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In 1844, Mathew Brady opened a photography studio in New York and
soon acquired a reputation as one of America's greatest photographers
as a producer of portraits of the famous. In 1856, he opened a studio
in Washington, D.C. to photograph the nation's leaders and foreign
dignitaries. At the peak of his success as a portrait photographer,
Brady turned his attention to the Civil War. Planning to document
the war on a grand scale, he organized a corps of photographers to
follow the troops in the field. Friends tried to discourage him, citing
battlefield dangers and financial risks, but Brady persisted. He later
said, "I had to go. A spirit in my feet said 'Go,' and I went."
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