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The photos are arranged by photo number, in the order presented by NARA in the original microfilm.

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If you have a particular name, place, or event you wish to find photos for, use the search box, directly under the Brady Civil War Photos browse menu. Use common search techniques by typing the word, a combination of words, or words within quotation marks to narrow your search.

For example, typing Abraham Lincoln in the box, produces 24 hits, including photos in which the president is identified, but also photos of other men named Abraham or Lincoln. Typing "Abraham Lincoln" (within quotes) produces two hits. As another example if you're interested in seeing photos of Atlanta, Georgia, after it was devastated, typing ruins Atlanta in the search box yields 69 results, including photos of other places in ruins. Try "ruins Atlanta" (within quotes) to find one photo of a ruined railroad roundhouse in 1864 Atlanta.

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