BRADY, MATHEW

(1823--1896) American photographer who became one of the first great photographers of American historical subjects. His pictures provide, in many cases, the only visual record of leading people and events of the 1800s. He opened a studio in New York City in 1844, which brought him widespread fame. When the American Civil War (1861--1865) broke out, he hired a team of approximately 100 cameramen who took over 3,500 photographs, both battlefield scenes and portraits of army and camp life. Through his efforts this visual record of the war has been preserved. Among the most famous Brady staff portraits are those of President Abraham Lincoln and Civil War general Ulysses S. Grant. See also American Civil War in this glossary. And what had dawned on me is, what I was being struck with in these texts-because this is a good professional course, see; this is nothing for any amateur-what I was being struck with in the text was known by Mathew Brady in the American Civil War.(1823@1896) an American photographer who accompanied troops during the Civil War (1861@1865) and took pictures which became the basis for the pictorial history of the war. See also American Civil War in this glossary. ...what I was being struck with in the text was known by Mathew Brady in the American Civil War. TStudying Introduction (18 June 64)