May 3, 1862 James Gibson captures this image of officers' servants at Camp Winfield Scott in Yorktown, Va.
May 4, 1864 Timothy O'Sullivan photographs elements of the Sixth Corps crossing the Rapidan River at Germanna Ford.
May 8, 1840 Alexander S. Wolcott and John Johnson patent a camera. This is the first camera patent in the United States.
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