Photographers of the American Civil War

New Ironsides and monitor class ironclads engaging Fort Moultrie, Charleston Harbor, SC. September 8, 1863 – George S. Cook
USS New Ironsides and five monitor-class warships engaging Forts Wagner and Gregg in Charleston harbor, S.C., in what is one of the world's first combat action photographs, taken September 5 or 6, 1863. Haas & Peale

The American Civil War was the most photographed conflict of the 19th century. Images were widely copied and distributed to the public via newspapers, prints, and carte de visite. Roughly 70% of the war's documentary photography was taken by a stereo camera, which produced 3-dimensional images that could be viewed on a stereoscope.

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