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American Civil War (1861-1865)

 

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Contents

Contents
Introduction
1The Photographic History of the Civil War
Photographic techniques and processes
2Reasons for the popularity of the tintype during the American Civil War (1861-1865)
3Cartes de visite during the American Civil War (1861-1865)
4Stereocard series on the American Civil War
5American Civil War (1861-1865): Photograph albums
6Advertising for photograph albums during the American Civil War
Cameras
7American Civil War (1861-1865): Cameras
8Mathew Brady: Camera
Photographic teams and photographic vans
9Photographer teams and photographic vans during the American Civil War (1861-1865)
Contemporary photographic books
10Alexander Gardner's Photographic Sketchbook of the War (1866)
Composite photographs and photomontage
11Photomontage during the American Civil War (1861-1865)
12George N. Barnard: Composite photographs during the American Civil War (1861-1865)
Tax revenue stamps
13Revenue stamps during the American Civil War
Themes
14Breastworks and fortifications during the American Civil War (1861-1865)
15Weapons of the American Civil War (1861-1865)
16Railways and the American Civil War (1861-1865)
17American Civil War (1861-1865): Balloons
18Naval warfare during the American Civil War
19Prisons and prisoners during the American Civil War (1861-1865)
20Animals of the American Civil War (1861-1865)
21Old Abe
22American Civil War (1861-1865): Copying maps
23George N. Barnard: Panoramas (1864)
24American Civil War (1861-1865): Censorship
25Propaganda during the American Civil War (1861-1865)
26A.C. Kline: Jeff Davis "taking" Washington
27Commanders and officers of the American Civil War (1861-1865)
28Soldiers of the American Civil War (1861-1865)
29Oliver H. Willard: American Army uniforms (ca 1865)
30American Civil War (1861-1865): Portraits in brass bezels
31Camp life during American Civil War (1861-1865)
32Spies of the American Civil War (1861-1865)
33Families of the American Civil War (1861-1865)
34Refugees during the American Civil War (1862-1865)
35American Civil War (1861-1865): African-Americans
36American Civil War (1861-1865): The dead
37John Reekie: Collecting Remains of the Dead
38Death and dying during the American Civil War
39Placing photographs on the dead during the American Civil War
40Ghastly Photographic Experiences (1882)
41William H. Mumler: Spirit photography
42Patriotic and military backgrounds for portraits during the American Civil War (1861-1865)
43McPherson and Oliver: American Civil War
Charity
44The United States Sanitary Commission
45Metropolitan Fair, New York (1864)
46The Great Sanitary Fair, Philadelphia (1864)
47Charity during the American Civil War: The Children of the Battlefield
48Charity during the American Civil War: Benjamin Franklin
49Veterans of the American Civil War (1861-1865)
Events
50Alexander Gardner: The Battle of Antietam (September-October 1862)
51The Battle of Gettysburg and photographic evidence (July 1863)
52Timothy O'Sullivan: A council of war at Massaponax Church, VA (21 May 1864)
53G.O. Brown (active 1860-1889): Battlefield of the Wilderness
War injuries and medical claims
54Major General Henry Barnum
55Private George Lemon
56R.B. Bontecou: Surgical injuries and their treatment during the American Civil War
57William H. Bell: Medical injuries during the American Civil War
58George A. Otis: Photographs of Surgical Cases and Specimens (1867 or later)
People
59Abraham Lincoln: A photographic legacy
Aftermath
60Portraits of the conspirators who assassinated Abraham Lincoln
61Alexander Gardner: Execution of the conspirators who assassinated Abraham Lincoln (7 July 1865)
62Abraham Lincoln: Mourning
Popular culture
63Use of a cased photograph in the film "The Birth of a Nation" (1915)
Colourising the past
64Colourising the past
Photographic analysis
651st Lieutenant Henry. B. Loomis, adjutant of the 56th New York Infantry Regiment (Evolving case study)
Conclusions
66Concluding remarks on the American Civil War
     
