{"id":2691,"date":"2025-12-11T22:52:38","date_gmt":"2025-12-11T22:52:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rrb.be\/rrb\/?p=2691"},"modified":"2026-02-09T13:50:27","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T13:50:27","slug":"guerre-de-secession-1861-1865","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rrb.be\/rrb\/guerre-de-secession-1861-1865\/","title":{"rendered":"Guerre de S\u00e9cession 1861-1865"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Guerre de S\u00e9cession 1861-1865 et les premi\u00e8res photographies de guerre<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Partie 1 : Histoire de la guerre de S\u00e9cession 1861-1865<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Partie 2 : La photographie s\u2019invite pour la premi\u00e8re fois \u00e0 la guerre<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Partie 3 : Complot contre le Pr\u00e9sident Lincoln, Lewis Powell, allias Lewis Payne condamn\u00e9 \u00e0 mort<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Partie 1<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Histoire de la guerre de S\u00e9cession 1861-1865<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>La guerre de S\u00e9cession est une guerre civile survenue entre 1861 et 1865 et opposant les \u00c9tats-Unis d\u2019Am\u00e9rique (\u00ab l\u2019Union \u00bb), dirig\u00e9s par Abraham Lincoln, et les \u00c9tats conf\u00e9d\u00e9r\u00e9s d\u2019Am\u00e9rique (\u00abla Conf\u00e9d\u00e9ration\u00bb), dirig\u00e9s par Jefferson Davis et rassemblant onze \u00c9tats du Sud qui avaient fait s\u00e9cession des \u00c9tats-Unis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>L\u2019Union comprend tous les \u00c9tats abolitionnistes et cinq \u00c9tats \u00ab frontaliers \u00bb esclavagistes et est dirig\u00e9e par le pr\u00e9sident des \u00c9tats-Unis Abraham Lincoln et le Parti r\u00e9publicain. Lincoln est profond\u00e9ment oppos\u00e9 \u00e0 l\u2019esclavage et souhaite son abolition dans les territoires d\u00e9tenus par les \u00c9tats-Unis. Sa victoire \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9lection pr\u00e9sidentielle de 1860 entra\u00eene une premi\u00e8re s\u00e9cession des sept \u00c9tats du Sud, avant m\u00eame que Lincoln ne prenne ses fonctions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Les combats commencent le 12 avril 1861, lorsque les forces conf\u00e9d\u00e9r\u00e9es attaquent une installation militaire de l\u2019Union \u00e0 Fort Sumter, dans la baie de Charleston en Caroline du Sud, parce que les soldats nordistes ont refus\u00e9 de l\u2019\u00e9vacuer malgr\u00e9 les menaces des Sudistes. Lincoln r\u00e9pond en mobilisant une arm\u00e9e de volontaires dans chaque \u00c9tat, ce qui conduit \u00e0 la s\u00e9cession de quatre \u00c9tats esclavagistes sudistes suppl\u00e9mentaires. Durant la premi\u00e8re ann\u00e9e de la guerre, l\u2019Union s\u2019assure du contr\u00f4le de la fronti\u00e8re des \u00c9tats s\u00e9cessionnistes et \u00e9tablit un blocus naval alors que les deux camps renforcent leurs arm\u00e9es et leurs ressources. En 1862, des batailles telles que celles de Shiloh et d\u2019Antietam causent des pertes sans pr\u00e9c\u00e9dent dans l\u2019histoire militaire am\u00e9ricaine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dans l\u2019Est, Robert E. Lee, commandant de l\u2019arm\u00e9e de Virginie du Nord puis g\u00e9n\u00e9ral en chef de l\u2019Arm\u00e9e conf\u00e9d\u00e9r\u00e9e, remporte une s\u00e9rie de victoires sur l\u2019Arm\u00e9e de l\u2019Union, mais il perd la bataille de Gettysburg au d\u00e9but de juillet 1863, donnant l\u2019initiative strat\u00e9gique \u00e0 l\u2019Union. La prise de Vicksburg et celle de Port Hudson par Ulysses Grant ach\u00e8vent la prise de contr\u00f4le du Mississippi par les troupes de l\u2019Union. Grant m\u00e8ne de sanglantes batailles d\u2019usure contre Lee en 1864, l\u2019obligeant \u00e0 d\u00e9fendre Richmond en Virginie, la capitale des Conf\u00e9d\u00e9r\u00e9s. Le g\u00e9n\u00e9ral de l\u2019Union William Sherman prend Atlanta en G\u00e9orgie, et commence sa marche vers la mer, d\u00e9vastant une large bande de la G\u00e9orgie. La r\u00e9sistance des Conf\u00e9d\u00e9r\u00e9s s\u2019effondre apr\u00e8s la reddition du g\u00e9n\u00e9ral Lee au g\u00e9n\u00e9ral Grant \u00e0 Appomattox le 9 avril 1865.