Wet Collodion Collection

Union headquarters at 26 South Battery Street in occupied Charleston, South Carolina, 1865 (b / w photo)
867771 Union headquarters at 26 South Battery Street in occupied Charleston, South Carolina, 1865 (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Union Maj.-Gen)

Discarded Confederate mortar at abandoned Fort Johnson, Charleston Harbor, South Carolina, 1865 (b / w photo)
867775 Discarded Confederate mortar at abandoned Fort Johnson, Charleston Harbor, South Carolina, 1865 (b/w photo) by American Photographer

Confederate 32-pounder gun captured outside Yorktown, Virginia, c. July 1862 (b / w photo)
869214 Confederate 32-pounder gun captured outside Yorktown, Virginia, c. July 1862 (b/w photo) by Barnard, George N. (1819-1902); Private Collection; (add.info)

Union Brig. Gen. Abner Doubleday, early 1862 (b / w photo)
869211 Union Brig. Gen. Abner Doubleday, early 1862 (b/w photo) by Brady, Mathew (1823-96) & studio; Private Collection; (add.info.: Portrait of 42-year-old U.S. Artillery Maj)

President Lincoln at the Antietam Battlefield, 1862 (wet collodion print)
3036300 President Lincoln at the Antietam Battlefield, 1862 (wet collodion print) by Gardner, Alexander (1821-82); (add.info)

Union mortars in Battery Weed on Morris Island, South Carolina, 1863 (b / w photo)
869216 Union mortars in Battery Weed on Morris Island, South Carolina, 1863 (b/w photo) by Hs and Peale (fl.1839-57); Private Collection; (add.info)

New York artillerymen with a heavy gun in Fort Corcoran, spring 1862 (b / w photo)
869215 New York artillerymen with a heavy gun in Fort Corcoran, spring 1862 (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Colonel Tyler and the 1st Connecticut Heavy Artillery at Fort Richardson
869207 Colonel Tyler and the 1st Connecticut Heavy Artillery at Fort Richardson, late 1861 (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bearded Col. Robert O)

Rear entrance of Fort Corcoran atop Arlington Heights, Virginia, winter c
867765 Rear entrance of Fort Corcoran atop Arlington Heights, Virginia, winter c.1862 (b/w photo) by Smith, William Morris (fl.1862); Private Collection; (add.info)

Blockhouse near Fort Haggerty on the Arlington Ridge Road, Virginia
867763 Blockhouse near Fort Haggerty on the Arlington Ridge Road, Virginia, helping guard the Aqueduct Bridge, c.1862 (b/w photo) by American Photographer

View eastward from abandoned Fort Moultrie, Charleston Harbor, South Carolina
867773 View eastward from abandoned Fort Moultrie, Charleston Harbor, South Carolina, April 1865 (b/w photo) by American Photographer

Officers posing with a heavy gun outside Washington, D. C. ca. 1862 (b / w photo)
869213 Officers posing with a heavy gun outside Washington, D. C. ca. 1862 (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Sally-port of Fort Moultrie, South Carolina, at wars end, 1865 (b / w photo)
867772 Sally-port of Fort Moultrie, South Carolina, at warAs end, 1865 (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

New Ironsides versus Fort Wagner, September 1863 (b / w photo)
867764 New Ironsides versus Fort Wagner, September 1863 (b/w photo) by Hs and Peale (fl.1839-57); Private Collection; (add.info)

Federal 10-inch mortar battery on Morris Island, SC, 1865 (b / w photo)
867774 Federal 10-inch mortar battery on Morris Island, SC, 1865 (b/w photo) by Cooley, Samuel A. (fl.1864); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pair of 10-inch Union seacoast mortars and their crew)

Mired Confederate mortar in Fort McAlister, near Savannah, Georgia, 1864 (b / w photo)
867769 Mired Confederate mortar in Fort McAlister, near Savannah, Georgia, 1864 (b/w photo) by Cooley, Samuel A. (fl.1864); Private Collection; (add.info)

Heavy gun in Fort Woodbury, Virginia, 1861 (b / w photo)
869209 Heavy gun in Fort Woodbury, Virginia, 1861 (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Flood Lyon Louis-Antoine Froissart French 1815
A Flood in Lyon; Louis-Antoine Froissart (French, 1815 - 1860); Lyon, France; 1856; Albumen silver print from a wet collodion glass negative; 22.5 × 33.3 cm (8 7, 8 × 13 1, 8 in.)

Temple de la Concorde Agrigente Paul-Marcellin Berthier
Temple de la Concorde (Agrigente); Paul-Marcellin Berthier (French, 1822 - 1912); about 1862; Albumen silver print from a wet collodion glass negative; 27.1 x 37.6 cm (10 11, 16 x 14 13, 16 in.)

Galilee Porch Lincoln Cathedral Roger Fenton
Galilee Porch, Lincoln Cathedral; Roger Fenton (English, 1819 - 1869); Lincoln, England; about 1857; Albumen silver print from a wet collodion glass negative; 35.8 x 43.8 cm (14 1, 8 x 17 1, 4 in.)

Model White Dress Easel Franck Chavassaigne French
Model in a White Dress with Easel; Franck Chavassaigne (French, active 1850s); about 1853 - 1857; Albumen silver print from a wet collodion negative; 20.5 x 14.1 cm (8 1, 16 x 5 9, 16 in.)

US Civil War photographer, 1860s C016 / 4505
US Civil War photographer. Wagons and camera of US photographer Samuel A. Cooley, with the wagons proclaiming his designation as part of the US Army Department of the South

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"Wet Collodion: Capturing the Grit and Glory of the Civil War" Step back in time to the Union headquarters at 26 South Battery Street in occupied Charleston, South Carolina, in 1865. Through a black and white photograph developed using wet collodion technique, witness the solemnity that hung heavy in the air during this tumultuous period. Discarded Confederate mortar lies abandoned at Fort Johnson, Charleston Harbor. The image freezes a moment from history when these once mighty weapons were rendered useless, serving as a poignant reminder of the Confederacy's defeat. A captured Confederate 32-pounder gun outside Yorktown, Virginia takes center stage in another wet collodion print from around July 1862. This relic serves as evidence of battles fought and lives lost on both sides of this brutal conflict. Union Brigadier General Abner Doubleday stands stoically before us through an early 1862 photograph. His resolute gaze reflects his dedication to preserving unity amidst chaos during one of America's darkest hours. President Lincoln himself appears before our eyes at Antietam Battlefield in 1862 through a mesmerizing wet collodion print. The hauntingly beautiful image captures not only his presence but also echoes with whispers of courage and sacrifice that reverberated across those hallowed grounds. Union mortars stationed at Battery Weed on Morris Island, South Carolina dominate yet another black and white photo from 1863. These formidable weapons symbolize both Union strength and their relentless determination to secure victory against all odds. New York artillerymen laboriously handle a heavy gun within Fort Corcoran during springtime in 1862. Their unwavering commitment to duty is palpable even through time itself thanks to this remarkable wet collodion print. Colonel Tyler proudly leads the esteemed soldiers of the 1st Connecticut Heavy Artillery at Fort Richardson—a sight immortalized by wet collodion photography techniques.