Gardner's Photographic Sketch Book of the War. Images by Photographer.

Images

Thirty of the one hundred images that comprise Gardner’s Photographic Sketch Book of the War have been selected for digitization, along with the title page. The images are offered alongside their original captions. Photographs are organized into seven thematic categories. Use the navigation bar at left to select a theme (in gray letters) to explore.

Images by Photographer:

George Barnard & James F. Gibson
Alexander Gardner
James Gardner
Timothy H. O’Sullivan
John Reekie
W. Morris Smith
John Wood & James F. Gibson
D. B. Woodbury

Photographer	Plate	Title
George Barnard & James F. Gibson	5	Fortifications on the Heights of Centreville
Alexander Gardner	23	President Lincoln on the Battle-field of Antietam
Alexander Gardner	28	Scouts and Guides to the Army of the Potomac
Alexander Gardner	41	Home of a Rebel Sharpshooter
Alexander Gardner	89	Libby Prison, Richmond
Alexander Gardner	91	Ruins of the Arsenal, Richmond
James Gardner	63	Breaking Camp
Timothy H. O’Sullivan	22	Signal Tower. Elk Mountain, Antietam
Timothy H. O’Sullivan	31	Battery D, 2^nd U.S. Artillery, in Action
Timothy H. O’Sullivan	32	Pontoon Bridge Across the Rappahannock
Timothy H. O’Sullivan	34	Group of Confederate Prisoners
Timothy H. O’Sullivan	35	Gettysburg
Timothy H. O’Sullivan	36	A Harvest of Death
Timothy H. O’Sullivan	46	Provost Marshal’s Office
Timothy H. O’Sullivan	49	General Post-Office, Army of the Potomac
Timothy H. O’Sullivan	56	Headquarters of the New York Herald in the Field
Timothy H. O’Sullivan	62	U.S. Military Telegraph Construction Corps
Timothy H. O’Sullivan	73	Field Telegraph Battery Wagon
Timothy H. O’Sullivan	75	Mortar Dictator
Timothy H. O’Sullivan	76	A Fancy Group
Timothy H. O’Sullivan	77	Army Forge
Timothy H. O’Sullivan	79	The Pulpit, Fort Fisher
Timothy H. O’Sullivan	83	Quarters of Men in Fort Sedgwick, generally known as “Fort Hell.”
Timothy H. O’Sullivan	99	McLean's House, Appomattox
John Reekie	72	Medical Supply Boat at the Landing
John Reekie	94	A Burial Party, Cold Harbor
William Morris Smith	100	Dedication of Monuments on Bull Run Battle-Field
John Wood & James F. Gibson	15	The Moore House, near Yorktown
John Wood & James F. Gibson	16	Inspection of Troops at Cumberland Landing
David B. Woodbury	17	Military Bridge Across the Chickahominy

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Plate 56. U. S. Military Telegraph Construction Corps. April, 1864. Photographed by Timothy H. O'Sullivan.

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