Alexander Gardner Collection

Lieutenant Washington, a Confederate Prisoner, and Capt. Custis [sic] (for Custer) U. S. A
Lieutenant Washington, a Confederate Prisoner, and Capt. Custis [sic] (for Custer) U.S.A. 1862

Alexander Gardners Photographic Gallery, 7th & D Street, NW, Washington, D. C. ca. 1863. Creator: Unknown
Alexander Gardners Photographic Gallery, 7th & D Street, NW, Washington, D.C. ca. 1863. [ Gardners Gallery; Views of the (American Civil)

Quaker Guns, Centreville, Virginia, March 1862. Creators: Barnard & Gibson, George N
Quaker Guns, Centreville, Virginia, March 1862. [Scene from the American Civil War, dummy guns made of wood - deception tactic]. Albumen print, pl

Manassas Junction, March 1862. Creators: Barnard & Gibson, George N. Barnard, James F
Manassas Junction, March 1862. [Scene from the American Civil War, soldiers near railway track with goods wagons]. Albumen print, pl

Fortifications at Manassas, March 1862. Creators: Barnard & Gibson, George N
Fortifications at Manassas, March 1862. [Scene from the American Civil War, soldiers with barrels filled with earth]. Albumen print, pl

Stone Church, Centreville, Virginia, March 1862. Creators: Barnard & Gibson, George N
Stone Church, Centreville, Virginia, March 1862. [Scene from the American Civil War, Union army soldiers after fighting at Bull Run, with broken windows of the Stone Church visible behind]

Mortar Dictator, in Front of Petersburg, October 1864. Creator: David Knox
Mortar Dictator, in Front of Petersburg, October 1864. [Scene from the American Civil War: Union army soldiers with 13 inch mortar " Dictator" ]. Albumen print, pl

A Fancy Group, in Front of Petersburg, August 1864. Creator: David Knox
A Fancy Group, in Front of Petersburg, August 1864. [Scene from the American Civil War: cock fight. Two African American men hold fighting cocks, surrounded by seated white soldiers and civilians

Field Telegraph, Battery Wagon, September 1864. Creator: David Knox
Field Telegraph, Battery Wagon, September 1864. [Scene from the American Civil War: covered wagon with US Military Telegraph Headquarters written on the side

Army Forge Scene, in Front of Petersburg, August 1864. Creator: David Knox
Army Forge Scene, in Front of Petersburg, August 1864. [Scene from the American Civil War: horse being shoed at a blacksmiths shop

Mathews House, Battle-field of Bull Run, March 1862. Creators: Barnard & Gibson
Mathews House, Battle-field of Bull Run, March 1862. [Scene from the American Civil War]. Albumen print, pl. 8 from the album " Gardners Photographic Sketch Book of the War, vol. 1" (1866)

Ruins at Manassas Junction, March 1862. Creators: Barnard & Gibson, George N
Ruins at Manassas Junction, March 1862. [Scene from the American Civil War, men looking at damaged railway tracks]. Albumen print, pl

Antietam Bridge, Maryland, September 1862. Creators: Barnard & Gibson, George N
Antietam Bridge, Maryland, September 1862. [Scene from the American Civil War]. Albumen print, pl. 19 from the album " Gardners Photographic Sketch Book of the War, vol. 1" (1866)

Ruins of Stone Bridge, Bull Run, March 1862. Creators: Barnard & Gibson, George N
Ruins of Stone Bridge, Bull Run, March 1862. [Scene from the American Civil War]. Albumen print, pl. 7 from the album " Gardners Photographic Sketch Book of the War, vol. 1" (1866)

What Do I Want, John Henry?, November 1862. Creator: Alexander Gardner
What Do I Want, John Henry?, November 1862. [Union officers with their contraband servant, an enslaved person who escaped from Southern plantations and offered their services to the Northern army]

Lewis Powell [alias Lewis Payne], April 27, 1865. Creator: Alexander Gardner
Lewis Powell [alias Lewis Payne], April 27, 1865. [Powell was a Confederate soldier who attempted to assassinate United States Secretary of State William Henry Seward as part of the Lincoln

