Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882 Trossell's [sic] House, Battlefield of Gettysburg. No 42 July, 1863

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GLC#
GLC03588.15-View header record
Type
Images
Date
July 1863
Author/Creator
Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882
Title
Trossell's [sic] House, Battlefield of Gettysburg. No 42 July, 1863
Place Written
s.l.
Pagination
1 photograph : 2 p. : Height: 31 cm, Width: 40 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

"Trossell's [sic] House, Battlefield of Gettysburg. No 42 July, 1863" (Gardner's Sketchbook, plate #43). Negative by Timothy O'Sullivan, positive by A. Gardner, c 1865. A view of the house showing damage the done by artillery fire. A multitude of dead horses, killed by artillery, are visible in the foreground. [Note: approximately 80 horses were killed in the vicinity of the Trostle house and barn.]

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