Alexander Gardner was a Scottish-American photographer who immigrated to the United States in 1856, where he began to work full-time in that profession. He is best known for his photographs of the Ame
Gardner in 1863
Alexander Gardner, 1860s
A carte de visite of a US Navy Lieutenant of US Civil war 1861–1865 Gardner studio
Title page of Gardner's Photographic Sketch Book of the Civil War (1866), design by Alfred R. Waud.
Battle of Antietam
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The Battle of Antietam, also called the Battle of Sharpsburg, particularly in the Southern United States, took place during the American Civil War on September 17, 1862, between Confederate General Ro
Alexander Gardner (photographer)
…Potomac. At this point, Gardner's management of Brady's gallery ended. The honorary rank of captain was bestowed upon Gardner, and he photographed the Battle of Antietam in September 1862, developing photos in his travelling darkroom. Gardner's photography was so detailed that relatives could identify their loved ones…
Depiction of the fighting near Dunker Church by Thure de Thulstrup
Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan, Army of the Potomac (USA)
Gen. Robert E. Lee, Army of Northern Virginia (CSA)
Dead soldiers near the Dunker Church