New York State Militia in Camp, 1861 and 1862
The 7th New York State Militia The regiment posed for these group portraits at Camp Cameron in Washington, D.C. in 1861. The studio of Mathew B. Brady is believed to
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Jefferson Davis at the Pinnacle of Power
By John O’Brien Before President Jefferson Davis arrived in the new Confederate capital of Richmond, Va., on May 29, 1861, his likeness preceded him. Cartes de visite and engravings of
Illustrious Americans Meet the Revolution’s Last Men
By Edith Cuerrier One book was a lavish production by the great showman-photographer Mathew Brady for the parlor or library, resplendent with lithographs based on daguerreotypes of young America’s movers