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Confederate Soldier [on the Battlefield at Antietam]

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Picryl description: Public domain image of an American Civil War, military forces and conflict, officer, uniform, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

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 United States in 1856 and worked as a photographer in Mathew Brady's studio. Gardner was sent to document the American Civil War and produced some of the most iconic images of the conflict, including photographs of the battlefields at Antietam and Gettysburg. After the war, Gardner photographed President Lincoln and the American West, including images of Native Americans, settlers, and the construction of the transcontinental railroad.

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1862
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Metropolitan Museum of Art
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brady co alexander gardner albumen silver prints card photographs cartes de visite north and central america united states alexander gardner 1821 1882 brady co 1840 1889 confederate soldier soldiers corpses death american civil war purchase florance waterbury bequest confederate soldier confederate soldier on battlefield antietam prints 19th century civil war high resolution ultra high resolution albumen prints early photography civil war photos public domain metropolitan museum of art