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Outre un nombre ind\u00e9termin\u00e9 de victimes civiles, cette guerre provoque la mort de 620 000 soldats, dont 360 000 nordistes et 260 000 sudistes, ce qui en fait la guerre la plus meurtri\u00e8re qu\u2019aient connue les \u00c9tats-Unis \u00e0 ce jour. La tr\u00e8s grande majorit\u00e9 des soldats \u00e9taient natifs des \u00c9tats-Unis. Concernant la participation non am\u00e9ricaine, on a avanc\u00e9 le nombre de 60 000 \u00e9trangers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Avec la guerre de Crim\u00e9e qui la pr\u00e9c\u00e8de, elle est consid\u00e9r\u00e9e par les historiens comme la charni\u00e8re technique entre les guerres napol\u00e9oniennes et les guerres modernes qui suivirent. Elle affirme la pr\u00e9pond\u00e9rance du mod\u00e8le \u00e9conomique du Nord, l\u2019industrie employant des ouvriers, sur celui du Sud, l\u2019agriculture employant des esclaves. Elle met fin \u00e0 l\u2019esclavage aux \u00c9tats-Unis, restaure l\u2019Union et renforce le r\u00f4le du gouvernement f\u00e9d\u00e9ral. Les cons\u00e9quences \u00e9conomiques, politiques et sociales de cette guerre continuent d\u2019influer sur la pens\u00e9e am\u00e9ricaine contemporaine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69f0d9efcbd3a&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69f0d9efcbd3a\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"981\" height=\"759\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/rrb.be\/rrb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Guerre-de-Secession-1861-1865-Bataille-de-Franklin.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2693\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.2925251845262424;width:368px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rrb.be\/rrb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Guerre-de-Secession-1861-1865-Bataille-de-Franklin.jpg 981w, https:\/\/rrb.be\/rrb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Guerre-de-Secession-1861-1865-Bataille-de-Franklin-300x232.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rrb.be\/rrb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Guerre-de-Secession-1861-1865-Bataille-de-Franklin-768x594.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 981px) 100vw, 981px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Les soldats conf\u00e9d\u00e9r\u00e9s (Sudistes)<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69f0d9efcc1d1&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69f0d9efcc1d1\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"694\" height=\"957\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/rrb.be\/rrb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Guerre-de-Secession-1861-1865-Soldat-sudiste.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2694\" style=\"width:292px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rrb.be\/rrb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Guerre-de-Secession-1861-1865-Soldat-sudiste.jpg 694w, https:\/\/rrb.be\/rrb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Guerre-de-Secession-1861-1865-Soldat-sudiste-218x300.jpg 218w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 694px) 100vw, 694px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Leurs uniformes totalement gris. Vers le milieu du conflit les soldats devaient se fabriquer eux-m\u00eames leur propre uniforme. Beaucoup de soldats n\u2019avaient pas de chaussures et se battaient pieds nus. Les Sudistes se mirent \u00e0 prendre les chaussures et les pantalons de cadavres Nordistes. La grande majorit\u00e9 des soldats Sudistes \u00e9taient de petits agriculteurs sans esclaves, beaucoup n\u2019avaient m\u00eame pas de quoi se payer des chaussures et combattaient avec leur fusil de chasse personnel dont ils savaient fort bien se servir. Une minorit\u00e9 de Sudistes ais\u00e9s \u00e9tait assez proche de la tradition aristocratique et bourgeoise de la France et de l\u2019Angleterre. Leurs femmes cousaient g\u00e9n\u00e9ralement les uniformes de leurs maris ou fils, surtout chez les officiers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00c0 la fin du conflit, un simple soldat se reconnaissait par des v\u00eatements civils de couleur grise ou marron (vient ainsi leur surnom de butternuts) et portait g\u00e9n\u00e9ralement des chapeaux civils. Il avait comme armement des armes de Nordistes r\u00e9cup\u00e9r\u00e9es, britanniques, et des armes non r\u00e9glementaires.