Confederate Prisoners at Gettysburg in 360° | Civil War Then & Now

Enjoy this 360° version of the video where you can click and drag the screen in all directions.

In mid-July of 1863, Mathew Brady took one of the most famous photos of the Civil War, as three Confederate prisoners from the Battle of Gettysburg stood on Seminary Ridge. This is one of the few photographs that exists of Confederate soldiers in the field. Garry Adelman of the American Battlefield Trust "steps in" to this historic shot.

The American Battlefield Trust preserves America’s hallowed battlegrounds and educates the public about what happened there and why it matters. We permanently protect these battlefields for future generations as a lasting and tangible memorial to the brave soldiers who fought in the American Revolution, the War of 1812, and the Civil War.

[AmericanBattlefieldTrust]

For the best 360° experience, make sure your video quality is set to 4k (2160p). Enjoy!

[JohnLove-qj]

Love then and now photos puts you back in time . Makes you appreciate the power of photography!!

[MrHubbmuscle]

I can honestly say, this video if fantastic! It’s like being there! Thank you Gary!

[sadeaton]

That guy in the middle had the most epic goatee of all time.

[CJCx_Videos]

Excellent short clip. Thank you Gary and team.

[Shawnroberts]

Absolutley one of the coolest things you guys have done. So cool.

[ArmenianBishop]

There's also a photograph of Lee's Army, marching through Frederick, MD. The Confederates were photographed from a 2nd Story Building, in July, 1864, fully armed and ready for battle.

Its timeframe was for a long time misidentified as September, 1862, before the Battle of Antietam; more recently, it's been identified as Early's Army of the Shenandoah, some days prior to the Battle of Fort Stevens, in July, 1864.

Careful work has acquired information about Lee's men, from details in the photograph. Its location, as well as its timeframe has been established. The photo was taken at Patrick Street, near Market Street, in the town of Frederick.

[mattpeckham]

This reminds me of William Frassanto's excellent book where he took modern-day photos (well, in the 1980's ) at the exact same location of many of Brady and Gardner's classic photographs. Worth a look if you can find it.

[freedmarine]

I so much wanna go to these battlefield sites and experience this VR and AR technology. Pure genius. Absolutely breathtaking.

[glennt]

Very Impressive and nicely done! Thanks....

[ColbyGuyer]

Integrating the photo into 360. Pretty cool.

[terryeustice]

Thank you Garry. You’re so right. Who knows what was going to happen. Or what was in store for their future. Thank you ! 💕💯👊👍

[Not_a_Llama]

Your presentations are awesome. Im heading up to the battlefield in a couple weeks for a tour, cant wait to see everything 😀

[johnandrew]

So cool. I hope you let tourists get themselves in these photos. If so, we are coming!

[ehayes]

Amazing😲& thank u for what u'all do to help our country better understand what happened!👍🇺🇸

[kurtholder]

Dude, on the left with a 1000 yard stare .

[Chris-umse]

Was Brady the photographer or one of his staff??

[CT--Bladez]

Would you all be able to do a video on some of the other towns involved in the Gettysburg campaign like Waynesboro (from what I found Lee might have stopped there on his way south and it looks like Union Calvary went through there as well? Was there a skirmish?), TanyTown Maryland, Hagerstown Maryland, and Funkstown if you haven’t already?

[stflaw]

Some have speculated that the copse of trees can be seen in the background of the photo.

[eytonshalomsandiego]

they look like Americans, like southerners..and they have dignity in defeat.