circa 1861-1865

Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882

Photograph

Title: Confederate fortifications at Gracie's Salient

The image shows extensive fortifications and bombproofs, with fields stretching into the distance. Inscription on verso: "Conf. fortifications at Gracie's Salient" and "Gardner." Numeric notations on verso: "XI-III" and "1061." Written at Gracie's Salient.

GLC05111.01.1089

circa 1861-1865

Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882

Photograph

Title: Bombproof quarters

The image shows bombproof quarters with a foot bridge over a dry stream. Approximately 10 soldiers stand in the distance. Some wood debris litters the ground. Inscriptions on verso: "Bombproof quarters in Fed. Camps" and "Gardner." Numeric notations on verso: "XI-III" and "801."

GLC05111.01.1090

circa 1861-1865

Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882

Photograph

Title: One man sitting at the bottom of a hill

The image shows one man sitting at the bottom of a hill with a stick in his hands. He is next to what appears to be wooden fortifications. Inscription on verso: "Gardner." Numeric notation on verso: "1080."

GLC05111.01.1091

circa 1861-1865

Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882

Photograph

Title: City street in ruins

The image shows a city street in ruins. Brick chimneys are the only remainders of buildings that have been bombed and burned. Possibly Richmond, VA. Inscription on verso: "Gardner." Numeric notation on verso: "1009."

GLC05111.01.1092

circa 1861-1865

Photograph

Title: The crater at Petersburg

The image shows seven men in suits in various positions around a bomb crater, with a white dog in the photo, and a field lined by trees in the distance. Four buildings also sit in the background. Inscription on verso: "Petersburg Va the Crater."

GLC05111.01.1093

circa 1861-1865

Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882

Photograph

Title: Burned building

The photo shows a building that has burned until only the exterior stone walls remain standing. Inscription on verso: "Gardner." Numeric notations on verso: "VIII" "22" and "1161."

GLC05111.01.1094

circa 1861-1865

Photograph

Title: Rebel lines at Vicksburg

The image shows fortifications on a hill overlooking an extensive valley, with cannons on top of the hill and two buildings in the lower right corner of the photo. Inscriptions on verso: "Rebel lines in rear of Vicksburg" "Collection of Americana Frederick H. Meserve 265 Edgecombe Avenue New York City" and "MES."

GLC05111.01.1095

circa 1861-1865

Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882

Photograph

Title: Battlefield possibly Gaines Mill or Cold Harbor

The image shows a debris littered battlefield that could be either Gaines Mill or Cold Harbor. Inscription on verso: "Gardner."

GLC05111.01.1096

circa 1861-1865

Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882

Photograph

Title: Bomb ruins

The image shows the remaining brick chimneys of a burned and bombed building. The ruins are surrounded by trees, grass, and wild flowers. A horse rests in the center of the photo and a man sits on a rubble wall on the right edge. Inscription on verso: "Gardner." Numeric notations on verso: "X" and "780."

GLC05111.01.1097

circa 1861-1865

Photograph

Title: House in ruins surrounded by people

The image shows a large house, the roof of which has been destroyed with the three brick chimneys and exterior walls still standing. The house is surrounded by trees, a large grassy yard and a large group of people on horseback and on foot. There are three strips of tape on the back of the photo.

GLC05111.01.1098

circa 1861-1865

Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882

Photograph

Title: Soldier's monument

The image shows a large monument to the soldiers: "In Memory of the Patriots Who Fell at Groveton." Inscription on verso: "Gardner." Numeric notations on verso: "IV" and "1193."

GLC05111.01.1099

circa 1861-1865

Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882

Photograph

Title: Bull Run monument

The image shows a soldiers monument on which the plaque states: "In Memory of the Patriots Who Fell at Bull Run." The monument is surrounded by a wood fence, and in the distance cows are grazing. Inscriptions on verso: "Gardner" and "Bull Run Monument." Numeric notation on verso: "11.94."

GLC05111.01.1100

circa 1861-1865

Photograph

Title: Soldier's monument at Stones River

The image shows two sides of a soldier's monument on which there are inscriptions. One reads: "The veterans of Shiloh have left a deathless heritage of fame on the fields of Stone River." The other inscription is illegible. Two gravestones are visible on the right edge of the photo. Numeric notation on image: "207." Inscription on verso: "On the battlefield at Stone river." Numeric notations on verso: "207" and "6649."

