Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882 [Group of nine officers posed in the entryway of a brick building]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.01.0136 Author/Creator: Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882 Place Written: s.l. Type: Photograph Date: circa 1861-1865 Pagination: 1 albumen print Height: 23.3 cm, Width: 17 cm Order a Copy
A print of nine Union officers. Photo was most likely taken in Washington. Two women peer from a window on the left hand side of the image. A young boy wearing a cap sits in front of the men. The soldier to the far left holds a bugle, while the soldier to the far right wears a gray uniform, possibly a state guard or local militia uniform. Present are a colonel or major (second from right upper row) and 1st lieutenant (upper row right-most). Inscription on verso: "Gardner XXXI 875."
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