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Gardner, Alexander (1821-1882) Execution of Wirtz of Andersonville

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06999.34 Author/Creator: Gardner, Alexander (1821-1882) Place Written: Washington D.C. Type: Photograph Date: 1865 Pagination: 1 albumen ; 18.2 cm. x 24.9 cm. Order a Copy

View of the gallows as the noose is placed around Capt. Wirz's neck. Union soldiers with bayonets surround the platform. With graphite inscriptions on verso.

Wirz, Henry
Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882

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