The Photographic History of the Civil War, Vol 4 - Soldier Life and Secret Service / Prisons and Hospitals

by Francis Trevelyan Miller (Series Editor), Theophilus Francis Rodenbough (Editor)

The Photographic History of the Civil War was first published in 1911 to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the great conflict. Extremely popular then, it has become a rare book. Here, in five double volumes, is the complete and unabridged original edition, text and photographs carefully reproduced in the original format and full size.

The thousands of photographs contained within are remarkable in their immediacy, spontaneity, and authenticity. They demonstrate the power of the camera as well as the importance of the photographer.   They are a unique record of one of the greatest conflicts in the history of mankind.

These pictures can be viewed as art, as history and as journalism. Covering every aspect of the war --from the front to weapons, from tactics to the wounded, from everyday life to grief, from victory to defeat—these volumes are a testament to a mighty conflict and to the great nation which emerged from it.

This volume describes in detail the lives of soldiers on both sides of the conflict, and the secret service. It also contains photographs, diagrams, and text about the prisons and hospitals used during the Civil War.

Genres: Civil War, History

732 pages, Hardcover

First published August 1, 1991

About the author

Francis Trevelyan Miller (1877–1959) was an American writer and film-maker. He is known for his books about exploration, travel and photography. Notable works from him including several books about the American Civil War, such as The Photographic History of the Civil War, in Ten Volumes (New York: The Review of Reviews Co., 1912). Another of his significant works is "History of WWII: Armed Services Memorial Edition." He has also made several feature films and wrote the screenplay for the 1919 film Deliverance about Helen Keller. In 1955 his photograph of children at a Chicago funfair was selected by Edward Steichen for MoMA's world-touring The Family of Man exhibition.

Reviews

[Tina Chandler · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is simply amazing. A great example of how photography changed the face of war. Great pictures of events and people no longer with us and giving another stamp to the events of the Civil War such as capture, parole, repiration, prison exchanges, sanitary and hospital commissions. Another way to look at war from the side of “what happens after capture?”