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Slave Pen, Alexandria, Virginia

Text leaf from Gardner's Photographic Sketchbook. This text leafs describes "Slave Pen, Alexandria, Virginia" (plate 2). There is no photo to go with this text page.

GLC03588.16

Pontoon Bridges, Across the Rappahannock

Text leaf from Gardner's Photographic Sketchbook. This text leafs describes "Pontoon Bridges, Across the Rappahannock" (plate 32). There is no photo to go with this text page.

GLC03588.17

Military Bridge Aacross the Chickahominy

One photograph entitled, "Military Bridge Aacross the Chickahominy" taken by David B. Woodbury dated June 1862. Image is of federal soldiers armed with axes, shovels, and other tools are lined up on the nearly complete Woodbury's Bridge constructed...

GLC05111.01.0018

Def. of Wash.

A print of a photograph of a large group of soldiers posed in front of tents. Some men in the group wear civilan dress. The second line of a small sign in the middle of the image appears to read "Signal Corps." A road and a long horse rail [fence]...

GLC05111.01.0100

"What do I want, John Henry?"

A photographic print of three Union officers and two civilians in front of two large tents. Title from Gardner's Sketchbook No. 27 which reproduces this image with a text concerning "John Henry" [a former slave noted for his intelligence] and...

GLC05111.01.0101

[Commissioned and noncommissioned officers of Cos. C and D, 1st Massachusetts Cavalry, Petersburg, VA]

A print of a photograph of a group of commissioned and noncommissioned officers of the 1st Massachusetts Volunteer Cavalry Regiment, taken in August of 1864. The soldier standing in the second row on the far left wears a diamond emblem on the upper...

GLC05111.01.0102

The Shebang, or Quarters of U. S. Sanitary Commission, Brandy Station. No. 51. November 1863.

Image of soldiers and civilians posing outside the shebang. The U.S. Sanitary Commission flag flies over the small building. Negative by J. Gardner, positive by A. Gardner. Page taken from Alexander Gardner's "Photographic Sketchbook of the War,"...

GLC05111.01.0103

Petersburg, Virginia. Group of Provost Guard, headquarters, Army of the Potomac

A print of a photograph of a group of Union troops. An officer on the far right inspects, two regular soldiers, two Zouave soldiers, and four cavalrymen, while a group of other soldiers stands and watches in the background. The Zouaves wear dark blue...

GLC05111.01.0106

View of Canal near Crenshaw's Mill, Richmond, VA., April 1864.

Taken from Gardner's "Photographic Sketchbook, Vol II. No. 92" with text accompanying panel. Also includes text description page. The ruins of the once-great, eight acre Haxalll's Flour Mill stand at right. The hydropowered mill burned in the large...

GLC05111.01.0107

[General with two artillery crews and their guns at attention in front of house]

An albumen print of a two story house. A group of artillery officers stands on the porch, along with an unknown general standing in the center. The number "8" appears over the portico to the house. Several soldiers appear in the second floor windows...

GLC05111.01.0114

General being handed order with two artillery crews and their guns at attention in front of house. [1861-1865 ca.]

A print of a photograph of a two story house. A group of artillery officers stands on the porch. The number "8" appears over the portico to the house. The artillerists manning the Napoleon smoothbores are wearing shoulder scales, usually worn by U.S...

GLC05111.01.0115

[Culpeper, Va. Officers of the U.S. Horse Artillery Brigade commanded by Capt. James M. Robertson]

A print of a photograph of the twenty-one officers of the U.S. Horse Artillery Brigade commanded by Capt. James M. Robertson [seated at center, holding sword]. One officer holds a small guitar and another holds a banjo. A black servant is pouring...

GLC05111.01.0116

[Officers of the U.S. Horse Artillery Brigade commanded by Capt. James M. Robertson, Culpeper, VA.]

A print of a photograph of twenty-five officers of the U.S. Horse Artillery Brigade commanded by Capt. James M. Robertson [seated at center, holding sword]. One officer holds a small guitar and another holds a banjo. A black servant is pouring drinks...

GLC05111.01.0117

[Officers of the U.S. Horse Artillery Brigade posing with politician]

A print of a photograph of thirty officers of the U.S. Horse Artillery Brigade commanded by Capt. James M. Robertson [seated just right of center, holding hat] and a "politician" [seated center with top hat]. Four tents in the background. Inscription...

GLC05111.01.0118

[Officers of the U.S. Horse Artillery Brigade posting with politician]

A print of a photograph of thirty officers of the U.S. Horse Artillery Brigade commanded by Capt. James M. Robertson [seated just right of center, holding hat] and a "politician" [seated center with top hat]. Four tents in the background.
See GLC...

GLC05111.01.0119

[Warrenton, Va. Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside and staff; another view]

A print of a photograph of a group of Union army officers posing in front of a tent. The man seated to the right of Maj. Gen. Burnside [center, holding paper] wears civilian garb and may be a news correspondent. A zouave soldier stands on the far...

