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[Printed later, c. 1866] – Historic Reproduction

[Printed later, c. 1866], c. October, 1862 — historic photograph
[Printed later, c. 1866], c. October, 1862. Historic photograph from the Lincoln collection.

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[Printed later, c. 1866]

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Lincoln's visit to the Antietam battlefield in early October 1862, a few weeks after the September 17 battle, is the moment this picture records, with the president standing among officers outside a tent. Alexander Gardner made the exposure, and the record names Gen. George B. McClellan, Dr. Jonathan Letterman, the army's medical director, and Gen. Henry J. Hunt among those present. The print was issued later, around 1866, as plate 23 in the first volume of Gardner's *Photographic Sketch Book of the War*, which brought battlefield views to a wider public.

Created / publishedc. October, 1862
Mediumphotographic print, albumen
NotesPresident Lincoln on battle-field of Antietam. Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882, photographer. SUMMARY: Abraham Lincoln standing with several officers outside tent; among the officers are: Col. Alexander S. Webb, Chief of Staff, 5th Corps.; Gen. George B. McClellan; Scout Adams; Dr. Jonathan Letterman, Army Medical Director; and Gen. Henry J. Hunt. Illustrated in Gardner's Photographic Sketch Book Of The War - Alexander Gardner, Washington, D.C., Philp & Solomons, 1865-66, v. 1, no. 23
Original scan6,659 × 4,840 px · prints to 22 × 16 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceL-CW-11

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