Civil War photographer Alexander Gardner was born #OTD in 1821. Gardner began his career working for Matthew Brady and founded his own studio in May 1863. He was the first person to photograph the unburied bodies of dead soldiers on an American battlefield. ...
Several years ago, my family and I had the opportunity to stop by Rob Gibson’s Photographic Studio in Gettysburg. He was gracious enough to spend some type teaching us about how Civil War era photographs were taken and developed. I finally got around...
Civil War in Color Series – 2nd New York ArtilleryMy latest in my Civil War in Color series is of the Officers of Company F, 2d New York Artillery at Fort C.F. Smith. The original image was taken in June 1865 by photographer William Morris Smith. Fort C....
As many of you know, I love to colorize original Civil War era photographs as a way to relax. I call them my “adult coloring books.” I have also created two tutorial videos so you can learn to create your own colorizations. Learn to colorize...
Samuel Abbot Cooley was born in Hartford Connecticut, he was the son of Dr. Abial Abbot Cooley. Prior to the Civil War, he was living in Beaufort, South Carolina and working as a photographer. By 1863, he was living next to the Arsenal and had a...
