Gardner's Photographic Sketch Book of the War : Images

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 plate number
Images by photographer

Complete list of images in the order they appear in the book and the thematic grouping to which they belong on this web site:

Plate	Title	Theme
	Title Page
5	Fortifications on the Heights of Centreville	Devastated by the Army
15	The Moore House. Yorktown, Virginia	To the Memory of the Patriots
16	Inspection of Troops at Cumberland Landing	The Very Life of Camp
17	Military Bridge Across the Chickahominy	Devastated by the Army
22	Signal Tower. Elk Mountain, Overlooking Battle-field of Antietam, Maryland	Advantageous Auxiliaries
23	President Lincoln on the Battle-field of Antietam	Faithful Servants
28	Scouts and Guides to the Army of the Potomac	Faithful Servants
31	Battery D, 2nd U.S. Artillery, in Action	Advantageous Auxiliaries
32	Pontoon Bridge Across the Rappahannock	Devastated by the Army
34	Group of Confederate Prisoners Fairfax Court-House, Virginia	The Blank Horror
35	Gettysburg	Devastated by the Army, Gettysburg
36	Harvest of Death. Gettysburg, Pennsylvania	The Blank Horror, Gettysburg
41	Home of a Rebel Sharpshooter. Gettysburg, Pennsylvania	The Blank Horror, Gettysburg
46	Provost Marshal’s Office	The Very Life of Camp
49	General Post-Office, Army of the Potomac	The Very Life of Camp
56	Headquarters of the New York Herald in the Field, Army of the Republic	To the Memory of the Patriots
62	U.S. Military Telegraph Construction Corps	Advantageous Auxiliaries
63	Breaking Camp	The Very Life of Camp
72	Medical Supply Boat at the Landing	Faithful Servants
73	Field Telegraph Battery Wagon	Advantageous Auxiliaries
75	Mortar Dictator	Advantageous Auxiliaries
76	A Fancy Group, Army of the Potomac	The Very Life of Camp
77	Army Forge	The Very Life of Camp
79	The Pulpit. Fort Fisher, North Carolina	The Blank Horror
83	Quarters of Men in Fort Sedgwick, generally known as “Fort Hell.”	Devastated by the Army
89	Libby Prison. Richmond, Virginia	The Blank Horror
91	Ruins of the Arsenal. Richmond, Virginia	The Blank Horror
94	A Burial Party. Cold Harbor, Virginia	The Blank Horror
99	McLean's House. Appomattox Court House, Virginia. Where the capitulation was signed between Generals Grant and Lee	To the Memory of the Patriots
100	Dedication of Monuments on Bull Run Battle-Field	To the Memory of the Patriots

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Home of a Rebel Sharpshooter. Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.July, 1863 Albumen print photograph by Alexander Gardner

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