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Les soldats Yankee (Nordistes)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69f0d9efcc5d5&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69f0d9efcc5d5\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"713\" height=\"1024\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/rrb.be\/rrb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Guerre-de-Secession-1861-1865-Soldat-yankee-713x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2695\" style=\"width:260px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rrb.be\/rrb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Guerre-de-Secession-1861-1865-Soldat-yankee-713x1024.jpg 713w, https:\/\/rrb.be\/rrb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Guerre-de-Secession-1861-1865-Soldat-yankee-209x300.jpg 209w, https:\/\/rrb.be\/rrb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Guerre-de-Secession-1861-1865-Soldat-yankee.jpg 743w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 713px) 100vw, 713px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Les Nordistes portaient la tenue r\u00e9glementaire de l\u2019arm\u00e9e am\u00e9ricaine avant la s\u00e9cession du Sud. Elle d\u00e9rivait en droite ligne de celle port\u00e9e durant la guerre de 1812, puis celle port\u00e9e pendant la guerre du Mexique et demeurera semblable tout au long du conflit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Elle consistait dans ses grandes lignes en un k\u00e9pi souple bleu fonc\u00e9, un veston bleu fonc\u00e9 et des pantalons bleu ciel. De l\u00e0 vint le surnom des soldats du Nord : \u00ab Tuniques bleues \u00bb. Des motifs de couleur et galons sur l\u2019uniforme indiquaient le type d\u2019unit\u00e9 \u00e0 laquelle appartenait le soldat : comme pour le sud, le bleu ciel \u00e9tait la couleur distinctive de l\u2019infanterie, le jaune celle de la cavalerie, et le rouge celle de l\u2019artillerie. La marine disposait quant \u00e0 elle de tenues de matelots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Le Nord \u00e9tant bien industrialis\u00e9, les Nordistes n\u2019eurent pas de difficult\u00e9s \u00e0 approvisionner leurs troupes convenablement. Les uniformes des officiers et des soldats contenaient au d\u00e9but du conflit plus de tissu et \u00e9taient plus \u00e9labor\u00e9s qu\u2019\u00e0 la fin. Pour rationaliser la production d\u2019uniformes et faciliter l\u2019approvisionnement de l\u2019arm\u00e9e, les Nordistes invent\u00e8rent en effet pendant la guerre le concept de coupe standard des v\u00eatements. L\u2019arm\u00e9e de l\u2019Union \u00e9tait \u00e9quip\u00e9e d\u2019armes fabriqu\u00e9es aux \u00c9tats-Unis (Springfield Armory).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tout comme le Sud, le Nord disposait de troupes ind\u00e9pendantes de milice. Leurs effectifs toutefois \u00e9taient bien plus importants. Beaucoup d\u2019entre elles \u00e9taient des unit\u00e9s de Zouaves. Celles-ci portaient un uniforme chamarr\u00e9 inspir\u00e9 de celui des zouaves fran\u00e7ais. Le port de l\u2019uniforme de Zouave \u00e9tait un privil\u00e8ge accord\u00e9 aux milices les plus valeureuses. Chaque r\u00e9giment portait une tenue particuli\u00e8re.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>L\u2019arm\u00e9e de l\u2019Union (le Nord) comptait plusieurs unit\u00e9s sp\u00e9cialis\u00e9es qui portaient elles aussi des uniformes distincts. Les sharpshooter (tireurs d\u2019\u00e9lite) portaient par exemple un uniforme vert \u00e0 galons verts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Partie 2<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">La photographie s\u2019invite pour la premi\u00e8re fois \u00e0 la guerre<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>La guerre de s\u00e9cession est repr\u00e9sent\u00e9e comme \u00e0 l\u2019accoutum\u00e9e par des dessins et peintures, mais aussi par l\u2019art de la photographie. S\u2019il \u00e9tait difficile de photographier des sc\u00e8nes de combats dans la mesure ou la photographie de l\u2019\u00e9poque exigeait une longue