Civil War Trust

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Show us your best Civil War battlefield photos of 2011!
Fancy yourself a modern day Alexander Gardner or Mathew Brady? If so, we have a contest for you. The Civil War Trust is proud to announce the opening of our 2011 Annual Photography Contest. Learn how to enter »

Entry Period May 1st - August 21st, 2011 | Winners Announced: September, 2011

Contest Categories:

Civil War 1861 (New Category!)

In honor of the Sesquicentennial, this new category is for photos of Civil War battlefields and sites associated with the first year of the Civil War
Flickr Tag to Use: CWT1861

Civil War Battlefields

This category is for all your great photos of scenic Civil War battlefields
Flickr Tag to Use: CWT11BF

People on Civil War Battlefields

This category focuses on people visiting or enjoying Civil War battlefields
Flickr Tag to Use: CWT11P

Preservation Threats

Enter your photos that showcase modern threats to Civil War battlefields
Flickr Tag to Use: CWT11PT

Then & Now

In this category entrants will upload a historic photo and a modern photo of the same Civil War site
Flickr Tag to Use: CWT11TN

High School

This category is for high school students
(all entrants must be over age 13)
Flickr Tag to Use: CWT11HS

All photographic submissions should be uploaded to our American Civil War Battlefields photo group on Flickr.

Photo Credits: Header background image by Mark Anderson (2nd Place, 2010 Civil War Trust Photo Contest, "Battlefields" Category); left image by Michael Criswell (3rd Place, 2010 Civil War Trust Photo Contest - "Battlefields" Category); right image by Tad Sattler (People's Choice Winner, 2010 Civil War Trust Photo Contest).