
You will see hushed, reverent groups standing around these weird copies of carnage, bending down to look in the pale faces of the dead, chained by the strange spell that dwells in dead men's eyes
- Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes

Photographic Incidents of the War
Verbal representations of such places, or scenes, may or may not have the merit of accuracy; but photographic presentments of them will be accepted by posterity with an undoubting faith. The photgraphs of this series were taken directly at nature, at considerable cost.

April 24-26 1998
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The Colors Majestically Wave Behind the Union Battle Line

Fellow Troops Take Care of Pesky Rebels

Artillery Putting Pressure On the Confederate Advance

A Member of the 14th Brooklyn Tends to a Casualty