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86th New York Regt. [and] Col. Lansing. [1861-1864 ca.]

Title taken from inscription on recto. 86th New York Infantry Regiment stand in formation spanning the width of the image. Colonel Lansing stands front and center. The regiment's drummers stand on the left side of the image. The regimental colors...

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Saw Mill. [1861-1865 ca.]

The saw mill stands in the foreground of the image with a rall steam or smoke stack rising above te building. A man stands in front of it on the right side. Inscription on verso: "Gestnes."

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New [Ammuntion] Magazine. [1861-1865 ca.]

Soldiers sit in front of the two entrances to the bomb-proof underground magazine. Several men stand off to the left in a group. Inscription on verso: "Gestnes. Ft. Velion."

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Group of men of the Signal Telegraph Corps. [1861-1865 ca.]

Eighteen men gathered around a wagon that carries a coil of telegraph cable, many holding shovels. Another man poses above the group, clinging to a post. Inscription on verso: "Signal Telegraph Corps."

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Six Federal officers leisurely sharing a drink and smoking pipes. [1861-1865 ca.]

Four men gathered in front of a tent around a fitfth who is seated, holding a book and smoking a pipe. A black servant is pouring the leftmost officer a drink. The image has been torn and both parts attached to a white backing. Inscription on...

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Six Federal cavalry officers, a civilian and a child posed in front of tent, Petersburg. [1864-1865 ca.]

Five officers are seated in front of a tent, the center one has his arm around a small boy at his side. A sixth man in civilian clothes stands behind the chairs. Inscription on verso: "Seige of Petersburg" and "Gardner." Numeric notation on verso...

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Alexander Gardner's camp with two assistants next to log cabins. [1863-1864 ca.]

Alexander Gardner's camp - photgraphing maps for the army in the field. See Mathew Brady and His World, page 207. Two men are seated in front of a log cabin with a tent streched over it as a roof, one in its doorway and one on a high table. Also...

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Grant, vignette portrait.

Vignette portrait of Grant. Inscription on verso: "Early photo by Brady."

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Black soldiers with artillery guns behind fortifications. [1861-1865 ca.]

Seven black infantrymen stand with cannons behind fortifications. An eighth man is just visible on the left side of the image. In both the far righ and left background are camps with tents. Stamp of the Century company on verso. Numeric notation...

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Three Federal officers, a civilian and two black men in front of small house. [1861-1865 ca.]

Two officers seated in front of house, both facing to the left. A white man and a black man stand just behind on the porch. Another officer stands to the left of the house and a black man sits on the ground to his left. Inscription on verso:...

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Chapel of the 50 Engineers NY Vols in front of Petersburg, Va. [Poplar Grove] 1865.

Title taken from inscription on verso. The well constructed chapel, with a ornamental Engineers Castle insignia mounted above the door, is on the left side of the image. Black men, women and children stand in front of nearby smaller wooden...

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Chesterfield (Taylor's) Bridge, North Anna, Va. [1861-1865 ca.]

Four soldiers stand on the near end of the bridge and two on the opposite end. There is a group of soldiers in the foreground on the right side of the image with rifles wearing shoulder rolls.

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Small house with garden and three men.

The image shows a fancy house and its fenced in garden. A Federal officer sits on a chair just inside the fence on the left side of the image. Another man stands just behind him on the other side of the fence.

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Tents under trees with flagpole. [1861-1865 ca.]

The image shows a camp featuring three prominent tents in a line under some tall trees facing a tall flagpole Several other tents are visible in the background. Inscription on verso: "Gardner." Numeric notation on verso: "507" and "VII."

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Federal Fort #11, Genl. Hood's headquarters in background. [Yorktown?] [1862-1865 ca.]

Inscription on verso. "Federal Fort #11 looking north to No 10 - Hood's hdqtrs in background." Several soldiers sit behind fortifications. To the right can be seen an artillery piece and its carriage next to it. A white house can be seen in the far...

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Augustine Moore house in disrepair, Yorktown, Va. [1861-1865 ca.]

The house, in which Lord Cornwallis signed the capitulation of 1781, is in poor condition, with planks missing from the sides and roof. A group of soldiers are on the left looking at the house and one of them is pointing directly at it.

