Mathew B. Brady: Civil War Photographer Mathew B. Brady: Civil War Photographer was written by Elizabeth Van Steenwyk. Elizabeth Van Steenwyk has written many good books for young people including: Saddlebag Salesmen, The California Missions, Frederic Remington, The California Gold Rush: West with the Forty-Niners, and Ida B. Wells-Barnett: Woman of Courage. Elizabeth now lives in San Marino, California with her husband. Mathew B. Brady was born somewhere between 1823 and 1824. His early life is somewhat …showed first 75 words of 703 total…

…showed last 75 words of 703 total…cause he had already given his other set to a company that he had high debts in. Mathew Brady died on January 16, 1896. Before he died he had to sell his studios. He died a man without much money. He was an important person in our American history for the fact that he photographed much of the Civil War. Mathew Brady may have died a poor man, but his photographs are now worth thousands of dollars.