Tag Archives: Alexander Gardner

“The Home of a Rebel Sharpshooter” Revisited, Part 1

Posted on August 7, 2014 by

One of the most iconic images of Gettysburg is the photograph of a deceased Confederate soldier lying behind a stone barricade at Devil’s Den. This graphic image was first published in 1866 in Gardner’s Photographic Sketch Book of the War, … Continue reading →

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Gettysburg 150th – July 4 Battlefield Experience Programs

Posted on May 24, 2013 by

    Alexander Gardner, Timothy O’Sullivan and James F. Gibson were photographers. Gardner had managed the Washington, D.C. branch of Matthew Brady’s photographic gallery from 1860 to 1863, when he left to establish his own studio in the city. When news … Continue reading →

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