circa 1861-1865

Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882

Photograph

Title: Gun Battery overlooking lowlands

An image of a gun battery emplacement, with the cannon facing a marshy area. Inscription on verso: "Gardner." Numeric Notation on verso: "50."

GLC05111.01.0904

circa 1861-1865

Photograph

Title: Gun emplacement overlooking river

Image of a man (who looks completely out of place as he is wearing civilian clothes) standing at a gun emplacement which is overlooking a river. Inscription on verso: "Gardner." Numeric notation on verso; "27."

GLC05111.01.0905

circa 1861-1865

Photograph

Title: Winter Quarters of the Confederate Army

Image of a vastly unvegetated field. Wooden fence-like construction on the foreground appears to be in need of rebuilding. People are nowhere to be seen. Inscription on verso: "Winter Quarters Confederate Army." Numeric notation on verso: "5(45)."

GLC05111.01.0906

circa 1861-1865

Photograph

Title: Encampment of Seven Thousand Confederates in distance

Image of valley in which seven thousand Confederate soldiers camped. Inscription on verso: "Encampment of 7000 Confederates." Numeric notation on verso: "3(553)."

GLC05111.01.0907

circa 1861-1865

Photograph

Title: Caissons destroyed by Confederates

Image of two large wagon wheels at the base of what appears to be a hill. Inscription on verso: "Caissons destroyed by Confederates." Numeric Notation on verso: "25."

GLC05111.01.0908

circa 1861-1865

Photograph

Title: Line of Breast Works, Virginia

Image of a tree atop what appears to be a rocky hill. A path is evident in the lower left corner of the image. Inscription on verso: "Line of Breast Works, Va." Numeric Notation on verso: "8."

GLC05111.01.0909

circa 1861-1865

Photograph

Title: The Destruction of the Orange and Alexandria Railroad

Two rails are laying atop a pile of wooden ties, the rails bent centrally to be rendered useless. As far back as the eye can see in this image, similar piles are seen. Inscription on verso: "Destruction of Orange & Alexandria RR." Numeric Notation on verso: "9."

GLC05111.01.0910

circa 1861-1865

Photograph

Title: Fairfax Courthouse

Image of the Courthouse at Fairfax, Virginia. Two men sit next to a well, while several others are mounted on horses. To the periphery of the building several other people are seen. Inscription on verso: "Fairfax Court House." Numeric notation on verso: "39."

GLC05111.01.0911

circa 1861-1865

Photograph

Title: Headquarters of General David Hunter

Image of a small wooden house, situated next to a dirt road, which was maintained as the headquarters of Union General David Hunter. Inscription on verso: "H.Q. Gen. Hunter." Numeric notation on verso: "43."

GLC05111.01.0912

circa 1861-1865

Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882

Photograph

Title: Burned-out Remains of Real's Farm

The burned out remains of a stone farmhouse are seen near a wooden bard which seemingly survived unscathed. Inscription on verso: "Real's Farm-burned by bursting of a shell." Numeric notation on verso: "150(302)."

GLC05111.01.0913

circa 1861-1865

Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882

Photograph

Title: Harewood Hospital, Washington, D.C.

The image shows a cluster of white hospital buildings situated on top of a hill. Inscription on verso: "General View of Harewood Hospital, Washington, D.C." and "Gardner." Numeric notations on verso: "XXXI" and "1014." Deleted numeric notation on verso: "1502."

GLC05111.01.1060

circa 1861-1865

Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882

Photograph

Title: Soldiers seated at their tent

The image shows two soldiers seated in front of their A-frame tent. Inscription on verso: "Ordway Gardner Coll." Numeric notations on verso: "VIII" and "215."

GLC05111.01.1003

circa 1861-1865

Photograph

Title: Confederate redoubt

The image shows a group of Confederate soldiers at rest near their tents, with a cannon to the left of the tents. Inscription on verso: "A Confederate redoubt" and "MES." Numeric notation on verso: "146" and "755."

GLC05111.01.1004

circa 1861-1865

Photograph

Title: A suttler's tent

The image shows a group of approximately 13 men gathered in and around an A-frame suttler's tent. Numeric notation on recto: "138." Inscription on verso: "A suttler's tent." Numeric notation on verso: "138" and "1371."

