The Civil War as Photographed by Mathew Brady
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- Aug 2 2010 7:22 AM
Cort Mitchell
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This resource, from the National Archives and Records Administration, illustrates how the Civil War threatened the very purpose of the Constitution as stated in the Preamble. Mathew Brady and his associates, most notably Alexander Gardner, George Barnard, and Timothy O'Sullivan, photographed many battlefields, camps, towns, and people touched by the war. Users can view examples of these photos here.
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Grade: 5 to 12
Topics: Visual Arts & Performing Arts, Writing Strategies, United States History, English-Language Arts, Types of Media, American Democracy, Visual Arts, History-Social Science
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