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[Printed later, c. 1866] – Vintage Print

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

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[Printed later, c. 1866]

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Lincoln's visit to the Antietam battlefield in October 1862 produced some of the most recognizable images of his presidency, and this one shows him outdoors in front of a tent with a group of officers around him. Among them are General George B. McClellan, Colonel Alexander S. Webb, Dr. Jonathan Letterman, the Army's Medical Director, and General Henry J. Hunt. Alexander Gardner made the photograph in the weeks after the battle, when the Union army was still camped near Sharpsburg, Maryland. The print here was made later, around 1866, and it appeared in Gardner's Photographic Sketch Book of the War.

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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