General McClellan and Staff - Early photography, Public domain image
Picryl description: Public domain image of war, military conflict, infantry, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions. Alexander Gardner (October 17, 1821 - December 10, 1882) was a Scottish p... More
![[Mrs. Thomas Taylor, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left] / Alexander Gardner.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMDEvbXJzLXRob21hcy10YXlsb3ItaGVhZC1hbmQtc2hvdWxkZXJzLXBvcnRyYWl0LWZhY2luZy1sZWZ0LWFsZXhhbmRlci1nYXJkbmVyLWVkOWQ2Yi0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/50/webp "[Mrs. Thomas Taylor, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left] / Alexander Gardner.")
[Mrs. Thomas Taylor, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left] / Alexa...
Reference copy in BIOG FILE. 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 St... More
Post-office, Washington. From North-east
Mounted on board with printed title, name, and address of photographer. This record contains unverified data from shelflist card. Source unknown. Alexander Gardner (October 17, 1821 - December 10, 1882) was a ... More
![[A. Brett & Co. portrait of Lincoln based on Gardner photograph.].](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4NjAvMDEvMDEvYS1icmV0dC1hbmQtY28tcG9ydHJhaXQtb2YtbGluY29sbi1iYXNlZC1vbi1nYXJkbmVyLXBob3RvZ3JhcGgtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/54/webp "[A. Brett & Co. portrait of Lincoln based on Gardner photograph.].")
[A. Brett & Co. portrait of Lincoln based on Gardner photograph.].
Based on Meserve no 51, Washington, 1863. Facsimile of Lincoln's signature at bottom of portrait. Alexander Gardner (October 17, 1821 - December 10, 1882) was a Scottish photographer who is best known for his ... More
Bodies of Confederate artillerymen near Dunker church
No. 552. Alternate title and photographer 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, c2003. M... More
Custom House, Richmond, Virginia (after evacuation)
Alexander Gardner (American, Glasgow, Scotland 1821–1882 Washington, D.C.) Alexander Gardner (October 17, 1821 - December 10, 1882) was a Scottish photographer who is best known for his photographs of the Amer... 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
Acquia (i.e. Aquia) Creek Landing, Virginia
No. 446. 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
Ruins at end of Richmond and Petersburg Railroad Bridge, Richmond
Public domain image of a romantic ruins landscape, classical architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description Alexander Gardner (October 17, 1821 - December 10, 1882) was a Scottish ph... More
![[Brigadier General William G. Mank, Union officer in the 32nd Indiana Regiment, full-length portrait, standing, facing front] / Alex Gardner, Photographer for the Army of the Potomac.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4NjEvMDEvMDEvYnJpZ2FkaWVyLWdlbmVyYWwtd2lsbGlhbS1nLW1hbmstdW5pb24tb2ZmaWNlci1pbi10aGUtMzJuZC1pbmRpYW5hLXJlZ2ltZW50LTEwMjQuanBn/40/49/webp "[Brigadier General William G. Mank, Union officer in the 32nd Indiana Regiment, full-length portrait, standing, facing front] / Alex Gardner, Photographer for the Army of the Potomac.")
[Brigadier General William G. Mank, Union officer in the 32nd Indiana ...
Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Alexander Gardner (October 17, 1821 - December 10, 1882) was a Scottish photographer who is best known for h... More
St. Peter's Church near White House, Where Washington was Married. Ge...
Public domain photo of a monument, historic place, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description. Alexander Gardner (October 17, 1821 - December 10, 1882) was a Scottish photo... More
Headquarters of General Hooker - Early photography, Public domain imag...
