Artist
James F. GibsonAmerican, 1828–1905
CultureAmerican
Titles
- A Union Soldier Killed by a Shell at Gettysburg, July 3, 1863
- Battlefield of Gettysburg - Body of a soldier in "the wheat field," evidently killed by the explosion of a shell
DateJuly 3, 1863, printed 1890
Place depictedGettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States
MediumAlbumen silver print
DimensionsImage: 6 1/2 × 8 1/2 in. (16.5 × 21.6 cm)
Sheet: 6 1/2 × 8 1/2 in. (16.5 × 21.6 cm)
Mount: 9 × 11 in. (22.9 × 27.9 cm)
Sheet: 6 1/2 × 8 1/2 in. (16.5 × 21.6 cm)
Mount: 9 × 11 in. (22.9 × 27.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Will Michels in honor of Brian Butcher
Object number2009.1210
Non exposé
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Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Printed on verso: ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPHS // Taken during the War of 1861 - 1865 by M. B. Brady and Alex. Gardner, Authorized Government Photographers. // ... [See photocopy in Accession File]
Printed under the image: Horrors of War. / A Union soldier killed by a shell at Gettysburg, July 8, 1863. His arm was torn off, and can be seen on the ground near his musket ... [See photocopy in Accession File]
Printed under the image: Horrors of War. / A Union soldier killed by a shell at Gettysburg, July 8, 1863. His arm was torn off, and can be seen on the ground near his musket ... [See photocopy in Accession File]
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