GLC05111.01.1101

circa 1861-1865

Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882

Photograph

Title: African-American soldiers digging graves

The image shows a large group of African-American soldiers digging graves. One corpse lies on the ground, and an officer oversees the activity on horseback. Numeric notation on image: "724." Inscription on verso: "Gardner." Numeric notations on verso: "724" and "X."

GLC05111.01.1102

circa 1861-1865

Photograph

Title: Corpses at the Slaughter Pen at Gettysburg

The image shows four corpes lying on the ground. Very little detail of their uniforms is visible. Inscription on verso: "The slaughter pen at Gettysburg." Numeric notations on verso: "72" and "124."

GLC05111.01.1103

circa 1861-1865

Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882

Photograph

Title: Landing dock with steamboats

The image shows a landing dock with one boat tied in the foreground and two others in the background. Also visible are a wooden building, a long bridge with buildings on the far end, and fields in the distance. Inscription on verso: "Gardner." Numeric notations on verso: "XII" "10" and "10."

GLC05111.01.1104

circa 1861-1865

Photograph

Title: Steamboats near Bermuda Hundred

The image shows 9 boats on a river, mostly steamboats. One man is lying on the bank in the foreground. Inscription below image: "Bermuda Hundred taken from City Point, Va." Inscription on verso: "Duplicate." Numeric notation struck out on verso: "60-2493" and "61-3031." Numeric notation on verso: "65."

GLC05111.01.1105

circa 1861-1865

Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882

Photograph

Title: Shipping yard with railroad

The image shows numerous sailboats and steamboats near a landing pier, with a railroad along the shore in the foreground. Inscription on verso: "Gardner." Numeric notations on verso: "XI-I" and "798."

GLC05111.01.1106

circa 1861-1865

Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882

Photograph

Title: Campscene above a shipping yard

The image shows three men at a tent, with one looking through an eyepiece, surveying the action out of the frame to the left. In the background are numerous sailboats and what appears to be a large steamboat. Inscription on verso: "Gardner." Numeric notations on verso: "XI-I" and "799."

GLC05111.01.1107

circa 1861-1865

Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882

Photograph

Title: C.S.S. Teaser damaged by U.S. gunboat

The image shows the extensive damage to the deck of a Confederate boat. Inscription on verso: "Deck of Confederate blockade runner Teaser showing destruction caused by shell fired by US gunboat [?] " and "Gardner." Numeric noations on verso: "XXV" and "483."

GLC05111.01.1108

circa 1861-1865

Photograph

Title: Steamboat and dock with sailors on James River

The image shows a steamboat on the river. In the foreground is a group of sailors in a small boat flying a US flag, and 5 more sailors on a dock . Inscription on verso: "U.S. steamer 'Massas'ot', in James river, 1864" and "Collection of Americana Frederick H. Meserve 285 Edgecombe Avenue New York City." Numeric notation on verso: "240."

GLC05111.01.1109

circa 1861-1865

Photograph

Title: U.S. Mendota

The image shows the U. S. Mendota on the river. Inscription on verso: "U. S. Mendota No label Meserve Collection." Stamp of Frederick H. Meserve Collection of Americana on verso. Numeric notations on verso: "349" and "436." Numeric notation on recto: "349."

GLC05111.01.1110

circa 1861-1865

Photograph

Title: U.S. Flag Ship Black Hawk

The image shows the U.S. Flag Ship Black Hawk on the river. Inscription on verso: "Credit Paymaster Benton late U.S. Navy." Numeric notations on verso: "3140A" and "Naval #1b." Stamp of the Century Company also on verso.

GLC05111.01.1111

circa 1861-1865

Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882

Photograph

Title: Steamboat near shore

The image shows a steamboat on the river with many people standing on the bow. There are several figures on the bank near the water's edge. Graphite inscription on verso: "Gardner." Numeric notations on verso: "XXV" and "714."

GLC05111.01.1112

Feb 1864

Photograph

Title: The levee at Vicksburg, Mississippi

The image shows three steamboats full of people docked at a levee. Several buildings occupy the foreground. Inscriptions on verso: "The levee at Vicksburg, Miss., Feb., 1864" "Eve Post mag. wanted July 25 3 PM" and "4 in square no rule." Numeric notation on verso: "137." Stamp of the Frederick H. Meserve Collection of Americana also on verso.

GLC05111.01.1113