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Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882 The President, General McClellan and Suite, On the Battlefield of Antietam

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03091 Author/Creator: Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882 Place Written: Antietam Creek, Maryland Type: Photograph Date: 3 October 1862 Pagination: 1 albumen Height: 58 cm, Width: 43 cm Order a Copy

One image entitled, "The President, General McClellan and Suite, On the Battlefield of Antietam" taken by Alexander Gardner dated October 3, 1862. Image is of President Lincoln standing with General George B. McClellan, other generals, and their staff. In order from left, the men pictured are Col. Delos B. Sackett; Capt. George Monteith; Lt. Col. Nelson B. Sweitzer; Gen. George W. Morell; Col. Alexander S. Webb, Chief of Staff, 5th Corps; Gen. George B. McClellan; Scout Adams; Dr. Jonathan Letterman, Army Medical Director; Unknown; President Lincoln; Gen. Henry J. Hunt; Gen. Fitz-John Porter; Unknown; Col. Frederick T. Locke, A.A.G; Gen. Andrew A. Humphreys; Capt. George Armstrong Custer. The mount has suffered significant damage.

Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
McClellan, George B., 1826-1885
Webb, Alexander S. (Alexander Stewart), 1835-1911
Hunt, Henry Jackson, 1819-1889
Porter, Fitz-John, 1822-1901
Locke, Frederick Thomas, 1826-1893
Humphreys, Andrew Atkinson, 1810-1883
Custer, George Armstrong, 1839-1876

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