New photography by Pat Cagney captured with a digital camera.

Confederate Encampment

Artist Barnard & Gibson (American, active 19th century)

CultureAmerican

DateMarch 1863

MediumAlbumen print

DimensionsOverall, Image: 7 3/8 × 9 3/16 in. (18.7 × 23.3 cm)
Overall, Paper: 10 5/8 × 13 5/8 in. (27 × 34.6 cm)
Overall, Mat: 16 × 20 in. (40.6 × 50.8 cm)

Credit LineGift of David L. Hack and Museum purchase, with funds from Walter P. Chrysler, Jr., by exchange

Object number98.32.66

Collections

Photography

Not on view

DescriptionThe David L. Hack Civil War Photography Collection. A sepia colored photograph of an encampment in Centreville. Many log created homes on an open field of dirt with dark doorways and wooden fences. In the background other types of housing outlay this region. Farther back still faint views of trees and hills. This is from _Gardner's Photographic Sketchbook of the War_ (Hack Collection No. 2).

Label TextBarnard & Gibson Confederate Encampment, Centreville, 1862 Albumen print on Brady mount, framed 17-1/4 x 21-1/4 inches Chrysler Museum of Art, Gift of David L. Hack and by exchange Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. 98.32.66Exhibition History"My Heart Beats for Peace," Portsmouth Art and Cultural Center, Portsmouth, VA, May 25 - August 25, 2013.