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Confederate Prisoners
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Stereograph of three Confederate soldiers captured during the Battle of Gettysburg. This photograph was taken by Mathew Brady a few days after the battle. Today it is one of the most iconic images of the Civil War. The card from the Historical Society's collection is a rare early imprint of Brady's Gettysburg work. (Note that Brady was using up some outdated 1862 stereographs.) The card was purchased at Brady's studio by Lucius Fairchild when he had his picture taken there in the fall of 1863.
July 1863
Brady, Mathew B., approximately 1823-1896
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WHi 97521
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General Lee's Headquarters
June 1863
Stereograph of General Lee's headquarters at Gettysburg, photographed by Mathew Brady a few days after the battle. Two women appear on the lower right.
Gettysburg Battlefield Site
1863
Stereograph of a scene near the site of the Gettysburg battlefield. Two men sit in a wagon in the center of the image.
Gettysburg Farmhouse
July 1863
Stereograph of the farmhouse of Abram Bryant, a free black man who lived near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. An African American man is standing near the porch and another man is sitting on the left wit...
On the Right of Our Line
1863
Stereograph of Culp's Hill at the site of the Gettysburg Battlefield. A man in a light-colored coat (may be Mathew Brady) is sitting on a boulder in the center. Battle damage can be seen on the tre...
On the Right of Our Line
July 1863
Gettysburg stereograph that Lucius Fairchild of the 2nd Wisconsin identified as "the right of the Union line." It shows the wooded terrain of Culp's Hill where the 2nd, 6th, and 7th Wisconsin regi...
McPherson Farm
July 15, 1863
Stereograph of the McPherson farm buildings near the site of the Gettysburg battlefield. Two figures appear on the right side: Mathew Brady standing and his assistant sitting. Seated in front of th...
