Image above: C.W. Briggs Company. [Battle scene, Civil War] from the series American History, ca. 1865. Collection of George Eastman House.

To commemorate the 150th anniversary of “Mr. Lincoln’s War,” Between the States: Photographs of the American Civil War from the George Eastman House Collection will feature a selection of historical photographs of the Civil War by photographers including George Barnard, Mathew Brady, and Alexander Gardner. The exhibition explores how photographers used the medium during this period to record the war, promote popular causes and commemorate those who sacrificed their lives.