Gen. G.G. Meades headquarters Gettysburg – Antique Wall Art
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Gen. G.G. Meades headquarters Gettysburg comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Gen. G.G. Meades headquarters Gettysburg
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Meade's headquarters at Gettysburg is the subject here, a view tied to the Union commander who directed the defense of the town in early July 1863. Meade took command of the Army of the Potomac only days before the fighting began and set up his headquarters at the Leister House on the Taneytown Road, from which he managed the defense of Cemetery Ridge. The Library of Congress dates the print to 1861, which predates the battle, so that date may be approximate or refer to a different stage of the war. The print was issued by the War Photograph and Exhibition Company, a firm that circulated views of Civil War sites to a public eager for images of the battlefields.
| Created / published | 1861 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Notes | Civil War Photograph Collection (Library of Congress). · War Photograph and Exhibition Company publisher. |
| Subjects | Meade George Gordon 1815-1872--Homes & haunts. Military facilities--Pennsylvania--Gettysburg--1860-1870. United States--History--Civil War 1861-1865--Military headquarters. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,096 × 3,263 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-CIV-52054 |
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