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| Title | Dead Union soldier on Gettysburg battlefield |
| Coverage / Year | July 1863 |
| Description | Photograph, b/w |
| Interpretation | This photograph was taken on the field at Gettysburg nineteen hours after the last day's battle. This soldier was killed by a shell from a Confederate gun. This stark portrait of death is a terrible reminder of the true price of war. |
| Lesson Plans / Themes | Antebellum Society and the Civil War; Civil War - Matthew Brady Photos; Civil War Battle Cubes; Photographing War |
| Learning Standards | 16 History |
| Author or Creator | Brady, Matthew B., 1823-1896 |
| Source | The Real American Tragedy, by Homsey-Simon Production Company, 149 p., 1952, (p.87) |
| Subject / Keywords | United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Gettysburg Campaign, 1863; Gettysburg, Battle of, Gettysburg, Pa., 1863; Soldiers; Civil War |
| Collection Publisher | Illinois State Library
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| Further Information | For any further information related to this record, please contact the Collection Publisher. See http://images.library.uiuc.edu/projects/tdc for more information about this project. |
| Rights Management Statement | http://images.library.uiuc.edu/projects/tdc/conditions.htm |
| Resource Identifier | brady11.jpg |
| CONTENTdm file name | 315421612003_brady11.jpg |
