At the time of the Civil War, camera shutters were too slow ... to fill the journal’s pages with compelling and persuasive war images. Alfred Waud, the most prolific special, created many ...

At the Minnesota State Capitol, Howard Pyle’s Civil War painting “The Battle of Nashville” stands as a vivid tribute to ...

The American Civil War was the first major conflict that was photographed extensively, bringing shocking and often horrific images to the front pages and into people's living rooms. Photography ...

Burns, MD of The Burns Archive. At the time of the Civil War, as a result of lax laws, obtaining a medical degree was very easy; one only had to apprentice with a local physician and take a few ...