Document 13.4 Timothy H. O’Sullivan, Burial of Federal Dead, Fredericksburg, Virginia, May 1864

Timothy H. O’Sullivan | Burial of Federal Dead, Fredericksburg, Virginia, May 1864

As the first war to be photographed extensively, the Civil War offered civilians new perspectives on the horrors of battle. Exhibited in the studios of photographers such as Mathew Brady in New York City, urban residents could view the carnage of war in stunning detail. This image was taken by Timothy H. O’Sullivan, an Irish-born photographer who worked with Brady after serving in the Union army. It captures a Union burial team near Fredericksburg during a period of intense fighting in northern Virginia.

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