A Harvest of Death, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania 1863

"A Harvest of Death, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania" is a photograph taken by Timothy O'Sullivan in 1863, documenting the aftermath of the Battle of Gettysburg. The image portrays a stark and unsettling scene of fallen soldiers scattered across the battlefield. O'Sullivan's photograph, now housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, serves as a poignant reminder of the devastating human cost of the Civil War. The image's raw realism and somber tone contributed to the growing public awareness of the war's brutal reality, solidifying photojournalism's role in documenting history.