circa 1861-1865

Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882

Photograph

Title: Three Union Officers sit outside a tent

Three union officers, one of which is a Major General, and two of which are seated outside a tent in camp. Inscription on verso: "Gardner." Numeric notation on verso: "450."

GLC05111.01.0890

circa 1861-1865

Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882

Photograph

Title: Five Officers in camp

Five officers posed in camp, three of which are seated. Four officers seem to be wearing boots which would denote cavalry or mounted service. Numeric notation on verso: "135."

GLC05111.01.0891

circa 1861-1865

Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882

Photograph

Title: Confederate Fortifications

A view of hundreds of Confederate-built dirt fortifications. Inscription on verso: "Conf. Fortifications." Numeric notation on verso: "1067."

GLC05111.01.0892

circa 1861-1865

Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882

Photograph

Title: Two Confederate soldiers, fallen amidst their own fortifications [stereoview]

A stereoview (perhaps made up to be mounted on cardstock) of two Confederate soldiers, fallen in the trenches dug amongst their fortifications. Numeric notation on verso: "115."

GLC05111.01.0893

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

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

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

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

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

Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882

Photograph

Title: Camp scene

The image shows a field with a wooden railing going downhill on the right and two wagons on the lower left. A large camp sits on a gradual rise in the distance. Inscription on verso: "Gardner." Numeric notation on verso: "816."

GLC05111.01.1018

circa 1861-1865

Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882

Photograph

Title: Camp Scene

The image shows a camp scene with one Sibley tent and various A-frame tents, an unidentifiable flag is flying on the left of the photo, and three men stand in the distance. Inscription on verso: "Gardner" and "Army of Pot. Frederick." Numeric notations on verso: "VI" and "678."

GLC05111.01.1020

circa 1861-1865

Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882

Photograph

Title: Camp scene

The image shows a large unidentified camp with Sibley tents on a wide open field. Inscription on verso: "Gardner." Numeric notations on verso: "X" and "704."

GLC05111.01.1022

circa 1861-1865

Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882

Photograph

Title: Supply wharf

The image shows a supply port with numerous barrels, a Sibley tent, storehouses and boats in the distance. Inscription on verso: "Gardner." Numeric notations on verso: "680" "680" and "VI."

GLC05111.01.1025

circa 1861-1865

Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882

Photograph

Title: Supply center

The image shows numerous supply barrels, with two men loading two covered wagons, and a train in the distance. Numeric notation on recto: "240." Inscription on verso: "Gardner." Numeric notation on verso: "819."

GLC05111.01.1026

circa 1861-1865

Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882

Photograph

Title: Pontoon bridges

The image shows two pontoon bridges across a river with two men crouching on the bridge in the distance. Inscription on verso: "Gardner." Numeric notations on verso: "X" and "765."

GLC05111.01.1027

circa 1861-1865

Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882

Photograph

Title: Bombed structure with pontoon bridges

The image shows a wooden cabin destroyed by a shell with two pontoon bridges crossing a river. Inscription on verso: "Gardner." Numeric notations on verso: "X" and "766." Deleted numeric notation on verso: "767."

GLC05111.01.1028

circa 1861-1865

Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882

Photograph

Title: Pontoon docks with sailboat

The image shows two pontoon docks with covered wagons receiving or delivering supplies to sailboats on a river. Inscription on verso: "Gardner." Numeric notations on verso: "X" and "705."

GLC05111.01.1029

circa 1861-1865

Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882

Photograph

Title: Footbridge along a river

The photo shows a wooden foot bridge over a gorge, with a river in the upper right-hand corner of the image. Inscription on verso: "Gardner." Numeric notations on verso: "XII" and "1119."

GLC05111.01.1030

circa 1861-1865

Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882

Photograph

Title: Wooden bridge over a river

The image shows a wagon crossing a wooden bridge over a river, with a man wading in the river below . Inscription on verso: "Gardner." Numeric notations on verso: "IV" and "521."

GLC05111.01.1031

circa 1861-1865

Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882

Photograph

Title: Bombproof quarters for black soldiers

(Same as #1037.) The image shows a group of black soldiers sitting on a hill and three others standing below them near bombproof quarters. Numeric notation on recto: "804." Inscriptions on verso: "Gardner" and "Bombproof Quarters Fed." Numeric inscriptions on verso: "XI-III" and "804."

GLC05111.01.1033

circa 1861-1865

Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882

Photograph

Title: Camp scene with black soldiers.

The image shows a camp scene in the woods with a black soldier writing near his A-frame tent, other soldiers are reclining and a group stands with their guns in the distance. Inscription on verso: "Ordway Gardner Coll." Numeric notations on verso: "VIII" and "219."

GLC05111.01.1035

August 1862

Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882

Photograph

Title: Cedar Mountain battlefield, Bull Run

The image shows a group of black soldiers reclining and standing amongst the trees on the edge of a battlefield. Numeric notation on image: "504." Inscriptions on verso: "Cedar Mountain Battlefield West View Aug. 62" and "Gardner." Numeric notations on verso: "504" and "91."

GLC05111.01.1036