pose des sujets, il leur \u00e9tait \u00e0 contrario tr\u00e8s simple de photographier les soldats morts au combat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>C\u2019est ainsi que la photographie s\u2019est impos\u00e9e \u00e0 la guerre, que 150 ans plus tard nous pouvons avoir une image r\u00e9elle des visages de soldats qui s\u2019y sont battus, qui y sont morts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Le photographe Alexander Gardner<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69f0d9efcca4e&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69f0d9efcca4e\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"199\" height=\"317\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/rrb.be\/rrb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Guerre-de-Secession-1861-1865-Alexandre-Gardner.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2697\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rrb.be\/rrb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Guerre-de-Secession-1861-1865-Alexandre-Gardner.jpg 199w, https:\/\/rrb.be\/rrb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Guerre-de-Secession-1861-1865-Alexandre-Gardner-188x300.jpg 188w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Alexander Gardner (17 octobre 1821 \u2013 10 d\u00e9cembre 1882) est un photographe de guerre am\u00e9ricain d\u2019origine \u00e9cossaise, principalement connu pour ses portraits du pr\u00e9sident Abraham Lincoln et ses photographies de la Guerre de S\u00e9cession.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Abraham Lincoln est \u00e9lu pr\u00e9sident en 1860 et avec son \u00e9lection, les menaces de guerre se pr\u00e9cisent. Gardner, vivant \u00e0 Washington, se trouve \u00e0 proximit\u00e9 des arcanes du pouvoir. Sa popularit\u00e9 en tant que portraitiste s\u2019accroit alors qu\u2019il capture, jour apr\u00e8s jour, les visages des soldats partant pour la guerre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Brady a l\u2019id\u00e9e de photographier la guerre. Gardner gr\u00e2ce \u00e0 ses relations et en particulier \u00e0 Allan Pinkerton (qui est alors \u00e0 la t\u00eate des op\u00e9rations de renseignement qui deviendra le Secret Service) transmet l\u2019id\u00e9e de Brady \u00e0 Lincoln. Pinkerton recommande Gardner au poste de chef photographe de l\u2019U.S. Topographical Engineers. Apr\u00e8s ce bref mandat, Gardner devient photographe de l\u2019\u00e9tat-major du g\u00e9n\u00e9ral George B. McClellan, commandant l\u2019Arm\u00e9e du Potomac. C\u2019est alors que Gardner abandonne la gestion de la galerie de Brady. Gardner re\u00e7oit le grade honoraire de capitaine, puis il photographie la Bataille d\u2019Antietam en septembre 1862, d\u00e9veloppant ses photos gr\u00e2ce \u00e0 son laboratoire itin\u00e9rant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gardner travaille pour Mathew Brady de 1856 \u00e0 1862. Selon une chronique du New York Times, Gardner a souvent vu ses travaux faussement attribu\u00e9s \u00e0 Brady et malgr\u00e9 l\u2019importance de son oeuvre, les historiens n\u2019ont pas accord\u00e9 pleine reconnaissance de son travail de documentation de la Guerre de s\u00e9cession. Lincoln d\u00e9met McClellan du commandement de l\u2019Arm\u00e9e du Potomac en novembre 1862, ce qui rend plus pr\u00e9caire le r\u00f4le de chef photographe de l\u2019arm\u00e9e de Gardner. C\u2019est au m\u00eame moment qu\u2019il cesse de travailler pour Brady, sans doute parce que ce dernier avait l\u2019habitude de s\u2019attribuer la paternit\u00e9 des travaux de ses employ\u00e9s en les estampillant \u00ab Photographed by Brady \u00bb (photographi\u00e9 par Brady). Pendant l\u2019hiver, Gardner accompagne le g\u00e9n\u00e9ral Ambrose Burnside, photographiant la Bataille de Fredericksburg. Puis il suit la campagne du g\u00e9n\u00e9ral Joseph Hooker. En mai 1863, avec son fr\u00e8re James, il ouvre son propre studio \u00e0 Washington, engageant des nombreux ancien employ\u00e9s de Brady.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>En juillet 1863, il photographie la fameuse Bataille de Gettysburg, puis le Si\u00e8ge de Petersburg du 15 juin 1864 au 25 mars 1865.