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(CIVIL WAR)
A group of 40 plates from Alexander Gardner’s seminal Sketchbook of the Civil War. Albumen
prints, each approximately 7x9 inches (17.8x22.9 cm.), or slightly smaller, and one the reverse, each
on the original two-toned mount with the photographers’ and Gardner’s credits, the caption, plate
number, and date printed on recto; most with the original printed text sheet laid in; also with two
additional plates on the Incidents of the War mount, also with the photographers’ and Gardner’s
credits. 1862-65; printed 1866
[18,000/22,000]
The plates from Gardner’s Sketch Book include:
Wm. R. Pywell, No. 1, Marshall House,Alexandria,Virginia, 1862 (lacks text sheet)
Barnard & Gibson, No. 4, Stone Church, Centreville,Virginia, 1862
Barnard & Gibson, No. 5, Fortifications on Heights of Centreville,Virginia, 1862 (lacks text sheet)
Barnard & Gibson, No. 6, Quaker Guns, Centreville,Virginia, 1862
Barnard & Gibson, No. 7, Ruins of Stone Bridge, Bull Run, 1862
Barnard & Gibson, No. 10, Manassas Junction, 1862
Wood & Gibson, No. 12, Battery No. 1., NearYorktown,Virginia, 1862
Wood & Gibson, No. 13, Battery No. 1, NearYorktown,Virginia, 1862
Wood & Gibson, No. 14, Battery No. 4, NearYorktown,Virginia, 1862 (lacks text sheet)
Gardner, No. 18, Ruins of Norfolk NavyYard,Virginia, 1864
Gardner, No. 24, Scene in Pleasant Valley, Maryland, 1862
T.H. O’Sullivan, No. 29, Lacey House, Falmouth,Virginia, 1862
T.H. O’Sullivan, No. 33, Evacuation of Aquia Creek, 1863
T.H. O’Sullivan, No. 46, Provost Marshal’s Office,Aquia Creek, 1863
T.H. O’Sullivan, No. 47, Castle Murray, Near Auburn,Virginia, 1863
T.H. O’Sullivan, No. 49, General Post-Office,Army of the Potomac, 1863
T.H. O’Sullivan, No. 50,The Halt, 1864
Gardner, No. 51,The ‘Shebang,’ or Quarters of U.S. Sanitary Commission, Brandy Station, 1863
Gardner, No. 52, Residence Chief Quartermaster,Third Army Corps, Brandy Station, 1863
Gardner, No. 53, Headquarters Christian Commission in the Field, Germantown, 1863
Gardner, No. 54, Field Hospital, Second Army Corps, Brandy Station, 1864 (lacks text sheet)
T.H. O’Sullivan, No. 56, Head-Quarters, NewYork Herald,Army of the Potomac, 1863
T.H. O’Sullivan, No. 57, Camp Architecture, Brandy Station,Virginia, 1864
T.H. O’Sullivan, No. 60, Head-Quarters Army of the Potomac, Brandy Station,Virginia, 1864
T.H. O’Sullivan, No. 61, Commissary Department, Head Quarters Army of the Potomac, 1864
Gardner, No. 65, Jericho Mills, North Anna,Virginia, 1864
T.H. O’Sullivan, No. 66, Chesterfield Bridge, North Anna,Virginia, 1864
T.H. O’Sullivan, No. 68, Charles City Court-House,Virginia, 1864
Reekie, No. 71,Aiken House onWeldon Railroad,Virginia, 1865
T.H. O’Sullivan, No. 74, Poplar Grove Church, nd
T.H. O’Sullivan, No. 78,Three First Traverses on Land End, Fort Fisher, N.C., 1865
T.H. O’Sullivan, No. 81,View of the Petersburg GasWorks, 1865
T.H. O’Sullivan, No. 84,View of the Interior of Fort Stedman, 1865
T.H. O’Sullivan, No. 85, Blandford Church, Petersburg,Virginia, 1865
T.H. O’Sullivan, No. 86, Interior View of the Confederate Line at Gracie’s Salient, 1865
J. Reekie, No. 87, Dutch Gap Canal, James River,Virginia, 1864
Wm. R. Pywell, No. 90, Old Capitol Prison,Washington, nd
Gardner, No. 91, Ruins of Arsenal, Richmond,Virginia, 1863
J. Reekie, No. 93, Ruins of Gaines’ Mill,Virginia, 1865
J. Reekie, No. 95, Mechanicsville,Virginia, 1865.
The Incidents of theWar plates include, Plate 47,T.H. O’Sullivan, Castle Murrray, Near Auburn,
VA and Plate 89, Gardner, Libby Prison, Richmond,VA (with text sheet).
