Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882 [Camp Stoneman, Giesboro Point, MD, near Washington D.C.]

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GLC05111.01.0133
GLC#
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Type
Images
Date
circa 1861-1865
Author/Creator
Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882
Title
[Camp Stoneman, Giesboro Point, MD, near Washington D.C.]
Pagination
1 albumen print Height: 25 cm, Width: 16.4 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

A print of a photograph of a serious of long, thin buildings arranged in a row. The cavalry depots were necessary to house and train the mounts for the Union armies. A few tents and clothes drying on a clothes line can be seen in the foreground in front of the first row of stables. Graphite inscriptions on verso: "defenses of Wash" and "XXX 17."

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