Teaching the Civil War
Educational ResourcesLesson plans, resources, videos, tools, tips, and strategies for teaching the American Civil War.
Photography During the American Civil War
From 1861-1865, over 3,000 photographers made war-related images. Photographers such as Mathew Brady and Alexander Gardner documented famous people, battlefields, soldiers and the devastation of the Civil War.
Mathew Brady
Mathew B. Brady and his team of assistants traveled across the country to capture the war producing over 10,000 images and brought the horrors of war home. Read More
Alexander Gardner
Alexander was a Scottish photographer whose most famous works are photographs from the Civil War, President Lincoln and the execution of those involved with Lincoln’s assassination. Read More
Equipment
Unlike today where you carry a camera in your pocket, Civil War photographers needed an array of equipment to produce an image.. Read More
Developing the Images
Developing images during the Civil War was a difficult and dangerous process. Read More
Famous Images
The following is a collection of famous Civil War images. Read More
Civil War in Color
For years, we have been colorizing images from the Civil War. Read More
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