1823 (ca.)-1896

A biography of the photographer of famous men and women of his time who left his studio at the zenith of his career to travel with Union troops photographing the Civil War.

Contains reproductions of over three hundred photographs taken by Mathew B. Brady and his employees, focusing on images of the Civil War, with portraits of Abraham Lincoln, Robert E. Lee, Ulysses S. Grant, and other military and political leaders; and includes information about Brady's life and wartime experiences.