Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882 Incidents of the War. Interior of Breastworks on Round Top, Gettysburg. July, 1863
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03588.05 Author/Creator: Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882 Place Written: Gettysburg, Pennsylvania Type: Photograph Date: July 1863 Pagination: 1 albumen : b&w : 2 p. : Height: 31 cm, Width: 40 cm Order a Copy
Negative by T. H. O'Sullivan, positive by A. Gardner, circa 1865. The image shows the stones and boulders built into defensive walls by union forces. A book or notebook lays on top of a boulder on the right-hand side of the photograph. Wooden poles, made from branches, lean against the breastworks. The image has an accompanying text leaf.
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