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The Field at Antietam [stereoview]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.01.0889 Author/Creator: Place Written: Sharpsburg, Md. Type: Photograph Date: circa 1861-1865 Pagination: 1 stereocard Height: 14.9 cm, Width: 10.2 cm Order a Copy

Stereoview (perhaps made up to be mounted on cardstock) of the same image shown in #887, with the bodies surrounding it clearly visible. Five soldiers' bodies lay on the camera side of the piece, with two horses visible behind and to the right. Inscription on verso: "Completely Silenced." Numeric notation on verso: "94." Additional Inscription on verso: "The Horrors of War."

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