GLC05111.01.0120

Scouts and guides of the Army of the Potomac, Brandy Station, VA. March 1864.

A print of a photograph of a large group including two black contraband wearing white aprons in the center-left of the image and a third young black contraband squatting on the far right. Some of the soldiers wear cavalry jackets. Others in the group...

GLC05111.01.0121

[Union officers in front of tents]

A print of a photograph of six Union officers. The tent to the rear is a "Sibley" tent attached to log base [wintered or garissoned for long-term dwelling] and appears to be attached to an A-frame tent in the front. A brick chimney had been built...

GLC05111.01.0124

[Group of five officers sitting outside a log cabin at Spotsylvania]

A print of a photograph of five Union officers seated outside a log cabin. A tent is stretched out to form the roof on the well-constructed log cabin. The cabin has a brick chimney topped with a barrel. An A-frame tent with a brick chimney is behind...

GLC05111.01.0125

[Group of five officers sitting outside a log cabin at Spotsylvania]

A print of a photograph of five officers seated outside of a log cabin. A tent is stretch out to form the roof on the well constructed log cabin. The cabin has a brick chimney topped with a barrel. An A-frame tent with a brick chimney is behind the...

GLC05111.01.0126

[Group of four officers sitting outside a log cabin at Spotsylvania]

A print of a photograph of four Union officers seated outside of a log cabin. Officer on the right is looking directly at the camera. Brick structures can be seen in the center left. Inscription on verso: "Gardner IX (or XI) 590."
See GLC 5111.01...

GLC05111.01.0127

[Group of twenty Union officers posed in front of log cabin.]

A print of a photograph of twenty Union officers. The man standing center with arms crossed on chest appears to be a colonel and the highest ranking officer present. Behind the group to the left are winter quarters made of wood with tents attached to...

GLC05111.01.0131

Group of tewnty-two Federal soldiers posed in formation. [1861-1865 ca.]

The first row of soldiers kneels and the second row stands behind them. All the soldiers hold their rifles at their waists, pointed toward the camera. The men wear Western Army style frock coats. A brass [company] letter is pinned to the tops of...

GLC05111.01.0132

[Ruins of mill and water wheel at Richmond, VA]

A print of a photograph of a water wheel with debris from burned out building on top. Water still cascades down the wheel. Wheel is from the Gallego Flour Mill in Richmond, VA, the largest of its kind in the world before its destruction during the...

GLC05111.01.0134

[Three brick buildings seen from across a field]

A print of a photograph of two large brick buildings which form an L-shape. Trees stand in front and what appears to be a few rows of corn stalks can be seen on the far left. A smaller house-like brick building sits off to the right. Inscription on...

GLC05111.01.0135

Dead Confederate soldier badly mutilated in field near Rose Woods, Gettysburg, 5 July 1863.

Image of a horribly mutilated corpse. The soldier's stomach has been ripped open and a dismembered hand lies near the body [which was probably moved into the shot from further away]. The soldier was either blown open by an artillery shell or had...

GLC05111.01.0142

[Wreckage of heavy artillery piece including gun, carriage, and unused shells]

A print of a photograph showing the remains of a heavy artillery piece. The unused spherical shells scattered across the image include wooden sabots attached to the shells by tin straps. The top of the shell in the center of the image displays where...

GLC05111.01.0143

[Drum corps of 61st New York Infantry, Falmouth, VA]

A print of a photograph of the drum corps of the 61st New York Infantry. Thirteen drummer boys of the 61st NY Infantry posed in a field with their drums. The front row of boys are seated on their drums with the rear row is wearing their drums on...

GLC05111.01.0145

[8th Illinois Cavalry]

A print of a photograph of the 8th Illinois Cavalry. Shows W.S. Gamble, D.F. Harp, Captain Wickersham, Alex Ridler. P.M. Aurroa. Seated on the ground in front of the officers is a small African-American boy holding a dog. A small house and a soldier...

GLC05111.01.0146

[Unidentified group of fifteen Union officers, including a major general]

A print of a photograph showing fifteen Union officers posing in front of a large tent. There is a Major General present, at center seated, who is clean-shaven. "XI-II" "575."

GLC05111.01.0149

Unidentified group of cavalrymen, one officer & thirteen others, holding sabres.

A print of a photograph of Union cavalrymen and their officer. None of the troopers wear any discernible insignia. Officer is at center-left sitting on the only chair present. His jacket displays The elbow of a fourteenth man is visible on the left...

GLC05111.01.0150

[Unidentified brigadier general and staff]

A print of a photograph of a Union general and his staff. A total of eight men in the photograph. The general and two men are seated and four others are standing behind them. The eighth man leans against the cabin. The men are posed in front of a log...

GLC05111.01.0151

Major General W.H. French and Staff

Print of a photograph by Gardner showing Major General W.H. French and his staff in a grove of trees. Inscription on verso: "W. H. French & Staff, Culpepper Sept. 1863." "XXIV" "501." French was mustered out of service in May 1864 when his 3rd Corps...