Military Bridge, Across the Chickahominy, Virginia, June 1862. Creator: D. B. Woodbury
Military Bridge, Across the Chickahominy, Virginia, June 1862. [Scene from the American Civil War: soldiers and covered wagon on timber bridge over the River Chickahominy]. Albumen print, pl

Fortifications on Heights of Centreville, Virginia, March 1862. [Scene from the American Civil War, soldiers and dog by wicker fence with earthworks behind]. Albumen print, pl

Slave Pen, Alexandria, Virginia, August 1862. Creator: William R. Pywell
Slave Pen, Alexandria, Virginia, August 1862. [Scene from the American Civil War: exterior of building with sign reading Price, Birch & Co, Dealers in Slaves ]. Albumen print, pl

Moore House, Yorktown, Virginia, May 1862. Creator: Wood & Gibson
Moore House, Yorktown, Virginia, May 1862. [Scene from the American Civil War: soldiers outside a wooden house]. Albumen print, pl

Marshall House, Alexandria, Virginia, August 1862. Creator: William R. Pywell
Marshall House, Alexandria, Virginia, August 1862. [Scene from the American Civil War: shops including the Great Western Clothing House, Entwisles City Bookstore, and a dry goods store

Ruins of Gains Mill, Virginia, April 1865. Creator: John Reekie
Ruins of Gains Mill, Virginia, April 1865. [Scene from the American Civil War: mill owned by Dr. William F. Gaines, site of the Battle of Gaines Mill]. Albumen print, pl

Mechanicsville, Virginia, April 1865. Creator: John Reekie
Mechanicsville, Virginia, April 1865. [Scene from the American Civil War: log cabins at Mechanicsville, the site of numerous battles]. Albumen print, pl

Medical Supply Boat, Appomattox Landing, Virginia, January 1865. Creator: John Reekie
Medical Supply Boat, Appomattox Landing, Virginia, January 1865. [Scene from the American Civil War: Planter paddle steamer on the Appomattox River]. Albumen print, pl

The Shebang, or Quarters of U. S. Sanitary Commission, Brandy Station, November 1863
The Shebang, or Quarters of U.S. Sanitary Commission, Brandy Station, November 1863. [Scene from the American Civil War: Union army soldiers in Virginia]. Albumen print, pl

Dedication of Monument on Bull Run Battle-field, June 1865. Creator: William Morris Smith
Dedication of Monument on Bull Run Battle-field, June 1865. [Scene from the American Civil War: officers and civilians at a ceremony dedicating a memorial to the Union dead who fell at the First

Ruins of Norfolk Navy Yard, Virginia, December 1864. Creator: James Gardner
Ruins of Norfolk Navy Yard, Virginia, December 1864. [Scene from the American Civil War: ruined buildings after commander Charles Stewart McCauley ordered the burning of the shipyard on 21 April

Extreme Line of Confederate Works, Cold Harbor, Virginia, April 1865. [Scene from the American Civil War: defences made of fallen trees and branches]. Albumen print, pl

Pontoon Bridge Across The James, June 1864. Creator: James Gardner
Pontoon Bridge Across The James, June 1864. [Scene from the American Civil War: wooden bridge over the James River]. Albumen print, pl

Headquarters Christian Commission in the Field, September 1863. Creator: James Gardner
Headquarters Christian Commission in the Field, September 1863. [Scene from the American Civil War: the USCC furnished supplies, medical services, and religious literature to Union troops]

Meeting of the Shenandoah and Potomac at Harpers Ferry, July 1865. [Scene from the American Civil War: army camp at the junction of two rivers in West Virginia]. Albumen print, pl

Battery A, Fourth U. S. Artillery, Robertsons Brigade, February 1864
Battery A, Fourth U.S. Artillery, Robertsons Brigade, February 1864. [Scene from the American Civil War: cannons, cavalry, and military camp. General Robertson commanded the brigade]

