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[Abraham Lincoln, full-length portrait, seated]

Photo shows Abraham Lincoln with a badly swollen hand after shaking hands with thousands of people during his journey to Washington, DC. During most of the sitting he kept his right hand closed or out of view. ... More

Ruins at Manassas Junction / negative by Barnard & Gibson ; positive b...

Illustration showing the remains of a turntable on the Orange and Alexandria railroad after the station was destroyed by retreating Confederates. Illus. in: Gardner's photographic sketch book of the war / Alex... More

Guard mount, head-quarters, Army of the Potomac / negative by T.H. O'S...

Photograph showing the Zouaves of the one hundred fourteenth regiment in formation near Brandy Station, Virginia. Illus. in: Gardner's photographic sketch book of the war / Alexander Gardner. Washington, D.C. ... More

Head-quarters, Army of the Potomac, Brandy Station, Virginia / negativ...

Photograph showing a group of Zouaves standing in front of the Army of the Potomac headquarters at Brandy Station, Virginia. Illus. in: Gardner's photographic sketch book of the war / Alexander Gardner. Washin... More

Charles City Court-House, Virginia / negative by T.H. O'Sullivan. posi...

Photograph showing a soldier guarding the front of the courthouse building, the county seat of Charles City. Illus. in: Gardner's photographic sketch book of the war / Alexander Gardner. Washington, D.C. : Phi... More

Ruins of Norfolk Navy Yard, Virginia / negative by J. Gardner; positiv...

Photo shows Alfred Waud seated on the ruins of the dock destroyed by the Confederates in 1861. (Source: Library staff, 2009) Illus. in: Gardner's photographic sketch book of the war / Alexander Gardner. Washin... More

Three first traverses on land end, Fort Fisher, N.C. / negative by T.H...

Photograph showing the Confederate fortifications at Fort Fisher, North Carolina, near the mouth of the Cape Fear River. Illus. in: Gardner's photographic sketch book of the war / Alexander Gardner. Washington... More

View on the Appomattox River, near Campbell's Bridge, Petersburg, Virg...

Photograph showing several commercial buildings along the Appomattox River in Petersburg, Virginia, and the high road that leads out of town. Illus. in: Gardner's photographic sketch book of the war / Alexande... More

Sheridan and his generals / photographed by Gardner, and published by ...

Generals Philip Sheridan, Wesley Merritt, George Crook, James William Forsyth, and George Armstrong Custer gathered around a table. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, 1865 June 24, p. 389. Alexander Gardner (October ... More

[President Abraham Lincoln, seated, with his left hand on his face]

This is a cropped print. The full-length portrait is filed in LOT 13322, no. 65. Ostendorf, no. 74 Meserve, no. 55 Published in: Lincoln's photographs: a complete album / by Lloyd Ostendorf. Dayton, OH: Rockyw... More

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania Dead Confederate soldiers in "the devil's den...

Photograph from the main eastern theater of the war, Gettysburg, June-July, 1863. Civil War photographs, 1861-1865 / compiled by Hirst D. Milhollen and Donald H. Mugridge, Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress... More

Richmond, Virginia Ruins of Richmond & Danville Railroad bridge

Photograph of the main eastern theater of war, fallen Richmond, April-June 1865. Civil War photographs, 1861-1865 / compiled by Hirst D. Milhollen and Donald H. Mugridge, Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress,... More

Antietam, Maryland. A lone grave. American Civil War glass negative.

Photographer name from negative sleeve: Alex. Gardner. Caption from negative sleeve: A lone grave on battlefield of Antietam. Two plates form left (LC-B811-570B) and right (LC-B811-570A) halves of a stereograph... More

Antietam, Maryland. Seated: R. William Moore and Allan Pinkerton. Stan...

Photographer name from negative sleeve: Alex. Gardner. Caption from negative sleeve: Messrs. E. J. Allen, Babcock, Moore, Bangs, and Littlefield. Oct. 1862. Two plates form left (LC-B811-631B) and right (LC-B81... More

Carte d' visite: Hitchcock, Ethan Allen, 1798-1870

Reproduction number: LC-MSS-44297-33-188 (b&w negative) Alexander Gardner (October 17, 1821 - December 10, 1882) was a Scottish photographer who is best known for his photographs of the American Civil War. He ... More

Execution of the conspirators -- the drop

Stereograph showing the gallows where the conspirators are hung; many men are standing on the platform and soldiers line the top of a wall in the background. Photographic Incidents of the War from the Gallery ... More

Portrait of Andrew Johnson / A. Gardner, photographer, 511 Seventh Str...

