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General McClellans headquarters, Antietam, Maryland, American Civil War, 1861-1862 (1955). Only a few federal officers knew that the man seated with a cigar in his hand was Allan Pinkerton

Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederate States of America, c1855-1865 (1955). After announcing the secession of Mississippi from the Union (the second state to do so after South Carolina)

Judah P Benjamin, Secretary of State of the Confederacy, 1861-1865 (1955). A print from Mathew Brady Historian with a Camera by James D Horan, Bonanza Books, New York, 1955

Edwin McMasters Stanton, President Lincolns Secretary of War, 1860s (1955). Stanton (1814-1869) was the United States Attorney General in 1860-1861

John Cabell Breckinridge, American politician, c1860s (1955). Before the Civil War Breckinridge (1821-1875) served as a US Senator representing Kentucky

One of the wings of the Capitol near completion, Washington DC, USA, c1860 (1955). The US Capitol was extended in the 1850s

The Board of New York Police Commissioners, c1860 (1955). Engaged in the controversy over the resignation of Police Superintendent Amos Pilsbury, who refused to toady to the Board of Commissioners

The Capitol without its dome, Washington DC, USA, c1858 (1955). Old Canal and greenhouse in the foreground. The original copper dome of the Capitol was removed in the 1850s when the building was

Alexander Turney Stewart, American entrepreneur and retailer, 19th century (1955)
Alexander Turney Stewart, American entrepreneur, 19th century (1955). Stewart (1803-1876) was the merchant prince who gave Mathew Brady a job as a clerk when he first came to New York City

Senator Thomas Hart Benton of Missouri, c1850 (1955). A US Senator from 1821 until 1851, Benton (1782-1858) was a prominent advocate of the westward expansion of the United States

Henry Clay, American statesman, 1850 (1955). Clay (1777-1852) was Secretary of State in the administration of John Quincy Adams, and was an unsuccessful candidate for the presidency three times

Jenny Lind, PT Barnums Swedish Nightingale, c1850 (1955). Regarded as one of the finest soprano opera singers of the 19th century, Lind (1820-1887) was invited to the United States by Barnum in 1850

Portrait of a man, believed to be Joseph Bonaparte, c1860 (1955)
Believed to be Joseph Bonaparte, c1860 (1955). A print from Mathew Brady Historian with a Camera by James D Horan, Bonanza Books, New York, 1955

Phineas Taylor Barnum, American showman, c1865 (1955)
Phineas Taylor Barnum, c1865 (1955). PT Barnum (1810-1891) was founder of what became the biggest circus in the world, the Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Circus

Cyrus West Field, American businessman and financier, c1849 (1955). It was through Fields (1819-1892) suggestion and financial aid that the first Atlantic cable was laid

Washington DC, USA, 1843 (1955). A print from Mathew Brady Historian with a Camera by James D Horan, Bonanza Books, New York, 1955

Walt Whitman, American poet, c1880s. Artist: Mathew Brady
Walt Whitman, American poet, c1880s. (Colorised black and white print)

Edwin McMasters Stanton, American lawyer, politician, 1862-1867. Artist: Brady
Edwin McMasters Stanton, American lawyer, politician, 1862-1867. Stanton (1814-1869) was the United States Attorney General in 1860-1861

General Henry Wager Halleck, senior Union Army commander, 1862-1867. Artist: G Stodart
General Henry Wager Halleck, senior Union Army commander, 1862-1867. Halleck (1815-1872) was Union commander in chief and chief of staff during the American Civil War

General Nathaniel Prentice Banks, American politician and soldier, 1862-1867. Artist: J Rogers
General Nathaniel Prentice Banks, American politician and soldier, 1862-1867. Banks (1816-1894) served as Speaker of the US House of Representatives from 1856-1857

David Dixon Porter, United States admiral, 1862-1867. Artist: Brady
David Dixon Porter, United States admiral, 1862-1867. One of the foremost Union naval commanders of the Civil War, Porter (1813-1891)

