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Timothy O'Sullivan — Interior of Breastworks on Round Top, Gettysburg
Timothy O'Sullivan

Interior of Breastworks on Round Top, Gettysburg

1863

Taken from within the Union defensive positions at Gettysburg, this photograph offers a soldier's-eye view of the fortifications that helped repel Pickett's Charge. The albumen print's intimate perspective brings viewers directly into the historical moment of America's most pivotal battle.

Medium
Albumen print, pl. 38 from the album "Gardner's Photographic Sketch Book of the War, vol. 1" (1866)

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