Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882 Union officers sitting for a meal with camp scene behind

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GLC#
GLC05111.01.1040-View header record
Type
Images
Date
circa 1861-1865
Author/Creator
Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882
Title
Union officers sitting for a meal with camp scene behind
Place Written
s.l.
Pagination
1 photograph Height: 10.5 cm, Width: 10.5 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

The image shows 5 Union officers seated at a table drinking, with two young African-American men standing behind them and what appears to be a white cook with an apron. Various white and black soldiers stand in the background among the A-frame tents. Numeric notation on image: "220." Inscription on verso: "Ordway Gardner Coll." Numeric notations on verso: "VIII" and "220."

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