GRAPHIC photographs from the American Civil War capture the death and destruction of the nation’s bloodiest conflict. Harrowing images from the battle, which lasted from 1861-1865, show count… ...

Click here to see 25 horrifying images of the Civil War. Their photos of dead soldiers on the battlefield in the aftermath of the Battle of Antietam in 1862 were shown at an exhibition in New York ...

Through a rich archive of forgotten Civil War-era photographs, historian Deborah Willis uncovers the often overlooked role of African American soldiers, cooks and medical workers.

Samuel Holmes Doten of Plymouth, Mass., was born June 5, 1812, so after the Civil War ended in 1865, he would joke that he “served in the infantry in the war of that date.” William Kendall ...

With the 150th anniversary of the Civil War's beginning upon us, a plethora of photographs and exhibitions will bring out familiar images and reveal some new ones. As a photo historian, I'm ...

At the outbreak of the Civil War, Barnard was one of the country’s most experienced photographers. In 1846, he opened a daguerreotype studio in Oswego, N.Y.

Amazing American Civil War Photos Turned Into Glorious Color. ... As photography was not invented until the 1820s, the Civil War was one of the first wars to be photographed.

Stanley B. Burns, MD, the Mercy Street on-set Medical, Historical and Technical Advisor, shares photos from The Burns Archive and an essay about hospitals during the Civil War-era.

The Mexican-American War: Photos from the 1800s show a young nation's conflict Prominent American Civil War Generals Robert E. Lee, Ulysses S. Grant, and Stonewall Jackson were among those who ...

Civil War Medical Practice By Stanley B. Burns, MD . Editor’s Note: This essay series is written by Mercy Street's medical, historical and technical advisor, Stanley B. Burns, MD of The Burns ...

When photographer Brandon Tauszik sent me an email pitching a series on Civil War reenactors, I was a little reluctant because there is no shortage of photos on the subject. But after taking a ...