Photograph shows President Andrew Johnson, full-length portrait, seated, facing front, with table on the right. Includes facsimile signature, "Yours Truly, Andrew Johnson." Publication date based on copyright ... More

93d New York Infantry, Antietam, Md, Sept., 1862 (i.e. Oct. 4, 1862)

Photo shows McClellan's headquarters guard, the Ninety-third New York volunteers, including unit commander Col. John S. Crocker on horseback to immediate right of the flag. (Source for subject, date, and photog... More

Newcomer Farm, House, Boonsboro Pike near Middle Bridge, Sharpsburg, W...

Significance: Architecturally, the Newcomer house is a typical example of a regional log house. Its proximity to the middle bridge lends the Newcomer house further historical significance. Survey number: HABS... More

Military bridge, across the Chickahominy, Virginia / negative by D.B. ...

Photograph by D.B. Woodbury and Alexander Gardner, for the Mathew B. Brady Studio. Copyright by A. Gardner. Illus. in: Gardner's photographic sketch book of the war / Alexander Gardner. Washington, [D.C.]: Phil... More

Where Sumner's Corps charged at Antietam

Stereograph showing dead soldiers, horses, and broken gun carriages after General Sumner's Corps charged over this field on the battlefied of Antietam on Sept. 17, 1862. No. 568. Part of series: The War for the... More

View of ditch, which had been used as a rifle-pit at the Battle of Ant...

Photograph shows the ditch, called "Bloody Lane," where the bodies of dead Confederate soldiers lay awaiting burial on September 19, 1862. Brady's Album Gallery, no. 565. Entered according to Act of Congress, i... More

Killed at the Battle of Antietam

Photograph shows three dead soldiers, most likely killed September 17, 1862, by the rail fence on the Hagerstown Pike. Brady's Album Gallery, no. 559. Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1862, by ... More

Residence, chief quartermaster, Third Army Corps, Brandy Station / neg...

Photograph showing the residence and business office of the Chief Quartermaster of the Third Army Corps with attendants. Illus. in: Gardner's photographic sketch book of the war / Alexander Gardner. Washington... More

Residence, chief quartermaster, Third Army Corps, Brandy Station / neg...

Cattle yard at Moore's Summit, on Branch Road between Lawrence & Leave...

No. 64. Part of series: Across the continent on the Union Pacific Railway, Eastern Division. Alexander Gardner (October 17, 1821 - December 10, 1882) was a Scottish photographer who is best known for his phot... More

Packing house, Junction City, Kansas, 423 miles west of St. Louis, Mo.

No. 109. Part of series: Across the continent on the Union Pacific Railway, Eastern Division. Alexander Gardner (October 17, 1821 - December 10, 1882) was a Scottish photographer who is best known for his pho... More

Panoramic view of Richmond in ruins

Stereograph showing an aerial view of the "burnt district" in Richmond, taken from the old arsenal. The James River in background. No. 884. Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic War History, 1861... More

Tunker (i. e. Dunker) Church, on battle field of Antietam

Stereograph showing exterior view of a church with two people standing at the door. No. 573. Part of series: Photographic Incidents of the War. Copyright 1862 by Alexander Gardner. Forms part of: Civil War Pho... More

Depot at Junction City, Kansas, 423 miles west of St. Louis, Mo.

No. 107. Part of series: Across the continent on the Union Pacific Railway, Eastern Division. Alexander Gardner (October 17, 1821 - December 10, 1882) was a Scottish photographer who is best known for his pho... More

Battery A, 4th U.S. Artillery - A large group of people riding horses ...

No. 4207. Caption on verso from Gardner's photographic sketch book of the war: "Battery A, Fourth United States Artillery, Robertson's Brigade". Illus. in: E468.7 .G2, Gardner's photographic sketch book of th... More

Well by the wayside near Locompton, Kansas, 338 miles west of St. Loui...

No. 81. Part of series: Across the continent on the Union Pacific Railway, Eastern Division. Alexander Gardner (October 17, 1821 - December 10, 1882) was a Scottish photographer who is best known for his phot... More

Well by the wayside near Locompton, Kansas, 338 miles west of St. Loui...

C[i]ty Hospital, Richmond - 19th century Virginia.