Alexander Gardner (American, Glasgow, Scotland 1821–1882 Washington, D.C.) Alexander Gardner (October 17, 1821 - December 10, 1882) was a Scottish photographer who is best known for his photographs of the Amer... More
Major General S. P. Heintzelman and staff
No. 509. Alternate title, and photographer 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, c2003. ... More
View from Libby Hill looking west on Main Street
No. B851. 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. Mounted wit... More
Photographic Sketch Book of the Civil War, Volume I
Picryl description: Public domain image of an 18th-19th century military conflict, armed forces, infantry, militia, free to use, no copyright restrictions. Alexander Gardner (October 17, 1821 - December 10, 18... More
![[Abraham Lincoln, full-length portrait, seated]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDcvYWJyYWhhbS1saW5jb2xuLWZ1bGwtbGVuZ3RoLXBvcnRyYWl0LXNlYXRlZC03MzM5ZDYtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/49/webp "[Abraham Lincoln, full-length portrait, seated]")
[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
Antietam bridge, Md., American Civil War Glass Negative.
No. 4221. Illus. in: Gardner's photographic sketch book of the war / Alexander Gardner. Washington, [D.C.]: Philp & Solomons, [1865-66], v. 1, no. 19. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. Alexander Gardner (Octobe... More
Slave pen, Alexandria, Virginia / negative by William R. Pywell ; posi...
Photograph showing exterior view of Price, Birch & Co., dealers in slaves. Address: 1315 Duke St., Alexandria, Virginia. Illus. in: Gardner's photographic sketch book of the war / Alexander Gardner. Washington... More
Fortifications on heights of Centreville, Virginia / negative by Barna...
Illustration showing a group of soldiers at an earthwork fortification. Illus. in: Gardner's photographic sketch book of the war / Alexander Gardner. Washington, D.C. : Philp & Solomons, [c1866], v. 1, no. 5. ... More
Scene in Pleasant Valley, Maryland
Public domain image of a historic building, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description Alexander Gardner (October 17, 1821 - December 10, 1882) was a Scottish photographer who is best known fo... More
Burnside Bridge, Across Antietam Creek, Maryland
Picryl description: Public domain image of an arch bridge, stone structure, architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions. Alexander Gardner (October 17, 1821 - December 10, 1882) was a Scottish photogr... More
Mrs. Greenhow and Daughter, Imprisoned in the Old Capitol, Washington
Picryl description: Public domain vintage artistic photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image. Alexander Gardner (October 17, 1821 - December 10, 1882) was a Scottish photographer who is best kno... More
Lutheran Church, Sharpsburgh, Maryland, September 1862
Alexander Gardner (American, Glasgow, Scotland 1821–1882 Washington, D.C.) Alexander Gardner (October 17, 1821 - December 10, 1882) was a Scottish photographer who is best known for his photographs of the Amer... More
Group at headquarters Army of Potomac, Oct. 4, 1862
Photograph shows at left, Maj. Allen Pinkerton and Friends at the Secret Service Department near Antietam, Maryland. No. 618. Alternate title, and photographerfrom Catalogue of photographic incidents of the wa... More
What do I want, John Henry? Warrenton, Virginia, November 1862 / Alex....
White soldier sitting facing young black servant, who is holding bottle and cake(?), with two other soldiers sitting and one standing in front of two tents. Illus. in: Gardner's photographic sketch book of the ... More
Group at Headquarters of the Army of the Potomac, Antietam, October 18...
Alexander Gardner (American, Glasgow, Scotland 1821–1882 Washington, D.C.) Alexander Gardner (October 17, 1821 - December 10, 1882) was a Scottish photographer who is best known for his photographs of the Amer... More
Is This Death - Antietam Battlefield, September 1862
Public domain image of a rural landscape, agriculture, farm animals, livestock, pasture, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description Alexander Gardner (October 17, 1821 - December 10, 1882) was... More
![Battlefield of Antietam Maryland, [Retouched Gardner photograph of Lincoln, Pinkerton & McClernand].](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4NjIvMDEvMDEvYmF0dGxlZmllbGQtb2YtYW50aWV0YW0tbWFyeWxhbmQtcmV0b3VjaGVkLWdhcmRuZXItcGhvdG9ncmFwaC1vZi1saW5jb2xuLXBpbmtlcnRvbi0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/51/webp "Battlefield of Antietam Maryland, [Retouched Gardner photograph of Lincoln, Pinkerton & McClernand].")
