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Hugh Brady, born July 29, 1768 in Pennsylvania to John and Mary (Quigley) Brady. He was a twin to Jane Brady and one of ten children who survived infancy and early childhood - six boys and four girls. His father, Captain John Brady was killed during the Revolutionary War in a skirmish with Native Americans. After John's death, Mary Brady moved with her children to her father's home in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. When Hugh was 16, his mother died. HIs older siblings had begun to marry, so Hugh moved with his brother Samuel to Washington County, Pennsylvania. Though Samuel married, Hugh continued to live with his brother until 1792, when Hug embarked on a military career. Library of Congress Photo Collection (Daguerrotypes) -  LC-USZ62-110036  portrait of General Hugh Brady by Mathew Brady between 1845 and 1851. He was inducted with a commission from George Washington as an ensign in the army of General Anthony Wayne and joined a rifle company. Within two year...

Mathew Brady was borne Mathew Brady was the father of modern photojournalism, and most especially, the first photographer to undertake documentation of the U.S. Civil War. Pennsylvania 31st Infantry Camp (photo by Mathew Brady Studio) from Library of Congress Historian and filmmaker Ken Burns has said that his documentary "The Civil War" could not have been made were it not for Brady's amazing photographs. Encampment at Brandy Station, Virginia. Generals George Meade,  John Sedgwick,  and Robert O. Tyler with Staff Officers. February 1864. Library of Congress Collection. Brady was said to be Abraham Lincoln's  favorite photographer and took photos of the Lincoln family,  as well as photos of the execution  of those complicit in Lincoln's assassination. The four condemned conspirators in the Lincoln Assassination await death on the gallows.  July 7, 1865. Library of Congress Collection Towards the end of his life, Brady said of his photographs, "...