Stereograph showing exterior view of City Hospital in Richmond, Va. No. 898. Tax stamp on verso. Part of series: Photographic Incidents of the War. Forms part of: Civil War Photograph Collection (Library of Co... More

17th New York Battery Artillery Depot, (Camp Barry) near Washington, D...

Soldiers with horses and cannons. No. 436. Date of 1863 based on similarity to LC-B817-7559. (Source: Tom Taber, 2008). Other photos taken of the 17th New York Battery in 1863 have been attributed to photogra... More

Office U. Pacific Railway Co. E. D. Wyandotte, Kansas, 286 miles west ...

No. 16 1/2. Part of series: Across the continent on the Union Pacific Railway, Eastern Division. Alexander Gardner (October 17, 1821 - December 10, 1882) was a Scottish photographer who is best known for his ... More

Antietam Bridge, on Sharpsburgh and Boonsboro Turnkpike

Stereograph showing a stone bridge over a river. No. 583 1/4. Hand written on verso: William Pinkerton. Copyright 1862 by Alexander Gardner. Forms part of: Civil War Photograph Collection (Library of Congress)... More

The Abraham Lincoln portfolio of photogravures from the famous McClure...

Includes: Lincoln the President; The famous Cooper Union portrait; Lincoln on the line of battle; The Lincoln family; Abraham Lincoln; The first portrait ever made of Lincoln. Alexander Gardner (October 17, 18... More

Railroad bridge across Grasshopper creek, Kansas, 336 miles west of St...

No. 73. Part of series: Across the continent on the Union Pacific Railway, Eastern Division. Alexander Gardner (October 17, 1821 - December 10, 1882) was a Scottish photographer who is best known for his phot... More

Stone sawing mill, Junction City, Kansas, 423 miles west of St. Louis,...

No. 110. Part of series: Across the continent on the Union Pacific Railway, Eastern Division. Alexander Gardner (October 17, 1821 - December 10, 1882) was a Scottish photographer who is best known for his pho... More

State University, Lawrence, Kansas, 323 miles west of St. Louis, Mo.

No. 38. Part of series: Across the continent on the Union Pacific Railway, Eastern Division. Alexander Gardner (October 17, 1821 - December 10, 1882) was a Scottish photographer who is best known for his phot... More

Fort Union, Lawrence, Kansas, 323 miles west of St. Louis, Mo.

No. 39. Part of series: Across the continent on the Union Pacific Railway, Eastern Division. Alexander Gardner (October 17, 1821 - December 10, 1882) was a Scottish photographer who is best known for his phot... More

Fifth Street, Leavenworth, Kansas, 809 [309] miles west of St. Louis, ...

No. 52. Part of series: Across the continent on the Union Pacific Railway, Eastern Division. Alexander Gardner (October 17, 1821 - December 10, 1882) was a Scottish photographer who is best known for his phot... More

Fifth Street, Leavenworth, Kansas, 809 [309] miles west of St. Louis, ...

A sharpshooter's last sleep, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania / Alex. Gardner,...

Photograph showing a dead soldier and his gun. Illus. in: Gardner's photographic sketch book of the war / Alexander Gardner. Washington, D.C. : Philp & Solomons, [c1866], v. 1, no. 40. Copyright by A. Gardner.... More

Completely silenced! Dead Confederate artillery men, as they lay aroun...

Photograph shows the bodies of dead Confederate soldiers, a dead horse with wagon, and the Dunker Church in the background after the Battle of Antietam. Brady's Album Gallery. No. 552. Entered according to Act ... More

"The home guard" White Mountain rangers

Stereograph shows a group of women kneeling and standing in formation, holding long pointed sticks or spears, forming a unit of "home guards". Attributed to Alexander Gardner based on stamp "A.G." on another c... More

Antietam, Maryland. Battlefield on the day of battle sic

Photo, probably taken on the afternoon of Sept. 18 (the day after the battle), shows a man with binoculars on the hill in front of McClellan's headquarters looking towards Antietam Creek. The smoke is from camp... More

General Heintzelman and staff, Harrisons Landing

Gen. Samuel Peter Heintzelman and staff posed in front of tent. No. 628. Original negative no. : LC-B811-628. Civil War Photograph Collection (Library of Congress). Alexander Gardner (October 17, 1821 - Decemb... More

Antietam, Maryland. Antietam bridge on Sharpsburg and Boonsboro turnpi...

Title from Civil War caption books. Caption from negative sleeve: Antietam bridge. Credit line: Civil war photographs, 1861-1865, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. General information about ... More

Antietam, Md. Allan Pinkerton, President Lincoln, and Maj. General Joh...

