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Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882 Confederate battery on James River above Dutch Gap

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.01.1154 Author/Creator: Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882 Place Written: Virginia Type: Photograph Date: circa 1861-1865 Pagination: 1 photograph Height: 9.2 cm, Width: 9.8 cm Order a Copy

The image shows a rear view of a cannon built on a swiveling platform overlooking the James River. A man stands next to the cannon. Inscription on verso: "Conf. battery on James River above Dutch Gap." Additional inscription on verso: "Gardner." Numeric notations on verso: "XII" and "42." Taken along the James River in Virginia.

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