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Fortifications

The image shows a lone figure standing in front of spiked fortifications with vacant fields in the background. Inscription on verso: "Gardner." Numeric notation on verso: "949."

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Fortifications

The image shows two figures standing on the extreme left of the photo. The camera is looking out of a fortification onto empty fields stretching into the distance. Inscription on verso: "Gardner" and what has later been crossed out: "Bombproof...

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Confederate fortifications at Gracie's Salient

The image shows extensive fortifications and bombproofs, with fields stretching into the distance. Inscription on verso: "Conf. fortifications at Gracie's Salient" and "Gardner." Numeric notations on verso: "XI-III" and "1061." Written at Gracie's...

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Bombproof quarters

The image shows bombproof quarters with a foot bridge over a dry stream. Approximately 10 soldiers stand in the distance. Some wood debris litters the ground. Inscriptions on verso: "Bombproof quarters in Fed. Camps" and "Gardner." Numeric notations...

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One man sitting at the bottom of a hill

The image shows one man sitting at the bottom of a hill with a stick in his hands. He is next to what appears to be wooden fortifications. Inscription on verso: "Gardner." Numeric notation on verso: "1080."

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City street in ruins

The image shows a city street in ruins. Brick chimneys are the only remainders of buildings that have been bombed and burned. Possibly Richmond, VA. Inscription on verso: "Gardner." Numeric notation on verso: "1009."

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The crater at Petersburg

The image shows seven men in suits in various positions around a bomb crater, with a white dog in the photo, and a field lined by trees in the distance. Four buildings also sit in the background. Inscription on verso: "Petersburg Va the Crater."

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Burned building

The photo shows a building that has burned until only the exterior stone walls remain standing. Inscription on verso: "Gardner." Numeric notations on verso: "VIII" "22" and "1161."

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Rebel lines at Vicksburg

The image shows fortifications on a hill overlooking an extensive valley, with cannons on top of the hill and two buildings in the lower right corner of the photo. Inscriptions on verso: "Rebel lines in rear of Vicksburg" "Collection of Americana...

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Battlefield possibly Gaines Mill or Cold Harbor

The image shows a debris littered battlefield that could be either Gaines Mill or Cold Harbor. Inscription on verso: "Gardner."

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Bomb ruins

The image shows the remaining brick chimneys of a burned and bombed building. The ruins are surrounded by trees, grass, and wild flowers. A horse rests in the center of the photo and a man sits on a rubble wall on the right edge. Inscription on verso...

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House in ruins surrounded by people

The image shows a large house, the roof of which has been destroyed with the three brick chimneys and exterior walls still standing. The house is surrounded by trees, a large grassy yard and a large group of people on horseback and on foot. There are...

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Soldier's monument

The image shows a large monument to the soldiers: "In Memory of the Patriots Who Fell at Groveton." Inscription on verso: "Gardner." Numeric notations on verso: "IV" and "1193."

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Bull Run monument

The image shows a soldiers monument on which the plaque states: "In Memory of the Patriots Who Fell at Bull Run." The monument is surrounded by a wood fence, and in the distance cows are grazing. Inscriptions on verso: "Gardner" and "Bull Run...

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Soldier's monument at Stones River

The image shows two sides of a soldier's monument on which there are inscriptions. One reads: "The veterans of Shiloh have left a deathless heritage of fame on the fields of Stone River." The other inscription is illegible. Two gravestones are...

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African-American soldiers digging graves

The image shows a large group of African-American soldiers digging graves. One corpse lies on the ground, and an officer oversees the activity on horseback. Numeric notation on image: "724." Inscription on verso: "Gardner." Numeric notations on...

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Corpses at the Slaughter Pen at Gettysburg

The image shows four corpes lying on the ground. Very little detail of their uniforms is visible. Inscription on verso: "The slaughter pen at Gettysburg." Numeric notations on verso: "72" and "124."

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Landing dock with steamboats

The image shows a landing dock with one boat tied in the foreground and two others in the background. Also visible are a wooden building, a long bridge with buildings on the far end, and fields in the distance. Inscription on verso: "Gardner."...