Title from Milhollen and Mugridge. Date from information associated with identical image in negative LC-B817-7949. Annotation from negative: Copyright 1907 by E.B. Eaton. Credit line: Civil war photographs, 186... More

[Abraham Lincoln]. American Civil War 1861-1865.

Photograph showing portrait of Lincoln, seated, holding glasses and paper, taken August 9, 1863. Notation on verso: "Photo made by Gardiner early in 1863." Accessions box no. DLC/PP - 1972:018 Alexander Gardn... More

[President Abraham Lincoln, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front]

Library copy is reversed. Ostendorf, no. 77 Meserve, 59 Published in: Lincoln's photographs: a complete album / by Lloyd Ostendorf. Dayton, OH: Rockywood Press, 1998, p. 145. Alexander Gardner (October 17, 18... More

Slaughter pen, foot of Round Top, Gettysburg / negative by T.H. O'Sull...

Photograph showing dead soldiers in a ravine at the foot of Little Round Top after the battle. Illus. in: Gardner's photographic sketch book of the war / Alexander Gardner. Washington, D.C. : Philp & Solomons,... More

Newsboy in camp, American Civil War Glass Negative.

No. 617. Alternate title, photographer, and date from Catalogue of photographic incidents of the war, from the gallery of Alexander Gardner...by Bob Zeller, published by the Center for Civil War Photography, c... More

Saint Joseph's Academy, Emmetsburg (i.e. Emmitsburg), MD, July, 1863

No. 595. Photographer identified in Catalogue of photographic incidents of the war, from the gallery of Alexander Gardner...by Bob Zeller, published by the Center for Civil War Photography, c2003. Gift; Col. G... More

[Three horse-drawn covered wagons in the foreground. Soldiers marchin...

Copyright 1863 by Alexander Gardner. Forms part of: Civil War Photograph Collection (Library of Congress). Alexander Gardner (October 17, 1821 - December 10, 1882) was a Scottish photographer who is best know... More

Head-quarters Major General George G. Meade during the battle of Getty...

Photograph showing the house used as a temporary headquarters and command post prior to the battle. Illus. in: Gardner's photographic sketch book of the war / Alexander Gardner. Washington, D.C. : Philp & Solo... More

A fancy group, in front of Petersburg / negative by David Knox, positi...

Photograph showing a group of military personnel seated in a circle watching two African American men each holding roosters in preparation for a cockfight. Illus. in: Gardner's photographic sketch book of the ... More

The Supreme Court of the United States / A. Gardner, photographer.

Photo shows Clerk D.W. Middleton, Associate Justices Davis [misspelled on photo as Davies], Swayne, Grier [misspelled on photo as Greer], Wayne, Nelson, Clifford, Miller, Field, and Chief Justice Chase Alexand... More

Execution of Captain Henry Wirtz (i.e. Wirz), C.S.A. Newspaper reporte...

No. 756. Alternate title, photographer, location, and date from Catalogue of photographic incidents of the war, from the gallery of Alexander Gardner...by Bob Zeller, published by the Center for Civil War Phot... More

Lincoln's second inaugural, Washington, D.C. during American Civil War

President Lincoln delivering his inaugural address on the east portico of the U.S. Capitol, March 4, 1865. Photograph from Architect of the Capitol, AOC no. 16837. Alexander Gardner (October 17, 1821 - Decembe... More

Gardner's photographic sketch book of the war / A.R. Ward [i.e., Waud]...

Illus. in: Gardner's photographic sketch book of the war / Alexander Gardner. Washington, [D.C.] : Philp & Solomons, [1865-66], v. 1, title page. Alexander Gardner (October 17, 1821 - December 10, 1882) was a... More

[Gardner photograph of Lincoln and Tad.]

Meserve no. 96 (Washington, 1865). Alexander Gardner (October 17, 1821 - December 10, 1882) was a Scottish photographer who is best known for his photographs of the American Civil War. He emigrated to the Unit... More

Lincoln funeral, American Civil War Glass Negative.

Title from unverified information on negative sleeve. Annotation from negative, scratched on emulsion: 1985. Credit line: Civil war photographs, 1861-1865, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. ... More

Vua-Sha-Peh (Stabber) / A. Gardner, Washington, D.C.

Note printed below image: Photographed for Trustees of Blackmore Museum, Salisbury, England. Alexander Gardner (October 17, 1821 - December 10, 1882) was a Scottish photographer who is best known for his phot... More

President Abraham Lincoln seated next to small table From photographic...

