. The photographic history of the Civil War : in ten volumes . The indomitable war photographerin the very costume which madehim a familiar figure at the firstbattle of Bull Run, from whichhe returned precipitately to NewYork after his initial attempt toput into practice his scheme forpicturing the war. Brady was aCork Irishman by birth and pos-sessed of all the active tempera-ment which such an origin Bull Run he was in the thickof things. Later in the himself was compelledto flee, and at nightfall of thatfatal Sunday, alone and lost his way in the woods nearth
. The photographic history of the Civil War : in ten volumes . The indomitable war photographerin the very costume which madehim a familiar figure at the firstbattle of Bull Run, from whichhe returned precipitately to NewYork after his initial attempt toput into practice his scheme forpicturing the war. Brady was aCork Irishman by birth and pos-sessed of all the active tempera-ment which such an origin Bull Run he was in the thickof things. Later in the himself was compelledto flee, and at nightfall of thatfatal Sunday, alone and lost his way in the woods nearthe stream from which the battletakes its name. Here he wasfound by some of the famous com-pany of New York Fire Depart-ment Zouaves, who gave him asword for his defense. Buckling iton beneath his linen duster, Bradxmade his way to Washington andthence to New York. In the pic-ture we see him still proudly wear-ing the weapon which he was pre-pared to use for the protection ofhimself and his precious r„p,,ri,ihl hi, Reririr of Tlr. BR.\I)Y. AITER BlLL RUN ISilow is the gallery of A. —a Confederate photogra-pher—as it stood on Main Street,Baton Rouge, in ISG-t, when in the<in|jloy of the Confederate SecretService Lytle trained his camerau])on the Federal army which occu-pied Baton Rouge. It was indeeddangerous work, as discovery of hispurpose would have visited uponthe photographer the fate of a would steal secretly uptlie Observation Tower, which hadlieeu built on the ruins of the capi-tol. and often exposed to rifle shotsfrom the Federals, would with flagorlantern signal totheConfederatesat Scotts Bluff, whence the newswas relayed to New Orleans, and|)rovision made for smuggling theprecious prints tlirough the Brady, Lytle obtained hisphotographic supplies from An-thony &: Company of New York;but unlike Cook of Charleston, hedid not have to depend upon con-traband traffic to secure them, butgot them passed on the orders totrade iss
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