Matthew B. Brady

Brady was a celebrated American photographer remembered for his work in the years before and during the American Civil War. He took his studio onto the battlefields and created over 10,000 glass-plate negatives using many photographers. His heritage is a remarkable collection, one of the first to show the grim horrors of war realistically.

Brady and his associate photographers made literally thousands of images, for the most part now in the care of the Library of Congress. This book is intended as a tribute to these talented, hardy, and ardent photographers, reproducing a selection of their works—blemishes and all—which are now recognized as the first in-depth photo-documentation of warfare.

This collection of photographs shows the beautiful portraits and battlefield photographs. The hardbound collection is a necessary addition to any Civil War enthusiast or photography buff's library.