Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882 Union officers sitting for a meal with camp scene behind
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.01.1040 Author/Creator: Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882 Place Written: s.l. Type: Photograph Date: circa 1861-1865 Pagination: 1 photograph 10.5 x 10.5 cm Order a Copy
The image shows 5 Union officers seated at a table drinking, with two young African-American men standing behind them and what appears to be a white cook with an apron. Various white and black soldiers stand in the background among the A-frame tents. Numeric notation on image: "220." Inscription on verso: "Ordway Gardner Coll." Numeric notations on verso: "VIII" and "220."
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