After taking a look at a number of photographs, and remembering that photography during the Civil War was still a relatively new medium with which to record information, in what way do you think these photographs were received or understood by the public.

Go to the link either under the additional resources for this module, or use this one : National Archives Civil War Photography
Scroll down and look through a few of the various topics such as “army life”, “army units”, “civilians”, etc.. “generals in the field”, “medical”, and more.
After taking a look at a number of photographs, and remembering that photography during the Civil War was still a relatively new medium with which to record information, in what way do you think these photographs were received or understood by the public. Do you think it influenced the way they felt about armed conflict? Give at least two possible ways photographs might influence a persons thoughts about the Civil War.