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Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882 Lutheran Church in Sharpsburg, Maryland, showing battle damage.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.01.0753 Author/Creator: Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882 Place Written: Sharpsburg, Md. Type: Photograph Date: 21-22 September 1862 ca. Pagination: 1 photograph Height: 9.5 cm, Width: 11.4 cm Order a Copy

Inscription on verso: "Lutheran Church Sharpsburg, Maryland." The church shows the scars of battle suffered from artillery fire on 17 September 1862. Numeric notation on verso: "134."

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