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Steamboats near Bermuda Hundred

The image shows 9 boats on a river, mostly steamboats. One man is lying on the bank in the foreground. Inscription below image: "Bermuda Hundred taken from City Point, Va." Inscription on verso: "Duplicate." Numeric notation struck out on verso:...

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Shipping yard with railroad

The image shows numerous sailboats and steamboats near a landing pier, with a railroad along the shore in the foreground. Inscription on verso: "Gardner." Numeric notations on verso: "XI-I" and "798."

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Campscene above a shipping yard

The image shows three men at a tent, with one looking through an eyepiece, surveying the action out of the frame to the left. In the background are numerous sailboats and what appears to be a large steamboat. Inscription on verso: "Gardner." Numeric...

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C.S.S. Teaser damaged by U.S. gunboat

The image shows the extensive damage to the deck of a Confederate boat. Inscription on verso: "Deck of Confederate blockade runner Teaser showing destruction caused by shell fired by US gunboat [?] " and "Gardner." Numeric noations on verso: "XXV"...

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Steamboat and dock with sailors on James River

The image shows a steamboat on the river. In the foreground is a group of sailors in a small boat flying a US flag, and 5 more sailors on a dock . Inscription on verso: "U.S. steamer 'Massas'ot', in James river, 1864" and "Collection of Americana...

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U.S. Mendota

The image shows the U. S. Mendota on the river. Inscription on verso: "U. S. Mendota No label Meserve Collection." Stamp of Frederick H. Meserve Collection of Americana on verso. Numeric notations on verso: "349" and "436." Numeric notation on recto...

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U.S. Flag Ship Black Hawk

The image shows the U.S. Flag Ship Black Hawk on the river. Inscription on verso: "Credit Paymaster Benton late U.S. Navy." Numeric notations on verso: "3140A" and "Naval #1b." Stamp of the Century Company also on verso.

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Steamboat near shore

The image shows a steamboat on the river with many people standing on the bow. There are several figures on the bank near the water's edge. Graphite inscription on verso: "Gardner." Numeric notations on verso: "XXV" and "714."

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The levee at Vicksburg, Mississippi

The image shows three steamboats full of people docked at a levee. Several buildings occupy the foreground. Inscriptions on verso: "The levee at Vicksburg, Miss., Feb., 1864" "Eve Post mag. wanted July 25 3 PM" and "4 in square no rule." Numeric...

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U.S. Frigate Pensacola off Alexandria, Virginia

Two soldiers sit or lean on a piling in the foreground. Four more men are in a small craft, one of them standing with an oar. A seventh man is seated behind them. The frigate is visible in the distance. Inscription on verso: "U. S. frigate...

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President Lincoln and McClellan in McClellan's tent

McClellan and Lincoln are seated facing each other at a cluttered table. There is a bed and a table draped with the American flag behind Lincoln, upon which rests his hat. Graphite inscription on verso: "President Lincoln and McClellan in McClellan's...

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Artillery soldier seated on tree stump

The image shows a soldier wearing the pants of an artillery uniform and seated on a tree stump. The photographer's wagon is visible behind him next to another wagon. Numeric notations on verso: "II-IX" and "1030." Inscription on verso: "Gardner."...

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Officer in high boots seated

An officer is seated in the center of the image wearing high boots and a hat and holding his gloves and sword. Behind him are two chairs and an open tent. The edge of another tent is visible. Numeric notations on verso: "XXIV" and "807."...

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Scene at City Point, Virginia

The image shows a railroad station and three trains. The cars of the train in the foreground are marked "U.S. M.R.R." Horses are visible in the midground and two ships are visible in the distance. Graphite inscription on verso: "Scene at City Point...

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Bridge over small waterway

The image shows a bridge over a small waterway. A house stands on the opposite bank and a man stands on the near bank, holding a shovel. Numeric notations on verso: "IV" and 514." Inscription on verso: "Gardner."

