Help with photo location.

[Yankeedave]

Does anybody know where this photo was taking. I found it simply listed as "Antietam".

 

[chubachus]

Frassanito probably has it identified in his book, don't know for sure though. Don't have access to it at the moment unfortunately.

 

[Yankeedave]

There isn't much help from the photo itself. I don't have his Antietam book handy either and am wondering if it is in there or not. I don't think it is, but I could be wrong.

 

[Boonslick]

The image doesn't appear in Frassanito's Antietam

 

[Brendan]

The fence might be indicative of the Sherrick Farm.

 

[Yankeedave]

Can't miss the white picket fence.

 

[Yankeedave]

Down hill looking up. Maybe around back of the house.

 

[George Thomas]

Garry Adelman and Timothy Smith published a book of Antietam photos titled "Antietam Then & Now" (Thomas Publications, 2005). They include this photo in a section called "Four Views, Taken by Alexander Gardner in 1862, Whose Locations Have Not Been Discovered" (p. 52).

 

[Yankeedave]

Thanks for the help! Had never seen it before. Found it looking for something else. It does have an Antietam is look to it. Give Garry Adelman time. He'll find it and it won't be where we are looking.

 

[Eggman]

GREAT work guys!

 

[connecticut yankee]

Here's the Library of Congress information on this photo. It appeared in Brady's Album Gallery as print no. 572, but apparently neither Gardner nor Brady identified the field location of the photo other than "Antietam".

http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2014646939/

 

[dlavin]

My initial thought was the Poffenberger Farm off the now Mansfield Ave. But maybe it is the Sherrick Farm.

Any ideas if those are Confederate or Union dead?

 

[Yankeedave]

The three on the right look really skinny. Like bloat is gone but in the belly. The legs on the far right guy are bones supporting trousers. But the fellow on the far left seems to have fatter legs? Kinda off topic I know but I'm terrible with uniforms.

 

[George Thomas]

The entry at the USAHEC website has this photo grouped with 4 others (1 of the 4 is the same view with slightly different cropping) and labels them all as "Bodies of Confederate Soldiers."

http://cdm16635.contentdm.oclc.org/...ction/p16635coll12/id/11437/show/11416/rec/74

 

[James N.]

My initial thought was the Poffenberger Farm off the now Mansfield Ave. But maybe it is the Sherrick Farm.

Any ideas if those are Confederate or Union dead?

The entry at the USAHEC website has this photo grouped with 4 others (1 of the 4 is the same view with slightly different cropping) and labels them all as "Bodies of Confederate Soldiers."

My understanding is that at this time in the war Brady, Gardner, etc. were reluctant for reasons of morale to picture dead Union soldiers. It helped that by the time Gardner got to both Antietam and especially Gettysburg most of the Federals had already been buried, leaving mainly Confederate "subjects".

 

[Yankeedave]

I'm going to have to find maps/pics etc. I would love to get behind that house. We'll find it.