The photographs taken by masters such as Mathew Brady and Alexander Gardner have done much for the public’s perception of the Civil War. But all of their work is in black and white.

Color by Jordan J. Lloyd/Dynamichrome/ Photo courtesy of Library of Congress This photo by Mathew Brady, the most famous Civil War photographer, portrays three Confederate prisoners at Gettysburg ...

Color by Jordan J. Lloyd/Dynamichrome/ Photo courtesy of Library of Congress This photo by Mathew Brady, the most famous Civil War photographer, portrays three Confederate prisoners at Gettysburg ...

Photographs from the American Civil War have a funereal air to them. Add color to these historical artifacts, and a weird thing happens: they spring to life. And in doing so, they almost seem more ...

Civil War photographs intrigue family. George Eastman House. ROC. By Bryn Durgin. ... She smugly compared it to a valuable, hand-colored print that hangs in our upstairs hallway.

A tiny album at the Smithsonian's African American History museum shows photos of black Civil War soldiers. The images inspired portraits on exhibit at Fort Negley in Nashville.

RICHMOND, Va. – The names of the two little girls are an enduring mystery, their images found among crumpled bodies on Civil War battlefields. Each is posed primly on chairs, ringlets cascadi… ...

On the Colorized History Subreddit, Redditors use photo manipulation to add color to historical black and white images. Amazing American Civil War Photos Turned Into Glorious Color | Business ...

RICHMOND, Va. — The names of the two little girls are an enduring mystery, their images found among crumpled bodies on Civil War battlefields. Each is posed primly on chairs, ringlets cascadi… ...