1863

French & Co.

Photograph

Title: Fort near Vicksburg

A print of a photograph of two artillery pieces [Seacoast Parrot Rifles] behind fortress walls. The fort has a similar construction to "Castle Fort," which also had Seacoast guns of the the same size. Title from graphite inscription beneath print. Stamped on rear "Kean Archives, Phila."

GLC05111.01.0086

June 1865

French & Co.

Photograph

Title: Scene in front of Vicksburg

A print of a photograph showing the Mississippi River as seen from the town of Vickburg, MS. Title from inscription on recto: "Scene in front of Vicksburg. "Desota" [De Soto] under water. 7 feet. Iron clads & tin clads in the Mississippi 1865." Inscription on verso: "Gun boats assembled June 1865." Also stamped "Kean Archives, Phila." The "De Soto," [a small U.S. army tug] after losing its rudder in the mud, was burned by its officers to keep it out of Confederate hands. In the inscription, "7 feet" may refer to depth at which the "De Soto" lies under water. The river has overflowed its…

GLC05111.01.0087

1863

French & Co.

Photograph

Title: One of the parks of captured artillery Vicksburg captured after surrender

A print of a photograph of several artillery pieces [Parrott Rifles] and many limbers. The cannon in the center foreground has been spiked with a solid shot. Several soldiers are posed at various places amongst caissons. A large road passes through the middle from bottom left to middle right. Some houses or other structures can be seen in the background. Written on front: "973.7344." Title from ink inscription on back, also stamped "12244."

GLC05111.01.0088

1863

French & Co.

Photograph

Title: [Confederate four gun battery in Vicksburg]

A print of a photograph taken of Confederate defenses near Vicksburg, MS. Full title from inscription on verso: "The lower rebel 4 gun battery Vicksburg about 200 yards from and commanding the river." Image of four entrenched heavy artillery guns and a large encampment in the distance. The artillery trenches are stocked with ammunition and powder. There is also a large structure on the far left of the image. A soldier and a civilian pose in front of guns to the right. The soldier appears to be Union suggesting the photograph was taken after the Confederate surrender of Vicksburg on 4 July…

GLC05111.01.0089

1863

French & Co.

Photograph

Title: [Artillery park in Vicksburg captured at its surrender with Methodist and Catholic Churchs behind]

A print of a photograph taken near Vicksburg, MS in 1863 after Confederate loss of the city to the Union Army. Inscription on verso: "One of the parks of artillery Vicksburg captured at its surrender Methodist Church in the front Catholic Church rear with high steeple." Photograph shows many artillery pieces and associated carts for transporting amunition and powder. Two large churches can be seen in the background along with a handful of other structures.

GLC05111.01.0090

circa 1863

French & Co.

Photograph

Title: [U.S. Military Rail Road depot]

Image of a railroad depot in Vicksburg, Mississippi, showing the Richmond & Danville RR, and the Louisville & Nashville line. Rail junction where several spurs come together into the mail line also visible. In the middle of the image, a blurred train and puff of smoke indicate a train is in motion down the mail line. The box cars on the spurs have the letters USMRR [United States Military Rail Road]. Note the snow on the roves of buildings and on the ground.

GLC05111.01.0091

1863

French & Co.

Photograph

Title: [Fort Hill after the capture of Vicksburg]

A print of a photograph showing a small group of Union soldiers stand on the fort's parapet. Much of the photograph shows the dirt, ground, and devastated vegetation on the hill. Lengthy inscription on verso: "Position of Fort Hill (Rebel) blown up and assaulted June 25th 1863 by the 45th Ill. Infy. vols. In this assault which was successful Lt. Col. Melathon Smith [and] Major Leander B. Fisk were killed. Col. J. A. Maltby, adjutant W. T. Frohock [illegible] 6 line officers were wounded and over one third the enlisted men were either killed or wounded. The 45th were supported by the 31st,…

GLC05111.01.0092

1863

French & Co.

Photograph

Title: R.R. Depot, Vicksburg, Miss

A print of a photograph showing two trains running on tracks through a railroad depot near Vicksburg, MS. Title taken from inscription on recto. This depot is on the Vicksburg & Jackson line. Until Gen. Grant cut off the rail link, this was the destination of the supplies the Confederates stockpiled to resist the Federal seige. Stamp of French & Co. on recto. On verso graphite inscription reads "RR depot" and is stamped "Kean Archives, Phila."

GLC05111.01.0093

1864

French & Co.

