Photographs of Fredericksburg During the Civil War
Part of the 6th Maine Infantry after the battle of Fredericksburg
- The town from the east bank of the Rappahonnock river, Fredericksburg, VA. March 1863
Photographer: Timothy O' Sullivan ( a member of Brady's staff) May 1864 outside a Fredericksburg, VA hospital
These are just some of the many pictures of Fredericksburg that were taken by Matthew Brady and his associates during the Civil War years.
More pictures can be found at: http://www.archives.gov/research/arc/topics/civil-war/brady.html
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September 23rd, 2009 @ 3:12 pm
I find this post to be particularly interesting because the Civil War is the first time where photography was introduced not only to document the war and its participants, but also as a means of propaganda of sorts. Seeing brave soldiers fighting for a cause rather than the corpse-strewn fields will do wonders for the morale of a nation. I congratulate you on posting these pictures, they’re quite wonderful.
Nice job!
September 27th, 2009 @ 8:48 pm
Thanks, Jessica– these are so clear and striking. It does change one’s sense of the ground one walks on to see it so clearly in these war shots.