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Soldat conf\u00e9d\u00e9r\u00e9 tu\u00e9 \u00e0 la bataille de Gettysburg du 1 au 3 juillet 1863<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69f0d9efcce55&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69f0d9efcce55\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"563\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/rrb.be\/rrb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Guerre-de-Secession-1861-1865-Soldat-confedere-tue-a-la-bataille-de-Gettysburg-1-au-3-juillet-1863.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2698\" style=\"width:293px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rrb.be\/rrb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Guerre-de-Secession-1861-1865-Soldat-confedere-tue-a-la-bataille-de-Gettysburg-1-au-3-juillet-1863.jpg 750w, https:\/\/rrb.be\/rrb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Guerre-de-Secession-1861-1865-Soldat-confedere-tue-a-la-bataille-de-Gettysburg-1-au-3-juillet-1863-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>En 1866, il publie un ouvrage en deux volumes, intitul\u00e9: Gardner\u2019s Photographic Sketch Book of the Civil War. Chaque volume contient 50 \u00e9preuves. Toutes les photographies ne sont pas de Gardner et il cr\u00e9dite aussi bien l\u2019auteur du n\u00e9gatif que l\u2019auteur du tirage. Le Sketch Book contient des photographies de Timothy O\u2019Sullivan, James F. Gibson, John Reekie, William R. Pywell, James Gardner (son fr\u00e8re), John Wood, George N. Barnard, David Knox et David Woodbury parmi d\u2019autres.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Quelques exemples de photos prises par le photographe Alexander Gardner :<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Soldats conf\u00e9d\u00e9r\u00e9s tu\u00e9s el long d\u2019une tranch\u00e9e<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69f0d9efcd230&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69f0d9efcd230\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"597\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/rrb.be\/rrb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Guerre-de-Secession-1861-1865-soldats-confederes-tues-le-long-dune-tranchee-1024x597-1.jpg\" 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xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Cadavres de soldats conf\u00e9d\u00e9r\u00e9s tu\u00e9s pr\u00e8s a la ferme de Alsop entre le 12 et le 20 mai 1864<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69f0d9efcd625&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69f0d9efcd625\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"721\" 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width=\"680\" height=\"477\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-id=\"2702\" src=\"https:\/\/rrb.be\/rrb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Cadavres-de-soldats-confederes-tues-pres-a-la-ferme-de-Alsop-entre-le-12-et-le-20-mai-1864-6.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2702\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rrb.be\/rrb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Cadavres-de-soldats-confederes-tues-pres-a-la-ferme-de-Alsop-entre-le-12-et-le-20-mai-1864-6.jpg 680w, https:\/\/rrb.be\/rrb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Cadavres-de-soldats-confederes-tues-pres-a-la-ferme-de-Alsop-entre-le-12-et-le-20-mai-1864-6-300x210.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Cadavre en d\u00e9composition d\u2019un soldat conf\u00e9d\u00e9r\u00e9<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69f0d9efcef50&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69f0d9efcef50\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"478\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/rrb.be\/rrb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/cadavre-en-decomposition-dun-soldat-confedere.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2706\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.255288054765018;width:272px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rrb.be\/rrb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/cadavre-en-decomposition-dun-soldat-confedere.jpg 600w, https:\/\/rrb.be\/rrb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/cadavre-en-decomposition-dun-soldat-confedere-300x239.