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 ...

A number of Reddit users have taken it upon themselves to convert a slew of Civil War photos into beautiful color.

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.

A number of Reddit users have taken it upon themselves to convert a slew of Civil War photos into beautiful color.

This year begins the Civil War Sesquicentennial. It is a time when many reflect and relive the events of the last war that took place on American soil.

To assemble a collection of photographs of the Civil War, 24/7 Tempo reviewed historical archives from Getty Images and Wikimedia Commons. The scope of images ranges from horrifying to those ...

PORTRAITS of hero soldiers who fought on both sides in the American Civil War have been brought back to life in these amazing colour photographs. The stunning images offer a glimpse of what life wa… ...

After the war, he took photographs and stereographs—twinned pictures that create a three-dimensional image when viewed with special goggles—of the American West and Panama.

Photographic images of earlier conflicts exist, notably the Crimean War, but it was the American Civil War that is considered to be the first major conflict to be so extensively photographed.

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 ...

The Civil War changed the social, economic, and political landscape for women from every walk of American life—perhaps nowhere more so than in the field of nursing.