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Gardner, Alexander, (1821-1882) Incidents of the War. Headquarters of Maj. Gen. George G. Meade, during the Battle of Gettysburg. July, 1863

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03588.07 Author/Creator: Gardner, Alexander, (1821-1882) Place Written: Gettysburg, Pennsylvania Type: Photograph Date: July 1863 Pagination: 1 albumen : b&w : 2 p. ; 31 x 40 cm. Order a Copy

Negative by T. H. O'Sullivan, positive by A. Gardner, circa 1865. A view of Lydia Leister's house from the front with a civilian man and woman on the porch. Some damage to the side of the house is visible. The image has an accompanying text leaf.

Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882
O'Sullivan, Timothy H., 1840-1882

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