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Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882 Warehouse converted into temporary prison, Petersburg, VA. [4 April 1865]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.01.0190 Author/Creator: Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882 Place Written: Petersburg, Virginia Type: Photograph Date: 1865/04/04 Pagination: 1 photograph Height: 40.6 cm, Width: 30.5 cm Order a Copy

Photograph taken after Union forces had liberated the prison. Shows the interior prison yard with several Union soldiers posed in various places. A note on the rear of the mount reads, "Prison Yard where the conpirators hung."

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