Oliver Otis Howard, Union general, 1862-1867. Artist: J Rogers
Oliver Otis Howard, Union general, 1862-1867. After suffering two defeats as a corps commander at the battles of Chancellorsville and Gettysburg

Lovell Harrison Rousseau, Union Major General, 1862-1867. Artist: J Rogers
Lovell Harrison Rousseau, Union Major General, 1862-1867. An engraving from volume III of The War with the South : a History of the Late Rebellion, by Robert Tomes, Benjamin G Smith, New York

General Benjamin Henry Grierson, Union cavalry general, 1862-1867. Artist: J Rogers
General Benjamin Henry Grierson, Union cavalry general, 1862-1867. In 1863 Grierson (1826-1911) commanded the operation known as Griersons Raid

Henry Warner Slocum, Union general, 1862-1867. Artist: J Rogers
Henry Warner Slocum, Union general, 1862-1867. Slocum (1827-1894) was one of the youngest Major Generals in the Union Army in the Civil War

Jefferson Columbus Davis, Union general, 1862-1867. Artist: J Rogers
Jefferson Columbus Davis, Union general, 1862-1867. The namesake of the Confederate President, Davis (1828-1879) notoriously shot and killed a superior Officer, Major General William Bull Nelson

Union generals of the Department of the Mississippi, American Civil War, 1862-1867. Artist: J Rogers
Union generals of the Department of the Mississippi, American Civil War, 1862-1867. Portraits of generals Oliver Otis Howard, Lovell Harrison Rousseau, Benjamin Henry Grierson

George Stoneman, Union cavalry general, 1862-1867. Artist: Brady
George Stoneman, Union cavalry general, 1862-1867. Whilst in command of the cavalry corps of the Army of the Ohio, Stoneman (1822-1894) was captured by the Confederates at Macon, Georgia

Philip Henry Sheridan, Union general, 1862-1867. Artist: Brady
Philip Henry Sheridan, Union general, 1862-1867. In the American Civil War Sheridan (1831-1888) rose to the rank of Major-general in the Union (northern) army

William Tecumseh Sherman, Union general, 1862-1867. Artist: Brady
William Tecumseh Sherman, Union general, 1862-1867. One of the foremost Union generals of the American Civil War, Sherman (1820-1891)

Winfield Scott Hancock, Union general, 1862-1867. Artist: J Rogers
Winfield Scott Hancock, Union general, 1862-1867. Hancock (1824-1886) was instrumental in the Union victory at the Battle of Gettysburg in 1863

John Sedgwick, Union Army general, 1862-1867. Artist: J Rogers
John Sedgwick, Union Army general, 1862-1867. The commander of the VI Corps of the Army of the Potomac, Sedgwick (1813-1864)

George Crook, Union Army general, 1862-1867. Artist: J Rogers
George Crook, Union Army general, 1862-1867. Crook (1828-1890) served with distinction in the Civil War and afterwards in the Indian Wars against both the Siuox and the Apache

John Gray Foster, Union Army general, 1862-1867. Artist: J Rogers
John Gray Foster, Union Army general, 1862-1867. After serving in the Civil War, Foster (1823-1874) became a noted expert on underwater demolition

Alfred Howe Terry, Union Army general, 1862-1867. Artist: J Rogers
Alfred Howe Terry, Union Army general, 1862-1867. After the Civil War, Terry (1827-1890) served as military commander of the Dakota Territory

Wesley Merritt, Union Army general, 1862-1867. Artist: J Rogers
Wesley Merritt, Union Army general, 1862-1867. Merritt (1834-1910) was a noted cavalry commander during the Civil War. He later commanded the 9th Cavalry on the western frontier

Union Civil War generals of the departments of the east, 1862-1867. Artist: J Rogers
Union Civil War generals of the departments of the east, 1862-1867. Portraits of generals Wesley Merritt, Alfred Terry, John Foster, George Crook, John Sedgwick

