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Charles City Court House, rear view. June 1864.

Negative by Timothy O'Sullivan, published by Alexander Gardner. Taken from Gardner's "Sketchbook of the Civil War," vol. 2, plate No. 68. The original text plate is still attached.

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Federal soldiers posed in front of the Appomattox Court House. [April 1865 ca.]

Soldiers posed in front of, and on the steps and porch of the Appomattox. Notes the stacked arms in the foreground. Wilmer McLean and children appear in the center of the photograph. Graphite inscription on verso: "Appomattox Court House."...

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Marshall house, King and Pitt Streets, Alexandria, Virginia. August 1862.

Negative by William R. Pywell, positive by Alexander Gardner. Notice the ghosted image of a woman looking in the window of the dry goods store and the woman entering the store. Gardner's "Photo. Sketchbook of the Civil War," plate "No. 1"....

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Buildings used as barracks by Federal troops in Richmond, VA. [1865 ca.]

Large group of Federal soldiers posed in the windows of a four story brick building and on the sidewalk. A dog lies to the right of the two soldiers sitting at the at the corner of the building.

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Post-war view of Richmond from Gamble's Hill.

Former owner claims the photographer may be Tomas Roche. Taken from a slightly different angle than Gardner's famous 6 April 1865 panoramic photograph which shows the destruction of Richmond. Visible in the distance are the Spotswood Hotel [as...

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Malvern house. [Malvern Hill] [1862-1865 ca.]

Brick house with white trim. The photograph accompanies a series on Malvern Hill and is on a bluish-gray mount.

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House built by Genl Grant on the farm nr. St. Louis [Hardscrabble]

Title taken from inscription on mount. Mounted on purple mount. The full note on the picture: "House built by Genl. Grant on the farm n[ea]r St. Louis given to him by his father in Law, Judge Dent." Judge Dent gave the newly wed couple the land in...

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The Robinson House at Manassas Battlefield [Henry Hill]. [March 1862 ca.]

A view of the Robinson House and front yard. Numeric Notation: "319 I"

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View of ruins of large white house with columns through trees.

The ruins of the building are visible just beyond the trees in the center of the image. A few tents occupy the right side of the image. Inscription on verso: "Genl. Ordway Gardner Coll." Numeric notation: "293 VIII."

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Group of two women and 6 soldiers posed on porch of building

The building is constructed of unpainted wooden planks. The windows are covered by closed shutters. Inscription on verso: "Gardner." Numeric notation: "1139."

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