Photo by Brady: a picture of the Civil War

Abstract

Retells the Civil War through the eyes of photographer Mathew Brady and other field photographers as they record a brutal and deadly time.

Contents

Collodion -- Preparation of the plate -- Photographer who couldn't see and the man from Scotland -- Man from Illinois --Exposure -- Carte de Visite -- First shots -- Operators in the field -- Yankee Doodle Dandy -- All quiet along the Potomac -- To the gates of Richmond -- or, halfway, anyway -- Exposed -- Developing the image: Bloodiest day -- Dead of Antietam -- McClellan's body guard -- Fredericksburg, cold as death -- Year of the turning point begins -- Wilderness: Part one -- High tide -- Fixing the image: Gettysburg by Brady -- Rededication -- Man we have all been looking for -- Wilderness: part two -- Image of history -- Ballots and bullets -- And then ...? -- Fixed -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Picture credits.