Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882 "What do I want, John Henry?"
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.01.0101 Author/Creator: Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882 Place Written: Warrenton, Virginia Type: Photograph Date: November 1862 Pagination: 1 albumen print ; 25.3 x 20.7 cm. Order a Copy
A photographic print of three Union officers and two civilians in front of two large tents. Title from Gardner's Sketchbook No. 27 which reproduces this image with a text concerning "John Henry" [a former slave noted for his intelligence] and "Captain H--," quartermaster at headquarters. This famous image shows a young Black man waiting on a white Union captain. Labeled "2076" on negative.
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