Battlefield of Antietam Maryland, [Retouched Gardner photograph of Lin...
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... More
View on the Battlefield of Antietam, September 1862
Alexander Gardner (American, Glasgow, Scotland 1821–1882 Washington, D.C.) Alexander Gardner (October 17, 1821 - December 10, 1882) was a Scottish photographer who is best known for his photographs of the Amer... More
Antietam Bridge, On the Sharpsburgh and Boonsboro Turnpike, No. 3, Sep...
Picryl description: Public domain image of an arch bridge, stone structure, architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions. Alexander Gardner (October 17, 1821 - December 10, 1882) was a Scottish photogr... More
View in the Field, On the West Side of the Hagerstown Road, After the ...
Alexander Gardner (American, Glasgow, Scotland 1821–1882 Washington, D.C.) Alexander Gardner (October 17, 1821 - December 10, 1882) was a Scottish photographer who is best known for his photographs of the Amer... More
Pontoon Bridge Across the Potomac, Berlin, October 1862
Alexander Gardner (American, Glasgow, Scotland 1821–1882 Washington, D.C.) Alexander Gardner (October 17, 1821 - December 10, 1882) was a Scottish photographer who is best known for his photographs of the Amer... More
Ruins of Stone Bridge, Bull Run / negative by Barnard & Gibson ; posit...
Illustration showing ruins of a stone bridge which was destroyed to prevent pursuit by Confederate troops. Illus. in: Gardner's photographic sketch book of the war / Alexander Gardner. Washington, D.C. : Philp... More
Culpeper, Virginia, August 1862 during American Civil War
View of Civil War military encampment in Culpeper, Virginia. Civil War Photograph Collection. Negative by T.H. O'Sullivan, positive by A. Gardner. Corresponds to illus. in: Gardner's photographic sketch book of... More
![[Abraham Lincoln on battlefield at Antietam, Maryland, cropped version that highlights McLellan and Lincoln]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4NjIvMDEvMDEvYWJyYWhhbS1saW5jb2xuLW9uLWJhdHRsZWZpZWxkLWF0LWFudGlldGFtLW1hcnlsYW5kLWNyb3BwZWQtdmVyc2lvbi10aGF0LWhpZ2hsaWdodHMtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/64/webp "[Abraham Lincoln on battlefield at Antietam, Maryland, cropped version that highlights McLellan and Lincoln]")
[Abraham Lincoln on battlefield at Antietam, Maryland, cropped version...
Abraham Lincoln with, from left: Col. Alexander S. Webb, Chief of Staff, 5th Corps.; Gen. George B. McClellan; Scout Adams; Dr. Jonathan Letterman, Army Medical Director; an unidentified person; and standing be... More
Group at Headquarters of the Army of the Potomac, Antietam, October 18...
Alexander Gardner (American, Glasgow, Scotland 1821–1882 Washington, D.C.) Alexander Gardner (October 17, 1821 - December 10, 1882) was a Scottish photographer who is best known for his photographs of the Amer... 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
![[President Abraham Lincoln, Major General John A. McClernand (right), and E. J. Allen (Allan Pinkerton, left), Chief of the Secret Service of the United States, at Secret Service Department, Headquarters Army of the Potomac, near Antietam, Maryland]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn2/L3Bob3RvLzE4NjIvMDEvMDEvcHJlc2lkZW50LWFicmFoYW0tbGluY29sbi1tYWpvci1nZW5lcmFsLWpvaG4tYS1tY2NsZXJuYW5kLXJpZ2h0LWFuZC1lLWotYWxsZW4tNzg3YmUwLTEwMjQuanBn/40/52/webp "[President Abraham Lincoln, Major General John A. McClernand (right), and E. J. Allen (Allan Pinkerton, left), Chief of the Secret Service of the United States, at Secret Service Department, Headquarters Army of the Potomac, near Antietam, Maryland]")
[President Abraham Lincoln, Major General John A. McClernand (right), ...