Dutch Gap Canal, James River, Virginia, March 1864. Creator: John Reekie
Dutch Gap Canal, James River, Virginia, March 1864. [Scene from the American Civil War: Albumen print, pl. 17 from the album " Gardners Photographic Sketch Book of the War

Inspection of Troops at Cumberland Landing, Pamunkey, Virginia, May 1862. [Scene from the American Civil War: military camp on the Pamunkey River, cart and anvil in the foreground

Battery No. 1, Near Yorktown, Virginia, May 1862. Creator: Wood & Gibson
Battery No. 1, Near Yorktown, Virginia, May 1862. [Scene from the American Civil War: cannons mounted on a swiveling stand]. Albumen print, pl

Old Capitol Prison, Washington, 1861 / 65. Creator: William R. Pywell
Old Capitol Prison, Washington, 1861/65. [Scene from the American Civil War: building which served as the temporary Capitol of the United States from 1815 to 1819, and was later used as a prison]

Field Hospital, Second Army Corps, Brandy Station, February 1864. Creator: James Gardner
Field Hospital, Second Army Corps, Brandy Station, February 1864. [Scene from the American Civil War]. Albumen print, pl. 54 from the album " Gardners Photographic Sketch Book of the War

Battery No. 4, Near Yorktown, Virginia, May 1862. Creator: Wood & Gibson
Battery No. 4, Near Yorktown, Virginia, May 1862. [Scene from the American Civil War: heavy artillery and earthwork defences]. Albumen print, pl

Aiken House, on Weldon Railroad, Virginia, February 1865. Creator: John Reekie
Aiken House, on Weldon Railroad, Virginia, February 1865. [Scene from the American Civil War: people outside a clapboard building]. Albumen print, pl

Residence Chief Quartermaster Third Army Corps, Brandy Station, December 1863. [Scene from the American Civil War: an African American man carries firewood as a white man reclines on the log pile]

Incidents of the War: Breaking Camp, May 1864. Creator: James Gardner
Incidents of the War: Breaking Camp, May 1864. [Scene from the American Civil War: African American man standing beside a fireplace and chimney]. Albumen print, pl

Dunker Church, Battle-Field of Antietam, Maryland, July 1863. Creator: James Gardner
Dunker Church, Battle-Field of Antietam, Maryland, July 1863. [Scene from the American Civil War: Old Dunkards Church, built in 1852, and central to the Battle of Antietam]. Albumen print, pl

View on Canal, Near Crenshaws Mill, Richmond, Virginia, April 1864. A work made of albumen print, pl. 92 from the album " Gardners Photographic Sketch Book of the War, volume ii" (1866)

Scene in Pleasant Valley, Maryland, October 1862. Creator: Alexander Gardner
Scene in Pleasant Valley, Maryland, October 1862. [Staff of Union General George McClellen: " The house of Mrs. Lee...was selected by General McClellan, after the battle of Antietam

Studying the Art of War, June 1863. Creator: Alexander Gardner
Studying the Art of War, June 1863. [Group portrait of officers in the Union Army and a foreign military observer: Major Ludlow, Colonel Ulric Dahlgren (standing)

Scouts and Guides to the Army of the Potomac, October 1862. Creator: Alexander Gardner
Scouts and Guides to the Army of the Potomac, October 1862. Albumen print, pl. 28 from the album " Gardners Photographic Sketch Book of the War, vol. 1" (1866)

Ruins of Petersburg and Richard Railroad Bridge, April 1864. Creator: Alexander Gardner
Ruins of Petersburg and Richard Railroad Bridge, April 1864. [Richmond, Virginia]. Albumen print, pl. 88 from the album " Gardners Photographic Sketch Book of the War, volume ii" (1866)

Ruins of Arsenal, Richmond, Virginia, April 1863. Creator: Alexander Gardner
Ruins of Arsenal, Richmond, Virginia, April 1863. Albumen print, pl. 91 from the album " Gardners Photographic Sketch Book of the War, volume ii" (1866)

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