[Camp of Confederate Prisoners at Belle Plain Landing, Virginia, Captured with Johnson's Division] 1864

Timothy O'Sullivan's 1864 photograph, "[Camp of Confederate Prisoners at Belle Plain Landing, Virginia, Captured with Johnson's Division]," offers a stark glimpse into the realities of the American Civil War. The image depicts a sprawling camp filled with tents, showcasing the harsh conditions faced by Confederate prisoners of war. O'Sullivan, a renowned photographer of the era, captured the scene with a detached objectivity, revealing the scale and severity of the conflict. This photograph, now housed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, remains a powerful document of the war's impact on both soldiers and civilians.