Label for McAllister & Brother, 728 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia on verso. Ostendorf, no. 52 C Meserve, no. 69 Deposit; Tom Liljenquist; 2017; (D073) Purchased from: The Horse Soldier, Gettysburg, Pennsylvani... More

Antietam, Maryland. Seated: R. William Moore and Allan Pinkerton. Stan...

Carte d' visite: Banks, Nathaniel Prentiss, 1818-1894

Reproduction number: LC-MSS-44297-33-156 (b&w negative) Alexander Gardner (October 17, 1821 - December 10, 1882) was a Scottish photographer who is best known for his photographs of the American Civil War. He ... More

Warrenton, Virginia Maj. Charles J. Whiting, Capt. James E. Harrison, ...

Photograph from the main eastern theater of the war, Burnside and Hooker, November 1862-April 1863. Civil War photographs, 1861-1865 / compiled by Hirst D. Milhollen and Donald H. Mugridge, Washington, D.C. : L... More

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Dead sharpshooter on the right of Confederat...

Photographer name from negative sleeve: Alex. Gardner. Caption from negative sleeve: Dead sharpshooter, on the right of the Confederate line. Two plates form left (LC-B811-244A) and right (LC-B811-244B) halves ... More

Aquia Creek Landing, Virginia View of the Federal supply depot

Photograph from the main eastern theater of war, Burnside and Hooker, November 1862-April 1863. Civil War photographs, 1861-1865 / compiled by Hirst D. Milhollen and Donald H. Mugridge, Washington, D.C. : Libra... More

Washington, D.C. General John F. Hartranft reading the death warrant t...

Photograph of Washington, 1862-1865, the assassination of President Lincoln, April-July 1865. Photograph includes woman. Civil War photographs, 1861-1865 / compiled by Hirst D. Milhollen and Donald H. Mugridge,... More

Rays of sunlight from South America

Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. Photographs of Lima, Peru and of the guano industry on the Chincha Islands. With captions. "Negative by H. Moulton. Entered, according to Act ... More

93d New York Infantry, Antietam, Md, Sept., 1862 (i.e. Oct. 4, 1862)

Lacy's house, Falmouth, Virginia, headquarters of General Burnside

No. 4220. Photograph previously attributed to Timothy H. O'Sullivan. Illus. in: Gardner's photographic sketch book of the war / Alexander Gardner. Washington, D.C. : Philp & Solomons, [c1866], v. 1, pl. 29. G... More

The escort at Indian cave on Mulberry Creek, Kansas, 11 miles north ea...

No. 137. Part of series: Across the continent on the Union Pacific Railway, Eastern Division. Alexander Gardner (October 17, 1821 - December 10, 1882) was a Scottish photographer who is best known for his pho... More

Marshall House, Alexandria. American Civil War 1861-1865.

Photograph show an exterior view of Marshall House and adjoining buildings. Exhibited: "Alexander Gardner : The War and the West" at the National Portrait Gallery, Washington, D.C., September 2015 - March 2016... More

Building bridge across the Kaw at Wyandotte, Kansas, 286 miles west of...

No. 17. Part of series: Across the continent on the Union Pacific Railway, Eastern Division. Alexander Gardner (October 17, 1821 - December 10, 1882) was a Scottish photographer who is best known for his phot... More

Meeting of the Shenandoah and Potomac at Harpers Ferry / negative by J...

Photograph shows what was left of the armory at Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, at the confluence of the Shenandoah and Potomac rivers. Illus. in: Gardner's photographic sketch book of the war / Alexander Gardner... More

Burnside Bridge Sycamore , Southwest of Burnside Bridge, Historic Burn...

See also HABS MD-937 for related documentation. Significance: The Burnside Bridge American Sycamore (Platanus occidentalis) in the Antietam National Battlefield is significant because of its survival, size, and... More

Mushroom rock on Alum Creek, Kansas, 7 miles east of Fort Harker & 496...

No. 130. Part of series: Across the continent on the Union Pacific Railway, Eastern Division. Alexander Gardner (October 17, 1821 - December 10, 1882) was a Scottish photographer who is best known for his pho... More

View of breastworks on Round Top - the hill which formed our extreme l...

Stereograph showing a fortification of stone walls on a hill. No. 241. Part of series: Photographic Incidents of the War. Forms part of: Civil War Photograph Collection (Library of Congress). Original negative... More

[Abraham Lincoln delivering his second inaugural address as President ...

