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Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882 [Lincoln with McClellan, Porter, and the Fifth Army Corps]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01143 Author/Creator: Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Photograph signed Date: September 1862 ca. Pagination: 1 photograph Height: 26 cm, Width: 17 cm Order a Copy

On a Brownstone silver print photograph with cloth mount. The mount is inscribed by Porter to Mrs. Eddy. Ink notes on front identify the group as Lincoln, McClellan, Capt. Custer, Gen. Porter, Gen. Humphreys et al. Post Civil War print based on a Gardner negative. Probably 1880s or later, per Mary Schobert, CCAHA.

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