Photographers photographed dead soldiers where they fell on

Photographs of dying soldiers during the Civil War are among the most powerful images ever captured. These images, though, only make up a minor portion of all the Civil War documentary images. Alexander Gardner took 20 images of troops who died at Antietam, changing conceptions of the Civil Fighting and battle in general as romantic notions. Approximately 103 photographs of dead soldiers were taken during the war. Grotesque, brilliant images of young guys lying face down on the ground have an impact on civil conflict.

An article from 1900 describes a photographer who captured images of Civil War troops who perished after engagements. Three days after the fight known by the same name, which is regarded as one of the deadliest days of the Civil War with over 22,000 casualties, the photographer paid a visit to the Antietam battlefield in one of his macabre expeditions. There are plenty of dead bodies to shoot on the battlefield. He claimed that for 50 cents to a $1 each, the pictures were a runaway success. In less than two weeks, he was carrying close to $2,000 in his pocket.