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Beach head with sand dunes and earthen fort mounted with cannon in the distance. [1861-1865 ca.]

Possibly either Fort Fisher, N.C. or Morris Island, S.C. The image shows a beach head with two cannon balls and other debris An earthen fortification is on the right. A cannon is visible on the far right next to the large sand dune. Inscription on...

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Black men and women assembled outside large house. [1860's ca.]

The image shows a large house with a fence leading off from either side. Most of the men seem to be on the left, while the women are in a group on the right. Two men stand in the foreground, one on each side, facing each other. The man on the right...

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Federal officers on steps of Arlington House. [1861-1865 ca.]

Ten Federal officers stand on the steps of a large building with columns. The men stand in lines descending the steps; the leftmost line is of three men, the next has two, the next four, and the last is of just one man. There is a large flaw on the...

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Thirty-five soldiers with rifles under canopy of tree boughs. [1862-1865 ca.]

Thirty five men are posed in two lines, with one line standing and another kneeling in front. Ten others are visible in the background. The kneeling soldiers hold rifles and the insignia on their hats appears to indicate that they are either...

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Headquarters of General Mott, 2nd Div., 3rd Corps. [1861-1865 ca.]

Nine officers and enlistedmen stand in front of a log cabin with a chimney made from barrels. Behind them, two men hold the [2nd Division] 3rd Corps flag, a triangular flag with a white diamond in the center. There are five contraband men in the...

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Columns of a large, damaged mansion viewed through a stand of trees. [1861-1865 ca.]

Grass in foreground, ruins of large white mansion visible through trees. Inscription on verso: "Ordway Gardner Coll." Numeric notations on verso: "VIII" and "92."

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Large group of Federal cavalry troopers sitting and standing. [1861-1865 ca.] [large imperfection]

Forty-six cavalry troopers are posed in three lines, none of the men carry any weapons. Behind them on the right are sevearl tall trees that are missing all but their top branches. There is a large flaw just above the men on the left side of the...

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Unidentified Federal brig. general on horseback [profile]. [1861-1865 ca.]

The image shows a mounted brigadier general from the side, showing his left profile. The lower left hand corner has been torn off. Inscription on verso: "Ordway Gardner Coll." Numeric notation "XXIV."

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Lodge of the Sanitary Commision

Title from inscription on verso. Image of three hospital buildings, two on the left side of the image and one on the right side. Recuperating soldiers occupy the center of the image. Inscription on verso: "Gardner." Numeric notation: "1201 XXIX...

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[Full length seated portrait of Lincoln]

Printed signature in Lincoln's hand beneath portrait: "Your obt. servt. A. Lincoln" Lincoln is seated in an armchair known as a "Brady Chair," which previously belonged to the House of Representatives. The original portrait was taken on November 8...

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[Collodion glass plate negative of Robert E. Lee].

Shows Robert E. Lee as an older man in dark civilian clothing, seated in a room with an old mantel clock. The clock appears to have been insribed with "M.B. Brady, Washington, D.C." Marked in negative: "R.E. Lee." The numbers 1318 and 554 also...

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Man standing behind the wheel of a massive gun carriage.

The wheel is twice as tall as the man. A rope is tied to a hook on the wheel's axel. The carriage would have been used to haul large artillery pieces. Numeric notation: "1029."

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View of pontoon bridge across stream, in the rear of a group of Federal soldiers posed in forground looking across bridge.

Three additional men pose in the middle of the bridge on the left side. The men all appear to be watching a group on the far side of the bridge, but it is unclear what this group is doing. Numeric notation: "V 3476." Stamp of the Century Co.

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Bomb-proof quarters in Federal lines, Petersburg, Va. [1864-1865 ca.]

Image of a man standing in front of bomb proof quarter, which consist of a door and living quarters cut into a mound of earth. A fence is on the right side of the image, near the shelter. Trees in the background. Numeric notation: "XI-III 1065."

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Bridge crossing shallow creek.

A man poses on the left bank and another sits on the left side of the bridge. The image is in the shape of a circle with a black border. Numeric notation: "913." Note: image is loaded upside down.

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Scouts, spies, or newspaper correspondents.

Three men in civilian dress posed on road with brick building in background One man sits on the side of the road with his back to the camera. The other man sits on a horse in the middle of the road. A third man stand on the side of the road on the...

