If you’ve ever seen a portrait of a Civil War soldier or the landscape of a battlefield just after the cannon-fire has been silenced, then you’re familiar with the work of Mathew Brady ... (The U.S.

It was taken by photographer Mathew Brady. Library of Congress In American History, November 19, 1863, might be considered a day of wind and fire. The place was the Gettysburg battlefield ...

Mathew Brady's legacy is synonymous with ... The U.S. government purchased many of his plates in an auction. In 1875, Congress paid Brady $25,000 for full title to his Civil War images.