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... More
Scene in Pleasant Valley, Maryland / Alex. Gardner, photographer.
Photograph showing a group of men and women, including Union army officers' family members, on the porch of a house owned by Mrs. Lee. The two officers were members of the staff of Gen. McClellan and Gen. Burns... More
Manassas Junction / negative by Barnard & Gibson ; positive by A Gardn...
Illustration showing a group of men seated on the remains of the railroad station after its destruction. Illus. in: Gardner's photographic sketch book of the war / Alexander Gardner. Washington, D.C. : Philp &... More
Pontoon bridge across Potomac River at Berlin, October 1862
No. 4218. Illus. in: Gardner's photographic sketch book of the war / Alexander Gardner. Washington, D.C. : Philp & Solomons, [c1866], v. 1, pl. 25. Hand written on verso: "Miller, vol. II, p. 56 - 57". Gift; ... More
President Lincoln on Battle-Field of Antietam
Picryl description: Public domain image of war, military conflict, infantry, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions. Alexander Gardner (October 17, 1821 - December 10, 1882) was a Scottish p... More
The President and General McClellan on the Battle-field of Antietam
Photograph shows President Lincoln and General McClellan seated inside a tent on the Battlefield of Antietam. Ostendorf, no. 66 Meserve, no. 43. Printed under photo: Entered according to act of Congress, in th... More
![Confederate Soldier [on the Battlefield at Antietam]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn21/L3Bob3RvLzE4NjIvMDEvMDEvY29uZmVkZXJhdGUtc29sZGllci1vbi10aGUtYmF0dGxlZmllbGQtYXQtYW50aWV0YW0tNjk3YWI0LTEwMjQuanBn/40/25/webp "Confederate Soldier [on the Battlefield at Antietam]")
Confederate Soldier [on the Battlefield at Antietam]
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... More
Group at Secret Service Department, Headquarters, Army of the Potomac,...
Alexander Gardner (American, Glasgow, Scotland 1821–1882 Washington, D.C.) Alexander Gardner (October 17, 1821 - December 10, 1882) was a Scottish photographer who is best known for his photographs of the Amer... More
Confederate fortifications at Manassas, Virginia, Confederate States o...
Negative by Barnard & Gibson. Civil War Collection. No. 4175. Published in: Photographic sketch book of the war, vol. I, pl. 11. Alexander Gardner (October 17, 1821 - December 10, 1882) was a Scottish photogra... More
Mathews' House, battle-field of Bull Run / negative by Barnard & Gibso...
Photograph showing a house on a hill above the battlefield at Bull Run. Illus. in: Gardner's photographic sketch book of the war / Alexander Gardner. Washington, D.C. : Philp & Solomons, [c1866], v. 1, no. 8. ... More
Colonel J. H. Childs and staff, 4th Pennsylvania Cavalry, Westover Lan...
Photographer information 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, c2003. Purchase; L.C. Han... More
Military Telegraphic Corps, Army of the Potomac, Berlin, October 1862
Alexander Gardner (American, Glasgow, Scotland 1821–1882 Washington, D.C.) Alexander Gardner (October 17, 1821 - December 10, 1882) was a Scottish photographer who is best known for his photographs of the Amer... More
![Confederate Soldier [on the Battlefield at Antietam]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn2/L3Bob3RvLzE4NjIvMDEvMDEvY29uZmVkZXJhdGUtc29sZGllci1vbi10aGUtYmF0dGxlZmllbGQtYXQtYW50aWV0YW0tZjEzMmNjLTEwMjQuanBn/40/25/webp "Confederate Soldier [on the Battlefield at Antietam]")
Confederate Soldier [on the Battlefield at Antietam]
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... More
Antietam Bridge, On the Sharpsburg and Boonsboro Turnpike, No. 1, Sept...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a bridge, water, historic structure, free to use, no copyright restrictions. Alexander Gardner (October 17, 1821 - December 10, 1882) was a Scottish photographer who ... More
Burnside Bridge, Across the Antietam, near Sharpsburg, No. 1, Septembe...