GLC05111.01.1005

circa 1861-1865

Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882

Photograph

Title: Soldiers at mealtime

The image shows a group of soldiers eating near a small A-frame tent, in a field with scattered trees. Inscription on verso: "Gardner." Numeric notation on verso: "IV" and "645."

GLC05111.01.1006

circa 1861-1865

Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882

Photograph

Title: Officers on porch

The image shows 7 officers posed on a house porch wearing knee-high boots and sabers, possibly indicative of Cavalry Officers. Inscription on verso: "Gardner." Numeric notations on verso: "XXIV" and "1022."

GLC05111.01.1007

circa 1861-1865

Photograph

Title: Soldiers relaxing

The image shows a group of 12 soldiers posed in a relaxed position in front of a cabin in the woods. Inscription on verso: [deleted: "Signal Corp" and "Pleast Vy Md?"]. Numeric notation on verso: "636."

GLC05111.01.1008

circa 1861-1865

Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882

Photograph

Title: Soldiers in a group photo

The image shows 15 soldiers standing and seated posed for a group picture in front of a white, wooden building. The men are wearing various uniforms, some with one stripe on the pant leg. Numeric notation on recto: "1001." Inscription on verso: "Gardner." Numeric notation on verso: "XXIV" and "1001."

GLC05111.01.1009

October 1863

Photograph

Title: Union officers

The image shows 6 union officers in camp, posed in front of an A-frame tent with horses in the background. Numeric notation on image: "280." Inscription on verso: "Gen. Ward, Gen. Mott, Col. Ausin, Col. Brewster, and Col. Farnham, 2d Div., 3d Corps, Oct., 1863. Numeric notations on verso: "120" and "104."

GLC05111.01.1010

circa 1861-1865

Photograph

Title: Union soldiers dismantling Confederate fort posed on cannon

The image shows Union soldiers sitting on and standing near two cannon, one soldier in the center possibly African-American, with fortification earthworks in the background. Inscription on verso: "Dismantling the Rebel Forts, Petersburg, Va."

GLC05111.01.1011

circa 1861-1865

Photograph

Title: Three soldiers near earthworks

The image shows three soldiers standing near the sandbag fortifications, possibly after a battle, objects are strewn on the ground and a house in the background looks as though it has been bombarded. Inscription on image: "Haas & Seale." Inscription on verso: "'field officer' in the ______ island, S.C." Numeric notation on verso: "35."

GLC05111.01.1012

April 1865?

Photograph

Title: Officers of 1st Connecticut at Fort Darling

Same as #1014 and #1015. The image shows approximately 9 Union officers seated in a semi-circle, behind a fence and near a wooden cabin. Inscription on verso: Officer of 1st Conn H.A. at Fort Darling James Riv Apr 65[?] t1." Numeric notations on verso: "11" and "316." Written at Fort Darling

GLC05111.01.1013

circa 1861-1865

Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882

Photograph

Title: Officers of 1st Connecticut at Fort Darling

(Same as #1013 and #1015.) This photo is darker than the other two. The image shows approximately nine Union officers seated in a semi-circle behind a fence and near a cabin. Inscription on verso: "Gardner." Numeric notation on verso: "11." Written at Fort Darling

GLC05111.01.1014

circa 1861-1865

Photograph

Title: Officers of 1st Connecticut at Fort Darling

(Same as GLC 05111.01.1013 and 05111.01.1014.) The image shows 9 Union officers seated in a semi-circle behind a fence and near a cabin. Numeric notation on verso: "11." Written at Fort Darling

GLC05111.01.1015

circa 1861-1865

Photograph

Title: Soldiers in front of a Sibley tent

The image shows a group of 10 soldiers posed in front of a Sibley tent. One man seems to be writing or drawing, others are holding guns, and another is picking at his feet with a knife. Numeric notations on recto: "10" and "2413." Inscription on verso: "Near view of a 'Sibley' tent." Numeric notations on verso: "10" and "105."

GLC05111.01.1016