The American Civil War, first war photographed

While he failed with his personal plan, the influence of photography on people’s perspective of warfare was irreversible. Recollections of all previous wars had been artificial work like paintings that did not communicate any realistic sense to their audience. Civilians’ support is always crucial in motivating soldiers. In this picture, there are many bodies lying one on top of the other, waiting to be namely buried. Brady’s plan was to later sell his collection of war photography to the government. These photos were placed in exhibitions that were used as an aid for gaining public support against slavery and for fundraising money to help slaves. In the Harvest of Death, a picture taken by T. There were countless rumors about the staging of photos and therefore misleading the public through false reporting. For example, in the Harvest of Death, the fact that only one face out of the many bodies lying in the battlefield has been turned to the camera seemed suspicious to many people. When the Civil War broke, Brady took on himself the challenge of showing the war to the public as accurately as possible, and he sent numerous photographers around the country. Many of the pictures were not a documentary representation of the factual events, but rather a simulated act that was choreographed to some extent after the scene. He declared bankruptcy and died a few years later.