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'''Thomas C. Roche''' (1826–1895) was a [[photographer]] known for his photographs of the [[American Civil War]].
'''Thomas C. Roche''' (1826–1895) was a [[photographer]] known for his photographs of the [[American Civil War]].


Roche's first job as a professional photographer was for [[Henry T. Anthony]], a chemist in [[New York City]], and his brother Edward, for whom he took photographs of the city and the harbor starting in 1859.<ref>Harry Johnson, ''Maritime New York in Nineteenth-Century Photographs'' (New York: Dover, 1980), xiv.</ref> He continued to work for the Anthonys during the Civil War, making photographs for his company's popular "Instantaneous Views." <ref>Roy Meredith, ''Mr. Lincoln's Camera Man, Mathew B. Brady'' (New York: Dover, 1974), 118.</ref> He also traveled on the front lines with the [[Army of the James]].<ref>Meredith, 190.</ref> An anecdote describes Roche's reaction to the horrors of war while photographing the construction of the [[Dutch Gap|Dutch Gap Canal]]: after an artillery shell exploded next to him, it was said, "shaking the dust from his head and his camera he quickly moved to the spot and, placing it over the pit made by the explosion, exposed his plate as coolly as if there were no danger."<ref>Kenneth P. Czech, ''Snapshot: America Discovers the Camera'' (Minneapolis: Lerner, 1996), 26.</ref> By 1865, Roche was photographing for General [[Montgomery C. Meigs]], [[Quartermaster General of the United States Army|Quartermaster General of the U.S. Army]]. Megis wanted to document the logistical efforts that supplied the [[Union (American Civil War)|Union]] armies during the [[Siege of Petersburg]]. Roche would take many images of the Union base at [[City Point, Virginia]]. Roche's most well-known images are the photos of dead [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] soldiers in the trenches outside of [[Petersburg, Virginia|Petersburg]] soon after they were abandoned. <ref> {{cite web|title=Thomas C. Roche, Photographer at Petersburg|url=http://www.petersburgproject.org/thomas-c-roche-photographer-at-petersburg.html|website=PetersburgProject.com|access-date=June 29, 2019}} </ref>
Roche's first job as a professional photographer was for [[Henry T. Anthony]], a chemist in [[New York City]], and his brother Edward, for whom he took photographs of the city and the harbor starting in 1859.<ref>Harry Johnson, ''Maritime New York in Nineteenth-Century Photographs'' (New York: Dover, 1980), xiv.</ref> He continued to work for the Anthonys during the Civil War, making photographs for his company's popular "Instantaneous Views." <ref>Roy Meredith, ''Mr. Lincoln's Camera Man, Mathew B. Brady'' (New York: Dover, 1974), 118.</ref> He also traveled on the front lines with the [[Army of the James]].<ref>Meredith, 190.</ref> An anecdote describes Roche's reaction to the horrors of war while photographing the construction of the [[Dutch Gap|Dutch Gap Canal]]: after an artillery shell exploded next to him, it was said, "shaking the dust from his head and his camera he quickly moved to the spot and, placing it over the pit made by the explosion, exposed his plate as coolly as if there were no danger."<ref>Kenneth P. Czech, ''Snapshot: America Discovers the Camera'' (Minneapolis: Lerner, 1996), 26.</ref> By 1865, Roche was photographing for General [[Montgomery C. Meigs]], [[Quartermaster General of the United States Army|Quartermaster General of the U.S. Army]]. Meigs wanted to document the logistical efforts that supplied the [[Union (American Civil War)|Union]] armies during the [[Siege of Petersburg]]. Roche would take many images of the Union base at [[City Point, Virginia]]. Roche's most well-known images are the photos of dead [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] soldiers in the trenches outside of [[Petersburg, Virginia|Petersburg]] soon after they were abandoned. <ref> {{cite web|title=Thomas C. Roche, Photographer at Petersburg|url=http://www.petersburgproject.org/thomas-c-roche-photographer-at-petersburg.html|website=PetersburgProject.com|access-date=June 29, 2019}} </ref>


After the war, Roche returned to work for the Anthonys, with whom he published a book on photography.<ref>Thomas C. Roche and Henry T. Anthony, ''How to Make Photographs: A Manual for Amateurs'', 5th ed. (New York: E. & H.&nbsp;T. Anthony, 1895). In the collection of the [[New York Public Library]].</ref>
After the war, Roche returned to work for the Anthonys, with whom he published a book on photography.<ref>Thomas C. Roche and Henry T. Anthony, ''How to Make Photographs: A Manual for Amateurs'', 5th ed. (New York: E. & H.&nbsp;T. Anthony, 1895). In the collection of the [[New York Public Library]].</ref>

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One of Roche's Civil War photographs, showing a dead Confederate soldier at Fort Mahone, Petersburg, Virginia April,1865.
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Thomas C. Roche (1826–1895) was a photographer known for his photographs of the American Civil War.

Roche's first job as a professional photographer was for Henry T. Anthony, a chemist in New York City, and his brother Edward, for whom he took photographs of the city and the harbor starting in 1859.[1] He continued to work for the Anthonys during the Civil War, making photographs for his company's popular "Instantaneous Views." [2] He also traveled on the front lines with the Army of the James.[3] An anecdote describes Roche's reaction to the horrors of war while photographing the construction of the Dutch Gap Canal: after an artillery shell exploded next to him, it was said, "shaking the dust from his head and his camera he quickly moved to the spot and, placing it over the pit made by the explosion, exposed his plate as coolly as if there were no danger."[4] By 1865, Roche was photographing for General Montgomery C. Meigs, Quartermaster General of the U.S. Army. Meigs wanted to document the logistical efforts that supplied the Union armies during the Siege of Petersburg. Roche would take many images of the Union base at City Point, Virginia. Roche's most well-known images are the photos of dead Confederate soldiers in the trenches outside of Petersburg soon after they were abandoned. [5]

After the war, Roche returned to work for the Anthonys, with whom he published a book on photography.[6]

Notes

  1. ^ Harry Johnson, Maritime New York in Nineteenth-Century Photographs (New York: Dover, 1980), xiv.
  2. ^ Roy Meredith, Mr. Lincoln's Camera Man, Mathew B. Brady (New York: Dover, 1974), 118.
  3. ^ Meredith, 190.
  4. ^ Kenneth P. Czech, Snapshot: America Discovers the Camera (Minneapolis: Lerner, 1996), 26.
  5. ^ "Thomas C. Roche, Photographer at Petersburg". PetersburgProject.com. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
  6. ^ Thomas C. Roche and Henry T. Anthony, How to Make Photographs: A Manual for Amateurs, 5th ed. (New York: E. & H. T. Anthony, 1895). In the collection of the New York Public Library.


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