Photography was first employed in warfare during the 19th century.
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Multiple historical sources confirm that photography was invented in the 1830s and was first employed in warfare during 19th-century conflicts such as the Mexican-American War, the Crimean War, and the American Civil War.
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en.wikipedia.org: War photography
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Notes photography was invented in the 1830s and used to capture events of war (e.g., Antietam, 1862).
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about.jstor.org: Seeing is believing: early war photography
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Describes photographs from 19th-century conflicts like the Mexican-American War (1847) and Crimean War (1855).
en.wikipedia.org: John McCosh
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Documents John McCosh taking war photographs during 19th-century conflicts like the Second Anglo-Sikh War (1848–1849).