New photography by Pat Cagney captured with a digital camera.

Round Top, Gettysburg

Artist Charles John Tyson (American, 1838 - 1906)

Artist Isaac Griffith Tyson (American, 1833 - 1913)

CultureAmerican

DateAugust 1863

MediumAlbumen print

DimensionsOverall, Image: 5 1/4 × 8 3/4 in. (13.3 × 22.2 cm)
Overall, Support: 10 1/2 × 14 1/2 in. (26.7 × 36.8 cm)
Overall, Mat: 20 × 22 in. (50.8 × 55.9 cm)

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

Object number98.32.124

Not on view

Label TextTyson Brothers Isaac G. (b.1833) and Charles J. (1838-1906) American Round Top, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, August 1863 Albumen print on Tyson Brothers mount 98.32.124 Although the photographic teams of Alexander Gardner and Mathew Brady were there earlier, the Tyson brothers were the first local photographers to record the Gettysburg Battlefield. Because of their proximity to the battlefield, they were able to produce a more thorough and accurate examination of the principal sites of the battle. The David L. Hack collection contains sixteen photographs from this important series. The identity of the man depicted in the image is unknown. Taking place July 1-3, 1863, the Battle of Gettysburg engaged some 158,300 soldiers, making it the largest engagement of the war. This combat engaged Union Major General George G. Meade against Confederate General Robert E. Lee. It resulted in an estimated 51,000 casualties and a victory for the Union. Edited By: DS Edited Date: 01/2006Exhibition History"History of Photography," Alice R. and Sol B. Frank Photography Galleries, Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, Va, Fall, 2001. "Civil War Photographs from the David L. Hack Collection and Civil War Redux: Pinhole Photographs by Willie Anne Wright," Alice R. and Sol B. Frank Photo Galleries, Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA, February 3 - October 29, 2006; Cape Fear Museum, Wilmington, NC, February 15 - May 28, 2007; Huntington Museum of Art, Huntington, WV, July 26 - September 21, 2008