Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882 Incidents of the War. Interior of Breastworks on Round Top, Gettysburg. July, 1863

GLC03588.05

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GLC#
GLC03588.05-View header record
Type
Images
Date
July 1863
Author/Creator
Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882
Title
Incidents of the War. Interior of Breastworks on Round Top, Gettysburg. July, 1863
Place Written
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Pagination
1 albumen : b&w : 2 p. : Height: 31 cm, Width: 40 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

Negative by T. H. O'Sullivan, positive by A. Gardner, circa 1865. The image shows the stones and boulders built into defensive walls by union forces. A book or notebook lays on top of a boulder on the right-hand side of the photograph. Wooden poles, made from branches, lean against the breastworks. The image has an accompanying text leaf.

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