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View of homes and tent.

Image taken from an elevation. Trees in the foreground with buildings behind them. A large, two story building in the center of the image has a balcony above the entryway. A tent is visible on the far right side of the image near what appears to...

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View of house near roadside

A road runs down the center of the image. The house appears on the right side of the road. Two men are standing near a well or gazebo. The man on the left is hunch over and has his hands on the shoulders or neck of the second man. A town is...

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A general and 12 officers of the 2nd or 15th Corp

Inscription on verso: "Gen. Ordway Gardner Collection." Numeric Notation: "281 XXII"

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Profile of officer sitting in front of a log cabin.

The logs of the cabin are arranged vertically instead of horizontally. A ladder leans against the brick chimney of the cabin. The officer sits in a camp chair facing to the right. The image is in the shape of a circle and is bordered in black....

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Officer sitting on box of "Army Bread from the Union Mechanic Baking Company."

There are several stacks of boxes of army bread or "hardtack" behind the officer. Inscription on verso: Ordway - Gardner Collection." Numeric notation: "241 XXXV"

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View of overgrown breastworks or old ruins.

A mound of flat stones and branches occupies the center of the image. More rocks appear to the right of the center mound. The entire are is heavily covered in brush and branches. Inscription on verso: "Genl. Ordway Gardner Coll." Numeric notation...

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A general and four Federal officers posed in front of open tent.

A fifth man holding a mug poses in the tent's doorway. Inscription on verso: "Genl. Ordway Gardner Coll." Numeric notation: "280 VIII."

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Group of five Federal officers at table in front of tent, served by black servant. [1862-1865 ca.]

The men face the camera. The table has been set with white dishes. The tent is in the woods. A second tent is located to the rear and left of the main scene. Inscription on verso: "Genl. Ordway Gardner Coll." Numeric notation: "140 XI" (or IX).

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Group of five Federal officers at table in front of tent, served by black servant [variant]. [1862-1865 ca.]

The men are looking at their plates. The table has been set with white dishes and the servant holds a white pitcher. The tent is in the woods. A second tent is located to the rear and left of the main scene. Inscription on verso: "Genl. Ordway...

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View of ruins of large white house with columns through trees.

The ruins of the building are visible just beyond the trees in the center of the image. A few tents occupy the right side of the image. Inscription on verso: "Genl. Ordway Gardner Coll." Numeric notation: "293 VIII."

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Two officers and a man in civilian dress posed in front of tents.

The man in civilian dress is opening a flask and the officer standing on the right holds a tin cup. The second officer sits in a camp chair between the two other men. The rank insignia is blurred. Inscription on verso: "Genl. Ordway Gardner Coll...

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Black troops of Ferrero's division, on the eastern front at Petersburg

Inscription on verso "Bombproof quarters in Federal camp. 21 black soldiers and one white soldier posed in camp. Numeric notation: "XI - III 802."

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Petersburg streetview

The street runs down the center of the photograph. Many buildings stand on the left side of the image. The building on the corner on the right side of the image bears a sign reading "George <text missing> family." The text between George and family has been cut...</text>

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Dead Confederate soldier in the trenches [Petersburg]

Title from inscription on verso. Stamp of F. H. Meserve on verso. Numeric notation: "360" and "268." Number scratched in negative 6189

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Fort[ificati]i[o]ns on the lines. Petersburg

Inscription on verso: "Fort[ificat]i[o]ns on the lines. Federal [struck: or Confederate] says Mr. McCabe." Petersburg. Numeric notation: "1055 XI - III."

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Confederate battery at Howlett's house. James River

View of artillery piece on swivel base looking out of a fort over the water. Title from inscription on verso. Also inscribed on verso:" Same as 20. Different view XII." Numeric notation: "XII."

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Wilderness # 44. Cash corners opposite the Spotsylvania hotel

Inscription on verso: "Cash Corners opposite hotel." Additional inscription on verso: "Wilderness #44." Stamp of the Century Co. on verso. Numeric notation: "114."

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Where the Federals made a stand south of the "Plank Road"

Variant. Inscription on verso: "Chancellorsville." Additional inscription on verso: "not this." Numeric notation: "2" "9."

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