Alexander Gardner
President Lincoln on Battle-Field of Antietam
1862
Documenting a pivotal moment in American history, this photograph shows President Lincoln visiting the Antietam battlefield just weeks after the bloody engagement. The image captures Lincoln's tall, contemplative figure among his generals, providing an intimate glimpse of presidential leadership during wartime.
- Medium
- Albumen print, pl. 23 from the album "Gardner's Photographic Sketch Book of the War, vol. 1" (1866)
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