Battlefield of New Hope Church, Georgia, No. 1
Artist
George N. Barnard
(American, 1819-1902)
CultureAmerican
DateMay 1866
MediumAlbumen print
DimensionsOverall, Image: 10 × 14 1/4 in. (25.4 × 36.2 cm)
Overall, Support: 26 1/4 × 19 in. (66.7 × 48.3 cm)
Overall, Mat: 22 1/8 × 24 1/8 in. (56.2 × 61.3 cm)
Overall, Support: 26 1/4 × 19 in. (66.7 × 48.3 cm)
Overall, Mat: 22 1/8 × 24 1/8 in. (56.2 × 61.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of David L. Hack and Museum purchase, with funds from Walter P. Chrysler, Jr., by exchange
Object number98.32.203
Collections
Not on view
DescriptionThe David L. Hack Civil War Photography Collection. This photograph is of Battle Field of New Hope Church, Georgia. A narrow dirt road emerges from the lower right corner of the picture and extends back. Trees and plants border both sides of the road. This is from _Gardner's Photographic Sketchbook of the War_ (Hack Collection No. 2].Label TextGeorge N. Barnard American (1819-1902) Battle Field of New Hope Church, Georgia, No. 1, May, 1866 Albumen print Plate number 25 from Photographic Views of Sherman's Campaign 98.32.203 After the war, Barnard made photographs at the sites along Sherman's March through the South. He published these works in an album of sixty-one albumen prints, entitled Photographic Views of Sherman's Campaign: Embracing Scenes of the Occupation of Nashville, the Great Battles around Chattanooga and Lookout Mountain, the Campaign of Atlanta, March to the Sea and the Great Raid through the Carolinas. The album is a mixture of both documentary and more artistic images. The David L. Hack collection contains five plates from this album. The Battle of New Hope Church took place on May 25-26, 1864. This battle pitted General William T. Sherman against Confederate General Joseph E. Johnston. Sherman attempted to move around the Confederate's left flank. However, Johnston anticipated Sherman's move and met the Union forces at New Hope Church. Sherman mistakenly surmised that Johnston had a token force and ordered Major General Joseph Hooker's corps to attack. The corps was severely mauled, resulting in a Confederate victory. Edited By: DS Edited Date: 01/2006Exhibition History"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
