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The pictures of the Civil War were some of the first graphics that came out. Some of the first cameras invented were taken out onto the battlefield. Photographers would snap pictures, depicting how intense and traumatizing the war was. The Blue and Gray in Black and White by Bob O Zeller was the first published narrative on Civil War photography. As we read about specific pictures that were recognized during the War, we are able to get a perspective as to why the images we see had such a strong impact on many. As the photographers went on the battlefield, they “arrived in time to capture, once again, the images of the dead on the battlefield, before they were covered by the dark soil,” (Zeller 104). The images of the dead bodies laying on the soil were very shocking and graphic to some; however, this proved how media was developing into better and more appreciated