New photography by Pat Cagney captured with a digital camera.

Andersonville Prison, Georgia, Stockade from Northeast Angle

Artist Andrew Jackson Riddle (American, 1829 - 1897)

CultureAmerican

DateAugust 17, 1864

MediumAlbumen print

DimensionsOverall, Image: 3 7/16 × 5 1/8 in. (8.7 × 13 cm)
Overall, Support: 6 3/8 × 8 in. (16.2 × 20.3 cm)
Overall, Mat: 16 × 20 in. (40.6 × 50.8 cm)

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

Object number98.32.270

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DescriptionThe David L. Hack Civil War Photography Collection. A grainy photograph of Andersonville Prison, Georgia. Appears to be an uneven field filled with crowded tents. Several men are standing around the tents close to the post and rail fence. This is from _Gardner's Photographic Sketchbook of the War_ (Hack Collection No. 2].

Label TextA.J. Riddle American (1828-1897) Andersonville Prison, Georgia, Stockade from North-east Angle, August 17, 1864 Albumen print 98.32.270 The story of Andersonville Prison has been the subject of several books, plays, and movies. It was presented on television in 1957, and in 1959 Saul Levitts created the Broadway play, The Andersonville Trial. A television movie of the same name was produced in 1970, and in 1995 John Frankeheimer directed the movie, Andersonville. 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