New photography by Pat Cagney captured with a digital camera.

Headquarters of U.S. Christian Commission at the General Hospital, Gettysburg

Artist Charles John Tyson (American, 1838 - 1906)

Artist Isaac Griffith Tyson (American, 1833 - 1913)

DateAugust 1863

MediumAlbumen print

DimensionsOverall, Image: 5 1/4 × 8 1/2 in. (13.3 × 21.6 cm)
Overall, Support: 10 3/8 × 14 7/16 in. (26.4 × 36.7 cm)
Overall, Mat: 16 × 20 in. (40.6 × 50.8 cm)

ClassificationsPhotography

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

Object number98.32.127

Terms

U.S. Civil War
Men
Military affairs
Gettysburg, PA

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DescriptionThe David L. Hack Civil War Photography Collection. This is a photograph of a scene in the woods, where several tents are set up. The foreground is consisted of open space. In the midground, there is a sign posted reading "The U.S. Christian Commission." There is a wreath on the nearby tent and many people standing around the area. Underneath the photo the text reads "At the General Hospital, near Gettysburg, Pa." This is from _Gardner's Photographic Sketchbook of the War_ (Hack Collection No. 2].