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Soldats de l\u2019arm\u00e9e conf\u00e9d\u00e9r\u00e9e pendant la guerre de S\u00e9cession (1861-1865)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69f0d9efcf334&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69f0d9efcf334\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"352\" height=\"272\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/rrb.be\/rrb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Soldats-de-larmee-confederee-pendant-la-guerre-de-Secession-1861-1865.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2707\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rrb.be\/rrb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Soldats-de-larmee-confederee-pendant-la-guerre-de-Secession-1861-1865.jpg 352w, https:\/\/rrb.be\/rrb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Soldats-de-larmee-confederee-pendant-la-guerre-de-Secession-1861-1865-300x232.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 352px) 100vw, 352px\" 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les Conf\u00e9d\u00e9r\u00e9s \u00e0 Spotsylvania Court House, en Virginie, un fantassin conf\u00e9d\u00e9r\u00e9 mort (voir ci-dessous) a \u00e9t\u00e9 photographi\u00e9 par Timothy O\u2019Sullivan pr\u00e8s de la ferme Alsop le 20 mai. Ce soldat a \u00e9t\u00e9 tu\u00e9 au combat lors de la bataille de Harris Farm le 19 mai. \u00c0 l\u2019aube du vendredi 13 mai, un journaliste du New York Times traversant le carnage de Mule Shoe a \u00e9crit qu\u2019au moins un millier de soldats conf\u00e9d\u00e9r\u00e9s similaires gisaient morts dans une petite zone. La bataille des 12 et 13 mai n\u2019a jamais \u00e9t\u00e9 \u00e9gal\u00e9e pour sa f\u00e9rocit\u00e9 en termes de dur\u00e9e des combats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ce soldat conf\u00e9d\u00e9r\u00e9, pris de face et de c\u00f4t\u00e9 :<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69f0d9efcf750&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69f0d9efcf750\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"660\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-id=\"2710\" src=\"https:\/\/rrb.be\/rrb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/soldat-confedere-pris-de-face-et-de-cote-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2710\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rrb.be\/rrb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/soldat-confedere-pris-de-face-et-de-cote-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rrb.be\/rrb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/soldat-confedere-pris-de-face-et-de-cote-1-300x258.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69f0d9efcfacd&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69f0d9efcfacd\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"737\" height=\"765\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-id=\"2709\" src=\"https:\/\/rrb.be\/rrb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/soldat-confedere-pris-de-face-et-de-cote-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2709\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rrb.be\/rrb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/soldat-confedere-pris-de-face-et-de-cote-2.jpg 737w, https:\/\/rrb.be\/rrb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/soldat-confedere-pris-de-face-et-de-cote-2-289x300.jpg 289w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 737px) 100vw, 737px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Thomas C. Roche (photographe)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69f0d9efcfeeb&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69f0d9efcfeeb\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"606\" height=\"800\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/rrb.be\/rrb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Guerre-de-Secession-Thomas-C-Roche.