Memories and moments can be remembered deep within our mind and shared by word, but these days people choose to remember these things by taking pictures and viewing photos with others. Technology these days makes that so simple. Take out a phone, snap a picture, and post it on a social media website or share it with all your friends via text. Travel back roughly 155 years ago and taking snapshots weren’t even close to that easy. From 1860-1865 American was fighting a Civil War that broke out between the Northern and Southern States because of several slavery disputes. Several Union and Confederate soldiers put their life of the line to fight for what they believed in, and many lost their lives. What helps us remember all that? Documents
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A set of photographs taken by Alexander Gardner called “The Dead of Antietam” were the first photographs to be displayed to the public in Brady’s New York studio. These first few photos shocked the nation, for never before had the images of war been captured so explicitly. Photographs were taken both of Union and Confederate soldiers. Quite a few of them showed the dead. “Near the Dunker Church” is a photo that shows several dead Confederate soldiers scattered about in very uncomfortable, grotesque positions. Others displayed soldiers restlessly, but patiently standing there, prepared for battle, wondering if he’ll still be alive tomorrow. Gardner even took pictures of the dead horses left behind. An image labeled “Amidst the Battle’s Toll” consists of a dead horse lying on its side in front of soldiers. Some of the places that Brady’s men took photos at included Fredericksburg, Gettysburg, at the Siege of Petersburg, Antietam, and at the First Battle of Bull …show more content…
Since this was America’s first time viewing the horrors of war, the article captures how appalled the citizens were when “The Dead of Antietam” was put on display. It also mentions how despite how horrific the images are, crowds, entranced by a terrible fascination that can only be explained by it just being human nature, were reluctant to the photos right away. This article also describes several civilians had the fear of recognizing a son, husband, brother, or any other loved one lying lifeless inside the photographs. The writer of the article states that, “Mr. Brady has done something to bring home to us the terrible reality and earnestness of war. If he has not brought bodies and laid them in our dooryards and along the streets, he has done something very like it.” The photographers gained a great deal of money from their works being sold to people and being displayed in a
A set of photographs taken by Alexander Gardner called “The Dead of Antietam” were the first photographs to be displayed to the public in Brady’s New York studio. These first few photos shocked the nation, for never before had the images of war been captured so explicitly. Photographs were taken both of Union and Confederate soldiers. Quite a few of them showed the dead. “Near the Dunker Church” is a photo that shows several dead Confederate soldiers scattered about in very uncomfortable, grotesque positions. Others displayed soldiers restlessly, but patiently standing there, prepared for battle, wondering if he’ll still be alive tomorrow. Gardner even took pictures of the dead horses left behind. An image labeled “Amidst the Battle’s Toll” consists of a dead horse lying on its side in front of soldiers. Some of the places that Brady’s men took photos at included Fredericksburg, Gettysburg, at the Siege of Petersburg, Antietam, and at the First Battle of Bull …show more content…
Since this was America’s first time viewing the horrors of war, the article captures how appalled the citizens were when “The Dead of Antietam” was put on display. It also mentions how despite how horrific the images are, crowds, entranced by a terrible fascination that can only be explained by it just being human nature, were reluctant to the photos right away. This article also describes several civilians had the fear of recognizing a son, husband, brother, or any other loved one lying lifeless inside the photographs. The writer of the article states that, “Mr. Brady has done something to bring home to us the terrible reality and earnestness of war. If he has not brought bodies and laid them in our dooryards and along the streets, he has done something very like it.” The photographers gained a great deal of money from their works being sold to people and being displayed in a