General George Armstrong Custer, US Union Army cavalry commander, 1862-1867. Artist: J Rogers
General George Armstrong Custer, US Union Army cavalry commander, 1862-1867. Best known for his legendary last stand at the Little Bighorn in 1876

General George Meade, US Army officer and civil engineer, 1862-1867. Artist: Brady
General George Meade, US Army officer and civil engineer, 1862-1867. In the American Civil War, Meade (1815-1872) fought for the Union states at Bull Run and Antietam

Hugh Judson Kilpatrick, American Union major-general, 1862-1867. Artist: Brady
Hugh Hugh Judson Kilpatrick, American Union major-general, 1862-1867. Kilpatrick (1836-1881) earned the nickname Kill-cavalry for his battle tactics which featured a reckless disregard for the lives

General Joseph Hooker, major-general in the Union Army, 1862-1867. Artist: Brady
General Joseph Hooker, major-general in the Union Army, 1862-1867. Hooker (1814-1879) commanded the Union Army defeated at the Battle of Chancellorsville in 1863

Quincy Adams Gillmore, American Union major-general, 1862-1867. Artist: Brady
Quincy Adams Gillmore, American Union general, 1862-1867. An engraving from volume III of The War with the South : a History of the Late Rebellion, by Robert Tomes, Benjamin G Smith, New York

Ulyssess Grant, American general and 18th President of the United States, 1862-1867. Artist: Brady
Ulyssess Grant, American general and 18th President of the United States, 1862-1867. Ulysses Simpson Grant (1822-1885) commanded the Union (northern) army in the American Civil War from March 1864

William Rosecrans, Union general during the American Civil War, 1862-1867. Rosecrans (1819-1898) commanded the Army of the Cumberland in the Western Theatre of the war from 1862-1863

John Pope, Union general in the American Civil War, 1862-1867. Pope (1822-1892) was given command of the Army of Virginia in 1862

General Robert E Lee, Confederate general, 1862-1867. The foremost Confederate general of the American Civil War, Lee (1807-1870) took command of the Army of Northern Virginia in 1862

Thomas Jonathan Stonewall Jackson, Confederate general during the American Civil War, 1862-1867. One of the foremost Confederate generals of the Civil War

General Philip Kearny, US Army officer, 1862-1867. A dashing cavalry officer who served in the French Army as well as that of the US

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"Brady: Capturing History Through the Lens" Matthew Brady, a renowned photographer of his time, immortalized significant figures and events in American history. From Ulysses Grant to Father William Corby of the Irish Brigade during the Civil War, Brady's lens captured their essence. Rev. Hugh Brady, Bishop of Meath, also found himself under Brady's gaze as he stood alongside other chaplains at Harrison's Landing in Virginia. The photograph serves as a reminder of the spiritual support provided to soldiers during this tumultuous period. Even military leaders like General William Tecumseh Sherman and George Armstrong Custer were not exempt from being subjects for Brady's camera. These images offer glimpses into their lives and contributions to shaping America. As an 18th President of the United States, Grant donned his lieutenant general uniform when photographed by Brady. This portrait showcases both his military prowess and presidential authority. Not limited to political or military figures alone, Sioux chiefs such as Red Fox and Bearskin were also captured through Brady's lens. Their portraits provide insight into Native American culture during a time marked by conflict and change. Brady even turned his attention towards influential politicians like Thaddeus Stevens who played a crucial role in shaping America's future through legal means. His photograph stands as a testament to those who fought tirelessly for justice. Robert E. Lee, one of the most prominent Confederate generals during the Civil War era, was not immune to being documented by Matthew Brady either. The image offers viewers a glimpse into Lee's persona beyond battlefield strategies. Beyond politics and war heroes, inventors like Samuel Colt found themselves before Brady's camera too. Colt revolutionized firearm technology with his inventions that shaped American history forever. However diverse these individuals may be - from Grover Cleveland serving two non-consecutive terms as President to General Tom Thumb captivating audiences with his small stature - they all share one commonality: Matthew Brady's lens captured their essence, preserving their legacies for generations to come.