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 ...

At the time of the Civil ... of images. One outlet was the Illustrated London News. With Lincoln’s election, the British took a keen interest in American affairs, and after the war started ...

Thanks to its comprehensive collection of Confederate artifacts, weapons and art, this museum is a required stop for Civil War buffs. American Civil War Museum at Historic Tredegar The Historic ...

PITTSBURGH–As the Civil War was raging, thousands of American readers would wait to get news on the conflict every seven days from Harper’s Weekly, then the most widely-read periodical in the United ...

People have asked Marc Nelson “why do you draw such ugly parts of life? Isn't art about beauty?” The American artist's ...