PetaPixel Shining a Light on Mystery Civil War Photographer Who Took Gruesome Images


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A historical photo showing soldiers standing and working in a trench during wartime on the left. On the right, a black and white portrait of a man with a bushy mustache, seated, wearing a suit, and looking to the side.

Very little is known about American Civil War photographer Timothy O'Sullivan -- the man who took the haunting A Harvest of Death photograph in the aftermath of the Battle of Gettysburg -- but a new book attempts to shine a light on him.

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