This publication is derived from an original book entitled "The Civil War Through The Camera", by Henry H. Eslon, copyrighted in 1912, by Patriot Publishing Co., Springfield, Mass.

The original book consists of approximately 250 pages of text, and 495 photographs with associated descriptive text, and 16 color reproductions.

This publication includes all of the original book, in total; there are no abridgments. To the original book, has been added additional photographs and sketches, and a short movie about the Civil War.

The photographs can be viewed in three ways. First, as you read the text, thumbnails of the associated photographs are provided at the right edge of the screen/page. These photographs are small; to enlarge the photographs, and read the descriptive text, simply left-click on a photograph.

Second, all of the photographs and descriptive text can be viewed by paging through each section. A separate menu is provided to view the photographs in the is way. You may begin at any section, and page through to the end. Third, all of the original photographs can be viewed as a slide show; there is little descriptive text. Slide Shows are accessed via the Main Menu.

In addition to the original photographs, there are several slide shows that contain the color reproductions, plus additional photographs, and sketches that were not part of the original book.

Since this book was written over 83 years ago, most people will note that the textual style, prose, grammar, spelling, punctuation, etc, are somewhat different than our modern day expectations. The effect is to provide a interesting, and delightful ‘flavor’ of a day and time (1912) when prose was very often dramatic.

Even though this book was published in 1912, it provides an excellent account of the War of Rebellion, in both picture, and in prose; perhaps even more-so than found in more modern, sanitized accounts. This book tells a story of death, and sorrow, and destruction, and deprivation, and hatred, and cruelty, and pain, that is balanced by tales of honor, chivalry, kindness, and humanity, and morality, and patriotism. 

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