Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882 Main St., Sharpsburg, Maryland, with St. Paul's Episcopal Church in the distance.
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.01.0760 Author/Creator: Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882 Place Written: Sharpsburg, Md. Type: Photograph Date: 19 September 1862 Pagination: 1 photograph 10.2 x 12.1 cm Order a Copy
Inscription on verso: "Principal Street in Sharpsburg." Main Street stetches down a hill and then back up again toward the woods where Gen. Lee's headquarters were located oods far into the distance. Numeric notation on verso: "49."
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