Contents     
Subscribers have access to the sixty six informative Fragments on this Theme, Online Exhibitions, Visual Indexes and References.
Introduction
1The Photographic History of the Civil War
Photographic techniques and processes
2Reasons for the popularity of the tintype during the American Civil War (1861-1865)
3Cartes de visite during the American Civil War (1861-1865)
4Stereocard series on the American Civil War
5American Civil War (1861-1865): Photograph albums
6Advertising for photograph albums during the American Civil War
Cameras
7American Civil War (1861-1865): Cameras
8Mathew Brady: Camera
Photographic teams and photographic vans
9Photographer teams and photographic vans during the American Civil War (1861-1865)
Contemporary photographic books
10Alexander Gardner's Photographic Sketchbook of the War (1866)
Composite photographs and photomontage
11Photomontage during the American Civil War (1861-1865)
12George N. Barnard: Composite photographs during the American Civil War (1861-1865)
Tax revenue stamps
13Revenue stamps during the American Civil War
Themes
14Breastworks and fortifications during the American Civil War (1861-1865)
15Weapons of the American Civil War (1861-1865)
16Railways and the American Civil War (1861-1865)
17American Civil War (1861-1865): Balloons
18Naval warfare during the American Civil War
19Prisons and prisoners during the American Civil War (1861-1865)
20Animals of the American Civil War (1861-1865)
21Old Abe
22American Civil War (1861-1865): Copying maps
23George N. Barnard: Panoramas (1864)
24American Civil War (1861-1865): Censorship
25Propaganda during the American Civil War (1861-1865)
26A.C. Kline: Jeff Davis "taking" Washington
27Commanders and officers of the American Civil War (1861-1865)
28Soldiers of the American Civil War (1861-1865)
29Oliver H. Willard: American Army uniforms (ca 1865)
30American Civil War (1861-1865): Portraits in brass bezels
31Camp life during American Civil War (1861-1865)
32Spies of the American Civil War (1861-1865)
33Families of the American Civil War (1861-1865)
34Refugees during the American Civil War (1862-1865)
35American Civil War (1861-1865): African-Americans
36American Civil War (1861-1865): The dead
37John Reekie: Collecting Remains of the Dead
38Death and dying during the American Civil War
39Placing photographs on the dead during the American Civil War
40Ghastly Photographic Experiences (1882)
41William H. Mumler: Spirit photography
42Patriotic and military backgrounds for portraits during the American Civil War (1861-1865)
43McPherson and Oliver: American Civil War
Charity
44The United States Sanitary Commission
45Metropolitan Fair, New York (1864)
46The Great Sanitary Fair, Philadelphia (1864)
47Charity during the American Civil War: The Children of the Battlefield
48Charity during the American Civil War: Benjamin Franklin
49Veterans of the American Civil War (1861-1865)
Events
50Alexander Gardner: The Battle of Antietam (September-October 1862)
51The Battle of Gettysburg and photographic evidence (July 1863)
52Timothy O'Sullivan: A council of war at Massaponax Church, VA (21 May 1864)
53G.O. Brown (active 1860-1889): Battlefield of the Wilderness
War injuries and medical claims
54Major General Henry Barnum
55Private George Lemon
56R.B. Bontecou: Surgical injuries and their treatment during the American Civil War
57William H. Bell: Medical injuries during the American Civil War
58George A. Otis: Photographs of Surgical Cases and Specimens (1867 or later)
People
59Abraham Lincoln: A photographic legacy
Aftermath
60Portraits of the conspirators who assassinated Abraham Lincoln
61Alexander Gardner: Execution of the conspirators who assassinated Abraham Lincoln (7 July 1865)
62Abraham Lincoln: Mourning
Popular culture
63Use of a cased photograph in the film "The Birth of a Nation" (1915)
Colourising the past
64Colourising the past
Photographic analysis
651st Lieutenant Henry. B. Loomis, adjutant of the 56th New York Infantry Regiment (Evolving case study)
Conclusions
66Concluding remarks on the American Civil War

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