Stereograph of deceased Confederate soldiers near a fence at Antietam, Maryland
date: label: Date
content: 1862
name: label: Photograph by
content: Alexander Gardner, Scottish, 1821 - 1882
label: Printed by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Man or Men
label: Subject of
content: Confederate States of America, 1861 - 1865
notes: label: Description
content: This albumen print stereograph shows the bodies of two (2) deceased Confederate soldiers lying in front of a fence on the battlefield at Antietam, Maryland. A piece of clothing or a blanket lies in the right foreground. The print is mounted on yellow cardboard with a rounded square frame and a central divider that have an embossed design. The reverse of the mount is blank.
place: label: Place depicted
content: Antietam, Washington County, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Military
label: Topic
content: Photography
label: Topic
content: Slavery
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Collection title
content: Liljenquist Family Collection
label: Classification
content: Slavery and Freedom Objects
label: Classification
content: Photographs and Still Images
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Liljenquist Family Collection
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2015.222.20
objectType: label: Type
content: stereographs
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: albumen and silver on paper, cardboard, and adhesive
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 3 3/8 × 6 7/8 in. (8.6 × 17.5 cm)