GLC05111.01.0152

[Group of eight men (including a civilian) posed on porch of building.]

A print of a photograph of eight men on a porch. Two are standing, the rest are seated on chairs, the steps, or sides of the porch. Unidentified Union officers and a civilian. Location unknown. "XXXI" "853."

GLC05111.01.0153

Gen. Julius White and staff.

A print of a Gardner photograph. Brig. Gen. Julius White and eight staff officers posed in front of tent, under a shelter built of branches. Small dog near the seated man on the right side of the photograph. Same men as in next photograph. General...

GLC05111.01.0154

Gen. Julius White and staff.

A print of a Gardner photograph. Brig. Gen. Julius White and eight staff officers posed in front of tent, under a shelter built of branches. Small dog near the seated man on the right side of the photograph. Same men as in previous photograph...

GLC05111.01.0155

[Brigadier General White and staff]

Gardner photograph. Brig. Gen. Julius White and eight staff officers posed in front of tent, under a shelter built of branches. Small dog near the seated man on the right side of the photograph. General White is seated center and wears a slouch hat...

GLC05111.01.0156

Camp among trees, [Brandy Station, VA]. [1863-1865 ca.]

Gardner photograph. Inscription on verso: "XXIV" "338." It also identifies the location as "Petersbrug," however in the Photogrpahic History of the Civil War, Vol 2, p. 618, the scene is identified as Brandy Station. Evidence suggests Brandy...

GLC05111.01.0159

[Large group of men and boys posed on street outside buildings]

A print of a photograph showing three buildings on a street. The one on the right hand side has a sign, "Dinning and Sleeping rooms," and was a probably a hotel used by soldiers on furlough. The next building is a very large, two story wooden...

GLC05111.01.0162

[Winter quarters with officers in front of log cabins.]

A print of a photograph of four log cabins in row. A small group of men appear in front of the foremost cabin. A larger group of officers stand in front of the second cabin from the front. Two soldiers work off to the far right with a grinding wheel...

GLC05111.01.0164

Headquarters Army of Potomac - Brandy Station, Va. April 1864. Quarters of Provost Marshal Department. Capt. H. P. Clinton. Capt. J. R. Coxe

A print of a photograph of two A-frame tents with brick chimneys. Five soldiers pose in between the tents. Another soldier, without a jacket, stands to the rear of the tents in the wooded area. The tents themselves have wooden doors. The chimnies...

GLC05111.01.0166

[Brandy Station, Va. Chief Engineer's camp; another view]

A print of a photograph of a well-made log cabin with plank roof. Four A-frame tents with stove pipe chimneys extend from the cabin, across the photograph. A post fence completes the compound. Seven men pose in various places in the photograph....

GLC05111.01.0167

[Men in civilian dress next to cabin]

A print of a photograph of seven men (six white and one African-American), in civilian dress posed in front of a small wooden building. "Sibley" tents in left background. Previous title for this item called these men spies, however research has not...

GLC05111.01.0181

Captain Reed's Battery, Artillery Headquarters, Culpeper, VA. September 1863.

Three officer pose near a bronze artillery gun in the foreground at the Artillery Headquarters of the Army of the Potomac. To the rear of the gun, a group of three officers huddle over a table, viewing a map. The man seated at center wears the...

GLC05111.01.0184

Warehouse converted into temporary prison, Petersburg, VA. [4 April 1865]

Photograph taken after Union forces had liberated the prison. Shows the interior prison yard with several Union soldiers posed in various places. A note on the rear of the mount reads, "Prison Yard where the conpirators hung."

GLC05111.01.0190

Ruins of Richmond and Petersburg Railroad Bridge, Richmond, Va., April, 1865

A print of a photograph of the destroyed Richmond & Petersburg Railroad Bridge which crossed the James River in Richmond, VA. The R & P railroad stretched 22 miles from Richmond to Petersburg, VA, though today it has been connected to and is...

GLC05111.01.0198

Group at Commissary Depot, Acquia [i.e. Aquia] Creek Landing, Va., Feb. 1863

A print of a photograph of union officers and enlisted men. The men are posed in front of a large stack of boxes near a military railroad box car. There are three sailors, five soldiers [including two generals], and three men who appear to be in...

GLC05111.01.0210

Albumen of Ulysses S. Grant and staff

A studio portrait of Grant and twelve members of his staff, including Rawlins, Parker, and others. No imprint, but identified as Gardiner by R. Mark Katz.

GLC06010

The Execution of Mrs. Surratt and the Lincoln assassination conspirators

Contemporary print of the famous Brady negative, showing the bodies hanging. Printed with red margin mounts by Taylor and Huntington. Brady photograph catalog list on back of the mount.

GLC06341

Military Telegraph Operators at City Point.

Caption: Photographer. 7 men in two rows, 2 standing and 5 seated, grouped between two pine trees in front of two tents. The man furthest right in the picture sits on an upended suitcase and leans against a fence; the man to his right sits in a...

GLC06738.06