Alexander Gardner (American, Glasgow, Scotland 1821–1882 Washington, D.C.) Alexander Gardner (October 17, 1821 - December 10, 1882) was a Scottish photographer who is best known for his photographs of the Amer... More
Pontoon Bridge Across the Potomac, at Berlin
Public domain image of a historic building, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description Alexander Gardner (October 17, 1821 - December 10, 1882) was a Scottish photographer who is best known fo... More
Lacey House, Falmouth, Virginia / negative by T.H. O'Sullivan ; positi...
Photograph showing soldiers in front of the Lacy House near Fredericksburg, Virginia. Illus. in: Gardner's photographic sketch book of the war / Alexander Gardner. Washington, D.C. : Philp & Solomons, [c1866],... More
Battery No. 1, near Yorktown, Virginia / negative by Wood & Gibson ; p...
Photograph showing the cannons used by the Union army in a battery near the York River. Illus. in: Gardner's photographic sketch book of the war / Alexander Gardner. Washington, D.C. : Philp & Solomons, [c1866... More
![[Soldier standing at graves of Federal soldiers, along stone fence, at Burnside Bridge, Antietam, Maryland]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMjQvc29sZGllci1zdGFuZGluZy1hdC1ncmF2ZXMtb2YtZmVkZXJhbC1zb2xkaWVycy1hbG9uZy1zdG9uZS1mZW5jZS1hdC1idXJuc2lkZS00MjM2MTUtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/31/webp "[Soldier standing at graves of Federal soldiers, along stone fence, at Burnside Bridge, Antietam, Maryland]")
[Soldier standing at graves of Federal soldiers, along stone fence, at...
Civil War Photograph Collection (Library of Congress). LC-B815-585. Alexander Gardner (October 17, 1821 - December 10, 1882) was a Scottish photographer who is best known for his photographs of the American Ci... More
President Lincoln of battle-field of Antietam, October 3, 1862 / Alex....
Photograph shows Abraham Lincoln at Antietam, Maryland, on Friday, October 3, 1862; Lincoln is posed standing by a chair and facing McClellan with other Union Army officers grouped outside a tent. From left to ... More
Icon What Do I Want, John Henry?, public domain photograph
Picryl description: Public domain image of an 18th-19th century military conflict, armed forces, infantry, militia, free to use, no copyright restrictions. Alexander Gardner (October 17, 1821 - December 10, 18... More
Mrs. Greenhow and Daughter, Imprisoned in the Old Capitol, Washington
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... More
Falmouth, Virginia. Abandoned Camp, Metropolitan Museum of Art
Andrew Joseph Russell (American, 1830–1902) 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... 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
Scouts and guides of the Army of Potomac, Berlin, Md., October 1862
No. 4219. Illus. in: Gardner's photographic sketch book of the war / Alexander Gardner. Washington, D.C. : Philp & Solomons, [c1866], v. 1, pl. 28. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. Alexander Gardner (October ... More
Antietam Bridge, On the Sharpsburg and Boonsboro Turnpike, No. 2, Sept...
Picryl description: Public domain image of an arch bridge, stone architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions. Alexander Gardner (October 17, 1821 - December 10, 1882) was a Scottish photographer who i... More
![[President Abraham Lincoln, Major General John A. McClernand (right), and E. J. Allen (Allan Pinkerton, left), Chief of the Secret Service of the United States, at Secret Service Department, Headquarters Army of the Potomac, near Antietam, Maryland]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn2/L3Bob3RvLzE4NjIvMDEvMDEvcHJlc2lkZW50LWFicmFoYW0tbGluY29sbi1tYWpvci1nZW5lcmFsLWpvaG4tYS1tY2NsZXJuYW5kLXJpZ2h0LWFuZC1lLWotYWxsZW4tYWQ4MzNhLTEwMjQuanBn/40/54/webp "[President Abraham Lincoln, Major General John A. McClernand (right), and E. J. Allen (Allan Pinkerton, left), Chief of the Secret Service of the United States, at Secret Service Department, Headquarters Army of the Potomac, near Antietam, Maryland]")
[President Abraham Lincoln, Major General John A. McClernand (right), ...