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2711\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.7575354406569711;width:218px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rrb.be\/rrb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Guerre-de-Secession-Thomas-C-Roche.jpg 606w, https:\/\/rrb.be\/rrb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Guerre-de-Secession-Thomas-C-Roche-227x300.jpg 227w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 606px) 100vw, 606px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Le photographe de guerre, Thomas C. Roche 1826-1895, a laiss\u00e9 un h\u00e9ritage profond avec ses images prises les 2 et 3 avril 1865. Roche a captur\u00e9 un certain nombre de sc\u00e8nes de soldats conf\u00e9d\u00e9r\u00e9s tomb\u00e9s, qui avaient tous p\u00e9ris la veille \u00e0 la bataille de Petersburg, la plupart \u00e0 Fort Mahone. L\u2019intention de Roche \u00e9tait sans aucun doute de documenter la victoire des Nordistes sur un Sud prostr\u00e9, mis en \u00e9vidence par des images de morts conf\u00e9d\u00e9r\u00e9s vaincus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Roche photographiait pour le g\u00e9n\u00e9ral Montgomery C. Meigs, quartier-ma\u00eetre g\u00e9n\u00e9ral de l\u2019arm\u00e9e am\u00e9ricaine. Meigs voulait documenter les efforts logistiques qui ont fourni les arm\u00e9es de l\u2019Union pendant le si\u00e8ge de P\u00e9tersbourg. Roche pris de nombreuses images de la base de l\u2019Union \u00e0 City Point, en Virginie. Les images les plus connues de Roche sont les photos de soldats conf\u00e9d\u00e9r\u00e9s tu\u00e9s dans les tranch\u00e9es \u00e0 l\u2019ext\u00e9rieur de Petersburg peu de temps apr\u00e8s leur abandon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Photographies prises par Thomas C. Roch \u00e0 Fort Mahone :<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Photo 1 : Ce soldat mort d\u2019une blessure par balle dans l\u2019abdomen n\u2019avait que 14 ans. 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Bless\u00e9 \u00e0 la bataille de Gettysburg, il a ensuite servi dans les Rangers de Mosby avant de travailler avec les services secrets conf\u00e9d\u00e9r\u00e9s dans le Maryland. John Wilkes Booth l\u2019a recrut\u00e9 dans un complot visant \u00e0 kidnapper Lincoln et \u00e0 remettre le pr\u00e9sident \u00e0 la Conf\u00e9d\u00e9ration, mais a ensuite d\u00e9cid\u00e9 d\u2019assassiner Lincoln, Seward et le vice-pr\u00e9sident Andrew Johnson \u00e0 la place, et a assign\u00e9 \u00e0 Lewis Powell la t\u00e2che de tuer Seward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"976\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/rrb.be\/rrb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1865-Conspirateurs-contre-Licoln-condamnes-a-mort.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2723\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rrb.be\/rrb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1865-Conspirateurs-contre-Licoln-condamnes-a-mort.jpg 976w, https:\/\/rrb.be\/rrb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1865-Conspirateurs-contre-Licoln-condamnes-a-mort-286x300.jpg 286w, https:\/\/rrb.be\/rrb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1865-Conspirateurs-contre-Licoln-condamnes-a-mort-768x806.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 976px) 100vw, 976px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Le co-conspirateur David Herold devait guider Powell jusqu\u2019\u00e0 la maison de Seward, puis l\u2019aider \u00e0 s\u2019\u00e9chapper, mais s\u2019est enfui avant que Powell ne puisse quitter la maison de Seward. Il est arriv\u00e9 trois jours plus tard \u00e0 la pension dirig\u00e9e par Mary Surratt, m\u00e8re du co-conspirateur John Surratt, alors que la police y effectuait une perquisition, il a \u00e9t\u00e9 arr\u00eat\u00e9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lewis Powell, Mary Surratt, Herold et George Atzerodt ont \u00e9t\u00e9 condamn\u00e9s \u00e0 mort par un tribunal militaire et ex\u00e9cut\u00e9s \u00e0 l\u2019Arsenal de Washington le 7 juillet 1865 par pendaison.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ex\u00e9cution de gauche \u00e0 droite Mary Surratt, Lewis Powell, Herold et George Atzerodt<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"810\" src=\"https:\/\/rrb.be\/rrb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1865-Conspirateurs-contre-Licoln-execution-par-pandaison.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2724\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rrb.be\/rrb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1865-Conspirateurs-contre-Licoln-execution-par-pandaison.jpg 1024w, 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