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James Gardner — Field Hospital, Second Army Corps, Brandy Station

James Gardner

Field Hospital, Second Army Corps, Brandy Station

1864

Behind-the-scenes military life emerges in this photograph of medical facilities, revealing the extensive logistical networks required to support Civil War armies.

Medium
Albumen print, pl. 54 from the album "Gardner's Photographic Sketch Book of the War, Volume II" (1866)

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James Gardner, Field Hospital, Second Army Corps, Brandy Station, 1864

Behind-the-scenes military life emerges in this photograph of medical facilities, revealing the extensive logistical networks required to support Civil War armies.

Medium
Albumen print, pl. 54 from the album "Gardner's Photographic Sketch Book of the War, Volume II" (1866)
Year
1864
Seen at
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Related themes

Monochrome, Albumen Print, Civil War, Documentary, American, Photograph, 1860s, Military, Historical, Black and White

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