Picryl description: Public domain vintage artistic photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image. Alexander Gardner (October 17, 1821 - December 10, 1882) was a Scottish photographer who is best kno... More
![[Antietam Battlefield], 19th century, Metropolitan Museum of Art](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn2/L3Bob3RvLzE4NjIvMDEvMDEvYW50aWV0YW0tYmF0dGxlZmllbGQtNjk4MGE3LTEwMjQuanBn/40/34/webp "[Antietam Battlefield], 19th century, Metropolitan Museum of Art")
[Antietam Battlefield], 19th century, Metropolitan Museum of Art
Picryl description: Public domain vintage artistic photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image. Alexander Gardner (October 17, 1821 - December 10, 1882) was a Scottish photographer who is best kno... More
![[Bv't. Maj. General John C. Caldwell and staff posed in front of tent]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMjgvYnZ0LW1hai1nZW4tam9obi1jLWNhbGR3ZWxsLWFuZC1zdGFmZi1wb3NlZC1pbi1mcm9udC1vZi10ZW50LTQzNDRiYS0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/31/webp "[Bv't. Maj. General John C. Caldwell and staff posed in front of tent]")
[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
Burying the Dead on the Battlefield of Antietam, September 1862
Alexander Gardner (American, Glasgow, Scotland 1821–1882 Washington, D.C.) Alexander Gardner (October 17, 1821 - December 10, 1882) was a Scottish photographer who is best known for his photographs of the Amer... More
Scouts and Guides to the Army of the Potomac
Public domain historical photo of camp, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description. Alexander Gardner (October 17, 1821 - December 10, 1882) was a Scottish photographer who... 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, Maryland, November 1862
Alexander Gardner (American, Glasgow, Scotland 1821–1882 Washington, D.C.) Alexander Gardner (October 17, 1821 - December 10, 1882) was a Scottish photographer who is best known for his photographs of the Amer... 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
![[President Abraham Lincoln, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4NjMvMDEvMDEvcHJlc2lkZW50LWFicmFoYW0tbGluY29sbi1oZWFkLWFuZC1zaG91bGRlcnMtcG9ydHJhaXQtZmFjaW5nLWZyb250LTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/53/webp "[President Abraham Lincoln, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front]")
[President Abraham Lincoln, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front]
Copy negative was made from a photograph in a private collection. Ostendorf, no. 77 Meserve, 59 Published in: Lincoln's photographs: a complete album / by Lloyd Ostendorf. Dayton, OH: Rockywood Press, 1998, p.... More
![[President Abraham Lincoln seated with his secretaries John Hay and John Nicolay]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4NjMvMDEvMDEvcHJlc2lkZW50LWFicmFoYW0tbGluY29sbi1zZWF0ZWQtd2l0aC1oaXMtc2VjcmV0YXJpZXMtam9obi1oYXktYW5kLWpvaG4tbmljb2xheS02NDAuanBn/40/56/webp "[President Abraham Lincoln seated with his secretaries John Hay and John Nicolay]")
[President Abraham Lincoln seated with his secretaries John Hay and Jo...
Photo shows President Abraham Lincoln seated between his private secretaries John G. Nicolay and John Hay at a photo session in Alexander Gardner's studio in Washington, D.C., on November 8, 1863. "On this day ... More
Castle Murray, near Auburn, Virginia / negative by T.H. O'Sullivan. po...
Photograph showing soldiers and their tents in front of the residence of Dr. Murray, a stone building called "the Castle." Illus. in: Gardner's photographic sketch book of the war / Alexander Gardner. Washingt... More
A Harvest of Death, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Picryl description: Public domain image related to death, funeral, burial, cemetery, free to use, no copyright restrictions. Alexander Gardner (October 17, 1821 - December 10, 1882) was a Scottish photographer... More
![[Abraham Lincoln]. American Civil War 1861-1865.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDgvYWJyYWhhbS1saW5jb2xuLWQ3Njc4ZS0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/57/webp "[Abraham Lincoln]. American Civil War 1861-1865.")
