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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

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DescriptionThe David L. Hack Civil War Photography Collection. This black and white photograph reading "Round Top" along the bottom shows a large hill covered in vegetation. There is an open expanse of field and trees below the hill and near the foreground a man sits with arms crossed on one of the boulders in the landscape. The lower section reads "Noted for the desperate struggle which took place near its base." This is from _Gardner's Photographic Sketchbook of the War_ (Hack Collection No. 2].

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