Photograph

Title: [Ironclad USS Louisville outside Vicksburg]

A print of a photograph of the USS Louisville, a City-class ironclad gunboat laid down in September of 1861. Many sailors and/or officers can be see standing on the deck, the Louisville had a crew of 251. Inscription on recto: "Louisville iron clad gun boat 12 guns. Mississippi Squadron, 1864." The Louisville actually had at 14 guns at any point during the war, including all of 1864. Vicksburg looms in the backgorund. Note this image has been mounted over an oval photograph of a soldier.

GLC05111.01.0094

1863

French & Co.

Photograph

Title: Courthouse showing the [illegible] marks recieved by it during the Siege

A print of a photograph of the Old Courthouse of Warren County, in Vicksburg, MS. Title taken from inscription on recto. A group of emancipated enslaved people are gathered near a brick structure to the left of the court house. Union soldiers, cavalry, and an artillery gun can be seen surrounding the court house. Stamp of "French & Co., photographers, Vicksburg, Miss." on recto. Despite the claims of the title, there is very little damage present on the building itself. The building is still standing as of 2017 and is preserved as a museum.

GLC05111.01.0095

1863

French & Co.

Photograph

Title: Camp 20th Miss (Col) Regt [illegible] Vicksburg below the City 1863

A print of a photograph of a camp of Confederate soldiers near Vicksburg, MS. Title taken from inscription on recto. Stamp of "French & Co., photographers, Vicksburg, Miss." Soldiers visible throughout camp, some in small formations, others standing individually. Entrenchments and shebangs are visible in the foreground. Soldiers' barracks in background and river is visible to the left. The 20th Mississippi was stationed at Vicksburg for most of the siege.

GLC05111.01.0096

1863

French & Co.

Photograph

Title: Barracks 52nd USCI

An albumen print of a small encampment of union soldiers. Title from inscription below photorgraph. The 52nd United States Colored Infantry Regiment was garrisoned at Vicksburg after the battle. Row of four wooden barracks visible with tents in front. Entrenchments in the foreground. Some of the troops are visible lined up in front of the barracks. Stamp of "French & Co., photographers, Vicksburg, Miss."

GLC05111.01.0097

circa 1863

French & Co.

Photograph

Title: [Front of court house. Vicksburg company U.S. artillery in front]

Image of Vicksburg company posed in front of Warren County Court House. Title taken from inscription on recto. Stamp of "French & Co., photographers, Vicksburg, Miss." also visible on lower right corner of image. A highly visible structure throughout the county, the Warren County Court House became a popular visitation site for Federal soldiers who had set seige to Vicksburg for months. Some soldiers are wearing infantry sack coats, not artillery, and have black felt hats (called "Hardee hats"), common among Western Federal troops. Others in the group are wearing the regulation artillery…

GLC05111.01.0098

1863

French & Co.

Photograph

Title: U.S. Marine Hospital Vicksburg

A print of a photograph of a three-story building in Vicksburg, MS. The Mississippi River can be seen in the background beyond the rest of the city. Title taken from inscription on recto. Stamp of "French & Co., photographers, Vicksburg, Miss." Men posed outside the building and someone standing in the left most bottom window. The building was constructed in 1853 and used as a hospital until 1873 (taken over by the Marines after the end of the siege in 1863). Demolished in 1892. Print is mounted at an angle to the backing material.

GLC05111.01.0099

1864

Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882

Photograph

Title: 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] are in the foreground of the image, while what appears to be an orchard stands in the background. Graphite inscription on verso: "Def[enses] of Wash[ington]. Gardner XXX 732." Print is unmounted. The US Army Signal Corps was established on March 3rd, 1863 so the photograph has to date from after that.

GLC05111.01.0100

April 1865

Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882

Photograph

Title: [Gen. William Hoffman & staff at the Office of Commissary General of Prisoners, Washington D.C.]

A print of a photograph of General William Hoffman and three others. Hoffman is the man leaning against the banister on the right hand side of the image. He and two other men are standing on the steps of the building beneath a sign reading: "Office of the Commissary General of Prisoners." The office itself was located in Washington, D.C. at F St. and 20th St. NW. The address on the building reads "148." A fourth man peers out the window of the building. Hoffman was in charge throughout the entire war of finding accomodations for Confederate prisoners that would fit the small budget he himself…

GLC05111.01.0122

circa 1861-1865

Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882

Photograph

Title: [Camp Stoneman, Giesboro Point, MD, near Washington D.C.]

A print of a photograph of a serious of long, thin buildings arranged in a row. The cavalry depots were necessary to house and train the mounts for the Union armies. A few tents and clothes drying on a clothes line can be seen in the foreground in front of the first row of stables. Graphite inscriptions on verso: "defenses of Wash" and "XXX 17."

