events | |
| 50 | Alexander Gardner: The Battle of Antietam (September-October 1862) |
| 51 | The Battle of Gettysburg and photographic evidence (July 1863) |
| 52 | Timothy O'Sullivan: A council of war at Massaponax Church, VA (21 May 1864) |
| 53 | G.O. Brown (active 1860-1889): Battlefield of the Wilderness |
| War injuries and medical claims | |
| 54 | Major General Henry Barnum |
| 55 | Private George Lemon |
| 56 | R.B. Bontecou: Surgical injuries and their treatment during the American Civil War |
| 57 | William H. Bell: Medical injuries during the American Civil War |
| 58 | George A. Otis: Photographs of Surgical Cases and Specimens (1867 or later) |
| People | |
| 59 | Abraham Lincoln: A photographic legacy |
| Aftermath | |
| 60 | Portraits of the conspirators who assassinated Abraham Lincoln |
| 61 | Alexander Gardner: Execution of the conspirators who assassinated Abraham Lincoln (7 July 1865) |
| 62 | Abraham Lincoln: Mourning |
| Popular culture | |
| 63 | Use of a cased photograph in the film "The Birth of a Nation" (1915) |
| Colourising the past | |
| 64 | Colourising the past |
| Photographic analysis | |
| 65 | 1st Lieutenant Henry. B. Loomis, adjutant of the 56th New York Infantry Regiment (Evolving case study) |
| Contemporary reappraisals | |
| 66 | Contemporary reappraisals of the American Civil War |
| 67 | Sally Mann: Last Measure |
| Conclusions | |
| 68 | Concluding remarks on the American Civil War |