South Bank of the Chattahoochie, Ga. 1866

"South Bank of the Chattahoochie, Ga." is a black and white photograph by George N. Barnard, taken in 1866. This image, currently housed at The Art Institute of Chicago, depicts the aftermath of the Civil War. It shows a landscape marked by the destruction of war, with a focus on the south bank of the Chattahoochie River in Georgia. Barnard captured a post-battle landscape highlighting the war's devastation through the stark contrast of light and shadow. This photograph, part of Barnard's larger body of work documenting the Civil War, is a powerful testament to the destruction and displacement caused by the conflict.