[Abraham Lincoln]. American Civil War 1861-1865.
Photograph shows full-length portrait of Lincoln seated at a table and leaning on a book. Ostendorf, no. 74. Meserve, no. 55. Alexander Gardner (October 17, 1821 - December 10, 1882) was a Scottish photograph... More
![[Abraham Lincoln, U.S. President. Seated portrait, holding glasses and newspaper, Aug. 9, 1863]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMTMvYWJyYWhhbS1saW5jb2xuLXVzLXByZXNpZGVudC1zZWF0ZWQtcG9ydHJhaXQtaG9sZGluZy1nbGFzc2VzLWFuZC1uZXdzcGFwZXItOGUwZmI4LTEwMjQuanBn/40/64/webp "[Abraham Lincoln, U.S. President. Seated portrait, holding glasses and newspaper, Aug. 9, 1863]")
[Abraham Lincoln, U.S. President. Seated portrait, holding glasses and...
"Lincoln poses in Gardner's new gallery on Sunday, August 9, 1863. ... Lincoln had promised to be Gardner's first sitter and chose Sunday for his visit to avoid 'curiosty-seekers and other seekers' while on his... More
Group of officers at Headquarters Army of Potomac, June 1863
No. 4172. Illus. in: Gardner's photographic sketch book of the war / Alexander Gardner. Washington, D.C. : Philp & Solomons, [c1865], v. 1, pl. 27 with title: What do I want, John Henry? Warrenton, Va., Novem... More
Confederate soldiers as they fell near the center of the battlefield o...
No. 235. Top left photograph on mount with five other photographs. Forms part of Civil War Photographs (Anthony-Taylor-Rand-Ordway-Eaton Collection) Alexander Gardner (October 17, 1821 - December 10, 1882) wa... More
Ruins of Arsenal, Richmond, Virginia
Picryl description: Public domain image of historical building ruins, free to use, no copyright restrictions. Alexander Gardner (October 17, 1821 - December 10, 1882) was a Scottish photographer who is best kn... More
Evacuation of Aquia Creek / negative by T.H. O'Sullivan. positive by A...
Photograph showing ships loaded with supplies in Aquia Creek. Illus. in: Gardner's photographic sketch book of the war / Alexander Gardner. Washington, D.C. : Philp & Solomons, [c1866], v. 1, no. 33. Copyright... More
Headquarters of the Sanitary Commission, Gettysburg, PA.
Photograph shows officers of the Sanitary Commission in front of the headquarter in Gettysburg. No. 238. Alternate title, photographer, and date from Catalogue of photographic incidents of the war, from the ga... More
Field Where General Reynolds Fell, Gettysburg
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... More
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[Black Soldier in Camp] - Early photography, Public domain image
Possibly by Alexander Gardner (American, Glasgow, Scotland 1821–1882 Washington, D.C.) Alexander Gardner (October 17, 1821 - December 10, 1882) was a Scottish photographer who is best known for his photographs... More
Battlefield of Gettysburg. Dead Confederate sharpshooter at foot of Li...
No. 96. Illus. in: E468.7 .G19, Gardner's photographic sketch book of the war / Alexander Gardner. Washington, D.C. : Philp & Solomons, [c1866], v. 1, pl. 40. Photographer and date from image in Gardner's Pho... More
![[Gardner photograph of Lincoln' head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front.]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMzAvZ2FyZG5lci1waG90b2dyYXBoLW9mLWxpbmNvbG4taGVhZC1hbmQtc2hvdWxkZXJzLXBvcnRyYWl0LWZhY2luZy1mcm9udC02NDI5MzEtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/53/webp "[Gardner photograph of Lincoln' head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front.]")
[Gardner photograph of Lincoln' head-and-shoulders portrait, facing fr...
