Gardner, Alexander, (1821-1882) Trossell's [sic] House, Battlefield of Gettysburg. No 42 July, 1863
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03588.15 Author/Creator: Gardner, Alexander, (1821-1882) Place Written: s.l. Type: Photograph Date: July 1863 Pagination: 1 photograph : 2 p. ; 31 x 40 cm Order a Copy
"Trossell's [sic] House, Battlefield of Gettysburg. No 42 July, 1863" (Gardner's Sketchbook, plate #43). Negative by Timothy O'Sullivan, positive by A. Gardner, c 1865. A view of the house showing damage the done by artillery fire. A multitude of dead horses, killed by artillery, are visible in the foreground. [Note: approximately 80 horses were killed in the vicinity of the Trostle house and barn.]
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