The photographic history of the Civil war Volume 3

Photographic History of the Civil War #3

by Francis Trevelyan Miller

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.

Genres: Civil War, Photography, American Civil War, History

360 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1911

About the author

Francis Trevelyan Miller (1877–1959) was an American writer and film-maker. He is known for his books about exploration, travel and photography. Notable works from him including several books about the American Civil War, such as The Photographic History of the Civil War, in Ten Volumes (New York: The Review of Reviews Co., 1912). Another of his significant works is "History of WWII: Armed Services Memorial Edition." He has also made several feature films and wrote the screenplay for the 1919 film Deliverance about Helen Keller. In 1955 his photograph of children at a Chicago funfair was selected by Edward Steichen for MoMA's world-touring The Family of Man exhibition.

Reviews

[carl theaker · Rating 5 out of 5]

Volume 3 of 10 : ‘The Decisive Battles’ covers the grinding down of the South, which finds ways to carry on when all is lost.

The many photographs in this volume include a handful taken from the Southern side. I hadn’t realized that many photographs taken by Southerners were destroyed immediately after the war as people didn’t want reminders of the defeat.

The combat of the Civil War are covered in the first 3 volumes, each remaining volume deals with a special side of the conflict such as cavalry, soldier life, forts, prisons and other special events.

As with format of all ten volumes, this 1911 publication is a delight in itself, the edges of the pages adorned with illustrations, the fonts of the titles and text, all a treasure in itself.