The Photographic History of the Civil War in Ten Volumes

Robert S. Lanier, Editor

The Review of Reviews Co. (1911)

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The Blue & Grey Press; Reprint Edition (January 1, 1987)

by Theo F. Rodenbough

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Edited by one of the time's leading historians, Francis T. Miller, it first appeared as a series of paperback, magazine-like booklets. A ten-volume, blue-backed set of the complete series appeared in 1911, on the 50th anniversary of the beginning of the war. Perhaps the most interesting chapter is the very first one in the first volume, "Photographing the Civil War," by Henry Wysham Lanier, which both describes period efforts to photograph the war and shows pictures of photographers in the field. Many of the images in this book were obtained from veterans who were able to provide first-hand captions.

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Over a century into its release, the work remains considered a "landmark" and "the bible of Civil War photography." It is concurrently still deemed a crucial reference resource for historians and a classic work in the field.

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Volume titles:

1. The Opening Battles.
2. Two Years of Grim War.
3. The Decisive Battles.
4. The Cavalry.
5. Forts and Artillery.
6. The Navies.
7. Prisons and Hospitals.
8. Soldier Life and Secret Service.
9. Poetry and Eloquence.
10. Armies and Leaders.

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