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Title: The photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities
Year: 1911 (1910s)
Authors: Miller, Francis Trevelyan, 1877-1959 Lanier, Robert S. (Robert Sampson), 1880-
Subjects: United States -- History Civil War, 1861-1865 Pictorial works United States -- History Civil War, 1861-1865
Publisher: New York : Review of Reviews Co.
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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/,/ Rfview of Reviews to. AMENiriKS OF THE CAMl IN 18U1 This photograph, taken at Brandy Station, Virginia, is an excellent example of the skill of the war photographers. When we rememberIhat orthochromatic plates were undreamed of in the days of the Civil War, the color values of this picture are marvelous. The collodionwet-plate has caught the sheen and texture of the silk dresses worn by the officers wives, whom we see on a visit to a permanentcamp. The entrance to the tent is a fine example of the rustic work with which the Engineer Corps of the various armies amusedthemselves during periods which would otherwise be spent in tedious inactivity. The officers quarters received first attention. Thusan atmosphere of indescribable charm was thrown about the permanent camps to which the wives of the officers came in their briefvisits to the front, and from which they reluctantly returned without seeing anything of the gruesome side of war. A review or aparade was usually held for their

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