Gardner, Alexander (1821-1882) Smith's Farm in Keedysville, Virginia, at the field hospital of French's division.
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.01.0761 Author/Creator: Gardner, Alexander (1821-1882) Place Written: Reedsville, Virginia Type: Photograph Date: 20 September 1862 ca. Pagination: 1 photograph 10.2 x 10.8 cm Order a Copy
Inscription on verso: "Smith's Farm-Reedsville [sic], Va." Image of a large barn, surrounded by piles of hay and farming implements. A group of six people can be seen on the lower left of the image, and a pair of horses stands next to an artillery caisson and limber. Numeric notation on verso: "11(308)."
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