Image: 'War students of two continents', by Alexander Gardner, 1863

Description: 'War students of two continents', by Alexander Gardner, 1863 . Featuring William Ludlow, Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin, Ulric Dahlgren Identifier: photographichist01mill (find matches) Title: The photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities Year: 1911 (1910s) Authors: Miller, Francis Trevelyan, 1877-1959 Lanier, Robert S. (Robert Sampson), 1880- Subjects: United States -- History Civil War, 1861-1865 Pictorial works United States -- History Civil War, 1861-1865 Publisher: New York : Review of Reviews Co. Contributing Library: New York Public Library Digitizing Sponsor: MSN View Book Page: Book Viewer About This Book: Catalog Entry View All Images: All Images From Book Click here to view book online to see this illustration in context in a browseable online version of this book. Text Appearing Before Image: ' Text Appearing After Image: Copyright by Review of Reviews Co. WAR STUDENTS OF TWO CONTINENTS What an excellent example of open-air group portraiture—the work of Gardners camera! But photographycan add nothing to the fame of these men, gathered together in an idle hour to chat about the strategy ofthe war. Seated in the center is Count Zeppelin, of the Prussian Army, later the winner of honors with his airship and then on a visit to America to observe the Civil War. To his left is Lieutenant Rosencranz, a Swedish officer, on leave of absence, observing the war at close range as General McClellans personal aide-de-camp. He successively served Burnside, Hooker and Meade in the same capacity. His brave andgenial disposition made him a universal favorite. The other men are Americans, conspicuous actors as well as students in the struggle. On the ground, to the left, sits Major Ludlow, who commanded the colored brigade which, and under his direction, in the face of a continual bombafdment, dug Dutch Gap Canalon the Note About Images Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work.
Title: 'War students of two continents', by Alexander Gardner, 1863
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