GLC05111.01.0133

circa 1861-1865

Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882

Photograph

Title: [Group of nine officers posed in the entryway of a brick building]

A print of nine Union officers. Photo was most likely taken in Washington. Two women peer from a window on the left hand side of the image. A young boy wearing a cap sits in front of the men. The soldier to the far left holds a bugle, while the soldier to the far right wears a gray uniform, possibly a state guard or local militia uniform. Present are a colonel or major (second from right upper row) and 1st lieutenant (upper row right-most). Inscription on verso: "Gardner XXXI 875."

GLC05111.01.0136

circa 1861-1865

Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882

Photograph

Title: [Group of seventeen men posed in front of the Office of Gov't Repair Shops, Washington D.C.]

A print of a photograph of men standing outisde of a two story building. Most of the civilian men standing outside the white two-story building are probably workers employed by the government. One sign on the roof and another on the porch read: "Office of Gov't Repair Shops." Another adjoining building in the background is also a government shop and has its own sign mounted on its roof. Washington became a major center for army services during the war. Numerous government repair shops [some massive in size] employing hundreds of skilled and unskilled workers were established to keep the…

GLC05111.01.0137

circa 1861-1865

Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882

Photograph

Title: [Group of forty-six civilians and soldiers posed in front of government shops, Washington D.C.]

A print of a photograph of a large group of civilians. The assemblage is posed in front of three long, white government shops. Most are probably workers employed in the buildings by the government. Black laborers wearing aprons and holding tools are on the far left of the image. A policeman stands eighth from the right. Washington became a major center for army services during the war. Numerous government repair shops [some massive in size] employing hundreds of skilled and unskilled workers were established to keep the armies running. Inscription on verso: "Gardner XXIX 858."

GLC05111.01.0138

circa 1861-1865

Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882

Photograph

Title: [Quartermaster's Hospital]

A print of a photograph of a two-story building bearing sign "Quartermasters Hospital," flanked on either side by two one-story buildings An ambulance is stopped in front of the building. Several men pose in the photograph and an United States flag flies over the hospital. The paper is embossed in the lower right hand corner "R. H. R Riva No. 74. [?]" See GLC 5111.01.0140

GLC05111.01.0139

circa 1861-1865

Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882

Photograph

Title: [Quartermaster Hospital]

A print of a photograph showing three hospital buildings behind a white picket fence. Dirt road in the foreground. A United States flag flies in front of the two story building which bears the sign "Quartermasters Hospital." Graphite inscription on modern mount "Alex Gardner Union Bldgs. 1864 Meserve Coll." See GLC 5111.01.0139

GLC05111.01.0140

circa 1861-1865

Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882

Photograph

Title: [Harewood Hospital with view of capitol building in background]

A print of a photograph of Harewood Hospital, Washington, DC. View of 12 rectangular buildings comprising the hospital. Water tower can be seen to the left of the image, along with part of the white fence that bordered the hospital. Most of the photograph shows a large field near the hospital. Graphite inscription on verso: "Harewood located on farm of W. W. Corcoran on Seventh St. Road. near Soldiers' Home. -; 15 period of service from Sep. 1862 to May 1866. under the charge of Surgeon F. E. Mitchel, First Maryland Regiment, Dr. Thomas Antisell, and Robert E. Bontecore." Additional…

GLC05111.01.0141

April 1865

Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882

Photograph

Title: [Band of 9th Veteran Reserve Corps, Washington Circle]

A print of a photograph of the 9th Veteran Reserve Corps band. Shows 17 musicians in the grey uniforms, shakoes, and frogged jackets of the 9th Veteran Reserve Corps, posed with brass instruments. The drums are stacked in front of the group. Two little girls stand on the right hand side of the photograph and in the center of the group [behind the drums] is a dog. Equestrian statue in the background. "XXIII" "807."

GLC05111.01.0144

April 1865

Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882

Photograph

Title: Headquarters of Gen. M. D. Hardin, Washington, D.C., April, 1865

A print of a photograph of the Washington, DC headquarters of Brigadier General Hardin. Brigadier General Martin D. Hardin put was in command ofthe defenses of Washington from 1864 to the end of the war. He is just left of the tree on the corner, missing the left arm he lost in Confederate guerrilla ambush. The glass of the lamp post on the corner reads "19th Street West." The headquarters was located at the intersection of 19th St. NW and Pennsylvania Ave. The crowd consists mainly of well dressed civilian men and women with a few soldiers. Others can be seen in the windows of the buildings…

GLC05111.01.0157