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157 years ago, photographers Alexander Gardner and James Gibson first exposed their camera’s lens to the Antietam battlefield. The scene was still raw–Union soldiers and their campfires behind the Army of the Potomac’s lines.
This is perhaps the first image Alexander Gardner captured of the Antietam battlefield. It shows Union troops in the center of the line on September 18.
Writing “Antietam National Battlefield” for the Images of America Series
Posted on September 18, 2019 by Kevin Pawlak
This is perhaps the first image Alexander Gardner captured of the Antietam battlefield. It shows Union troops in the center of the line on September 18.
Writing "Antietam National Battlefield" for the Images of America Series - Emerging Civil War
157 years ago, photographers Alexander Gardner and James Gibson first exposed their camera’s lens to the Antietam battlefield. The scene was still raw–Union soldiers and their campfires behind the Army of the Potomac’s lines. Once the Confederate army vacated its positions around Sharpsburg the...
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Writing “Antietam National Battlefield” for the Images of America Series
Posted on September 18, 2019 by Kevin Pawlak
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