Brady, Mathew B. (ca. 1823-1896) German artillery, Winter 1861
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.01.0453 Author/Creator: Brady, Mathew B. (ca. 1823-1896) Place Written: s.l. Type: Photograph Date: 1861 Pagination: 1 albumen : b&w ; 39.7 x 51.4 cm. Order a Copy
Title taken from inscription penciled in on top right corner of photograph. Image of 36 soldiers gathered around a cannon. A sergeant stands to the right of the canon with his arm raised, as if giving the order to fire. A private to the left of the canon holds a ram rod, suggesting that the cannon had just been loaded. Several of the men's faces are blurred, but the cannon appears in sharp focus.
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