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The Home of a Rebel Sharpshooter, Gettysburg – Vintage Print

The Home of a Rebel Sharpshooter, Gettysburg — historic image
The Home of a Rebel Sharpshooter, Gettysburg. Historic image from the Gettysburg collection.

(Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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Step back in time with The Home of a Rebel Sharpshooter, Gettysburg, a historic image rich in period detail. It comes from the Snapshots of the Past collection, curated over 25 years for its historical value.

The framed print arrives ready to hang; the unframed option suits custom framing. It makes a striking addition to a living room, study or office, and a thoughtful gift. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past, founded in 2001, has served tens of thousands of customers worldwide.

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The title points to a rocky ledge at Devil's Den, on the southern end of the battlefield, where a Confederate sharpshooter had taken position during the fighting. Alexander Gardner's team photographed the scene in July 1863, showing a dead soldier among the boulders with his rifle nearby. Historians have long noted that the photographers arranged the scene, relocating the body before making the exposure, which makes the picture a well-known lesson in how battlefield photographs were constructed. It remains one of the most reproduced images from Gettysburg.

Original scan2,400 × 1,792 px · prints to 8 × 6 in at 300 dpi
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