Meserve Collection 59. This portrait has been widely published, first by Philp & Solomon of Washington soon after it was made. Alexander Gardner (October 17, 1821 - December 10, 1882) was a Scottish photograph... More
General McClellan and Staff - Early photography, Public domain image
Picryl description: Public domain image of war, military conflict, infantry, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions. Alexander Gardner (October 17, 1821 - December 10, 1882) was a Scottish p... More
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania / negative by T.H. O'Sullivan ; positive by A...
Photograph showing a view of Gettysburg from Cemetery Ridge. Illus. in: Gardner's photographic sketch book of the war / Alexander Gardner. Washington, D.C. : Philp & Solomons, [c1866], v. 1, no. 35. Copyright ... More
Culpeper, Virginia / negative by T.H. O'Sullivan. positive by A. Gardn...
Photograph showing a post boy, seated at left, and another man in front of a tent used by the Post Office Department at General Headquarters in Brandy Station, Virginia. Illus. in: Gardner's photographic sketc... More
![[Gardner portrait of Lincoln.]. American Civil War 1861-1865.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4NjMvMDEvMDEvZ2FyZG5lci1wb3J0cmFpdC1vZi1saW5jb2xuLTEwMjQuanBn/40/51/webp "[Gardner portrait of Lincoln.]. American Civil War 1861-1865.")
[Gardner portrait of Lincoln.]. American Civil War 1861-1865.
Meserve no. 59. A photograph made by Alexander Gardner in Washington November 15, 1863. (From the Photographic Portraits of Abraham Lincoln; Lincoln Memorial University; The Meserve Collection, 1941.) Alexande... More
![[Presidenet Abraham Lincoln, seated next to a table]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTIvMDMvcHJlc2lkZW5ldC1hYnJhaGFtLWxpbmNvbG4tc2VhdGVkLW5leHQtdG8tYS10YWJsZS02MjIwNDEtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/50/webp "[Presidenet Abraham Lincoln, seated next to a table]")
[Presidenet Abraham Lincoln, seated next to a table]
Photo shows President Abraham Lincoln in one of a series of six pictures taken on the day before the official opening of Alexander Gardner's new gallery. Reproduced from a sepia enlargement. (Source: Ostendorf,... More
![[Abraham Lincoln]. American Civil War 1861-1865.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMTQvYWJyYWhhbS1saW5jb2xuLTc1MTFiMi0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/65/webp "[Abraham Lincoln]. American Civil War 1861-1865.")
[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]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4NjMvMDEvMDEvcHJlc2lkZW50LWFicmFoYW0tbGluY29sbi1oZWFkLWFuZC1zaG91bGRlcnMtcG9ydHJhaXQtZmFjaW5nLWZyb250LTEtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/63/webp "[President Abraham Lincoln, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front]")
[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
Gateway of cemetery, Gettysburg / negative by T.H. O'Sullivan; positiv...
Photograph showing the gatehouse at Gettysburg cemetery. Illus. in: Gardner's photographic sketch book of the war / Alexander Gardner. Washington, D.C. : Philp & Solomons, [c1866], v. 1, no. 39. Copyright by A... 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 marching in formation between rows of small cabins and tents in the background]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMDgvdGhyZWUtaG9yc2UtZHJhd24tY292ZXJlZC13YWdvbnMtaW4tdGhlLWZvcmVncm91bmQtc29sZGllcnMtbWFyY2hpbmctaW4tZm9ybWF0aW9uLTdhNTE3Yy0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/19/webp "[Three horse-drawn covered wagons in the foreground. Soldiers marching in formation between rows of small cabins and tents in the background]")
[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
Group of officers at Headquarters Army of Potomac, June 1863. Fairfax ...
Photograph showing a group of officers at Fairfax courthouse including: Major Ludlow, Lt. Rosencranz, Count Zeppelin, Lt. Colonel J. Dickinson, and Ulric Dahlgren. No. 4171. Illus. in: Gardner's photographic ... More