New photography by Pat Cagney captured with a digital camera.

General Meade's Headquarters, 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 1/2 × 14 1/2 in. (26.7 × 36.8 cm)
Overall, Mat: 20 × 22 in. (50.8 × 55.9 cm)

ClassificationsPhotography

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

Object number98.32.123

Terms

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

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DescriptionThe David L. Hack Civil War Photography Collection. This photograph displays the small building that was used as General Meade's Headquarters. It is a small building located next to a dirt road and surrounded by a white picket fence. Extending from the left corner back stands a wall made of stones. This is from _Gardner's Photographic Sketchbook of the War_ (Hack Collection No. 2].