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Railroad tracks leading to fortifications

The image shows railroad tracks and the beginning of a train leading to fortifications. Numeric notations on verso: "IV" and "544." Inscription on verso: "Gardner."

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Railroad fork through town

The image shows railroad tracks coming to a fork in a town in the center of the image. A fence runs opposite the tracks in the foreground. There are several cars on either side of the fork. Numeric notations on recto: "IV" and "535." Inscription on...

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Hillside overlooking City Point, Virginia

The image shows three men in front of two tents on a hillside overlooking City Point, Virginia. Ships' masts are visible in the distance. Inscription on recto: "City Point." Inscription on verso: "Duplicate." Numeric notation on verso: "246."

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Soldiers relaxing at Pickett Station, Blackburn's ford, Bull Run

The image shows a cluster of soldiers sitting and drinking outside a small tent. Graphite inscription on verso: "Pickett station, Blackburn's ford, Bull Run." Numeric notations on verso: "159" and "116."

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Soldier observing a farm

A soldier stands by a fence in the foreground looking back at several figures, including women and children, on a farm. Three houses stand behind a horse and wagon just beyond the soldier. Numeric notations on verso: "IV" and "525(?)." Inscription...

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Office of Sanitary Commission, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

The image shows a three story brick buliding. Many people are clustered outside the entrance and many boxes are stacked along its side. Inscription on verso: "Gettysburg Office of Sanitary Commission." Additional inscription on verso: "Ordway...

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Three story building on tree lined street

The image shows a tree lined street with a three story terraced building. A wagon stands in the foreground. Numeric notations on verso: "542" and "IV." Inscription on verso: "Gardner."

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Brick plantation house in woods

A brick plantation house in the woods with a clapboard addition in the rear. A man stands by the front steps. Part of a tent is visible in the foreground. Inscription on verso: "From Genl Ordway Gardner negatives." Numeric notations on verso: "299"...

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Five log cabins on the horizon

The image shows five log cabins on the horizon. A man lounges in a field in the center of the image. Numeric notations on verso: "IV" and "648." Inscription on verso: "Gardner." Numeric notation scratched into negative: "648."

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Camp of A frame tents

The image shows many rows of A frame tents surrounded by a fence of pine boughs with an arched entrance. The trees in the foreground have been cut down. Numeric notations on verso: "131" and "XI." Inscription on verso: "Ordway Gardner Coll."...

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Federal occupation of outer line Confederate fortications captured by 18th Corps

The image shows men, tents, and horses inside the fortifications, whose sides are lined with cannons. A large wooden platform is in the foreground. Inscription on verso: "Outer line of Conf. Fortifications captured by 18th Corps June 15/64....

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Men on horseback in front of brick house

The image shows a brick house in the center of the image with a fence running off to the side. Several figures, some on horseback, stand just in front of the house. A man, woman, and child stand in front of a tent in the foreground. Numeric notations...

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Railroad station in Chattanooga, Tennessee

The image shows several railroad tracks and trains leading up to a large stone building. Many men stand or sit on either side of the foremost track, waiting for the train. Inscription on verso: "Chattanooga, Tenn." Numeric notations on verso: "285"...

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Camp in Monument Garden, Chattanooga, Tennessee

The image shows many men seated or standing in a clearing in front of log cabins with tent roofs. Inscription on verso: "Camp in Monument Garden, Chattanooga." Numeric notations on verso: "333" and "52."

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Nature scene with river

The image shows a view looking between the banks of a river that leads into the distance. Inscription on verso: "Gardner." Numeric notations on verso: "XII" and "1211."

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Line of wagons near camp

The image shows a short line of wagons. A few tents stand next to two buildings on slightly elevated ground. A man stands midground in the center of the image and several buildings are visible in the distance behind him. Inscription on verso:...

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View from interior of fortifications with ruins in distance

The image shows the interior of fortifications with a cannon in the foreground. The ruins of a brick building stand next to a log building. The ruins of another building are visible in the distance. Inscription on verso: "Gardner." Numeric notations...

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