A Harvest of Death is the title of a photograph taken by Timothy H. O'Sullivan, sometime between July 4 and 7, 1863. It shows the bodies of soldiers killed at the Battle of Gettysburg during the American Civil War, stretched out over part of the battlefield.
A Harvest of Death, 1863.
Photography caption, by Alexander Gardner.
Alexander Gardner, Confederate dead gathered for burial at the southwestern edge of the Rose woods, July 5, 1863, Library of Congress.
Portrait of Timothy H.O'Sullivan by Philp & Solomons, circa 1870.
Timothy H. O'Sullivan was an American photographer widely known for his work related to the American Civil War and the Western United States.
O'Sullivan c. 1871–1874
Timothy H. O'Sullivan, Pueblo San Juan, New Mexico, 1874, stereoscopic albumen prints, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, Department of Image Collections.
Elk Mountain (Maryland) signal tower, 1862
Alfred Waud sketching at the Battle of Gettysburg