Photo shows President Lincoln standing in the center of the photo (below the flag and to the left), on the east front of the U.S. Capitol. Ostendorf, no. 108 Meserve, no. 90 Reference copy available in PRES FI... More

South side Main Street, Ellsworth, Kansas, 508 miles west of St. Louis...

No. 142. Part of series: Across the continent on the Union Pacific Railway, Eastern Division. Alexander Gardner (October 17, 1821 - December 10, 1882) was a Scottish photographer who is best known for his pho... More

[Abraham Lincoln, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front]

Ostendorf, no. 77 (variant) Meserve, no. 59 Copyright deposit; 1891. Similar to portrait published in: Lincoln's photographs: a complete album / by Lloyd Ostendorf. Dayton, OH: Rockywood Press, 1998, p. 145. ... More

Office U. Pacific Railway Co. E. D. Wyandotte, Kansas, 286 miles west ...

The Abraham Lincoln portfolio of photogravures from the famous McClure...

Tunker [i.e. Dunker] Church on battle - field of Antietam

Brady's Album Gallery, no. 573. Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1862, by Alexander Gardner, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Columbia. Digitized, 2014. Funding f... More

93d New York Infantry, Antietam, Md, Sept., 1862

No. 941. Alternate title, photographer, and date from Catalogue of photographic incidents of the war, from the gallery of Alexander Gardner...by Bob Zeller, published by the Center for Civil War Photography, c... More

[Bv't. Maj. General John C. Caldwell and staff posed in front of tent]

Civil War Photograph Collection. No. 580. Alexander Gardner (October 17, 1821 - December 10, 1882) was a Scottish photographer who is best known for his photographs of the American Civil War. He emigrated to t... More

Antietam, Maryland. Ruins of Mumma's house on the battlefield

Title from Civil War caption books. Caption from negative sleeve: Ruins of Mumma's House on Battlefield of Antietam, Sept. 1862. Corresponding print is in LOT 4164-C and LOT 4165-C. Credit line: Civil war photo... More

Antietam, Maryland. Ditch with bodies of soldiers on right wing used a...

Photographer name from negative sleeve: Gardner. Caption from negative sleeve: Antietam, Md. Sept. 1862, Ditch on right wing used as rifle pit by Confederates. Credit line: Civil war photographs, 1861-1865, Lib... More

Scouts and guides to the Army of the Potomac / Alex. Gardner, photogra...

Illustration showing members of the Secret Service department of the Army of the Potomac. Alexander Gardner (October 17, 1821 - December 10, 1882) was a Scottish photographer who is best known for his photogra... More

Pontoon bridge across the Potomac, at Berlin / Alex. Gardner, photogra...

Photograph showing a pontoon bridge across the Potomac River to the village of Berlin, Maryland. Illus. in: Gardner's photographic sketch book of the war / Alexander Gardner. Washington, D.C. : Philp & Solomon... More

Fairfax court-house / negative by T.H. O'Sullivan ; positive by A Gard...

Photograph showing a group of soldiers and their horses in front of the Fairfax courthouse. Illus. in: Gardner's photographic sketch book of the war / Alexander Gardner. Washington, D.C. : Philp & Solomons, [c... More

[Abraham Lincoln]. American Civil War 1861-1865.

Photograph showing portrait of Lincoln, seated, holding glasses and paper, taken August 9, 1863. Accessions box no. DLC/PP - 1972:018 Alexander Gardner (October 17, 1821 - December 10, 1882) was a Scottish ph... More

Field where General Reynolds fell, Gettysburg / negative by T.H. O'Sul...

Photograph showing dead soldiers on the battlefield. Illus. in: Gardner's photographic sketch book of the war / Alexander Gardner. Washington, D.C. : Philp & Solomons, [c1866], v. 1, no. 37. Copyright by A. Ga... More

Headquarters, New York Herald, Army of the Potomac, Bealton / negative...

Photograph showing the war correspondents of the New York Herald gathered at their camp headquarters near the Army of the Potomac in Bealeton, Virginia. Illus. in: Gardner's photographic sketch book of the war... More

Extreme line of Confederate works, Cold Harbor, Virginia / negative by...

Photograph showing a fallen tree and other barricades used by Confederate soldiers in the Battle of Cold Harbor. Illus. in: Gardner's photographic sketch book of the war / Alexander Gardner. Washington, D.C. :... More

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