Home of a rebel sharpshooter / Alex. Gardner, William Frassanito in "Gettysburg: A Journey in Time" credits Timothy O'Sullivan as the photographer of this image. "Although Gardner claimed credit for this view in his "Sketch Book," the original catalogue issued only two months following the battle identified the cameraman as O'Sullivan.", Illus. in: Gardner's photographic sketch book of the war / Alexander Gardner. Washington, : Philp & Solomons, [c1866], v. 1, no. 41, A clipping from Confederate veterans, v. 33 glued to back of the mount of LOT 4168, no. 19 identifies the s
Home of a rebel sharpshooter / Alex. Gardner, William Frassanito in "Gettysburg: A Journey in Time" credits Timothy O'Sullivan as the photographer of this image. "Although Gardner claimed credit for this view in his "Sketch Book," the original catalogue issued only two months following the battle identified the cameraman as O'Sullivan.", Illus. in: Gardner's photographic sketch book of the war / Alexander Gardner. Washington, : Philp & Solomons, [c1866], v. 1, no. 41, A clipping from Confederate veterans, v. 33 glued to back of the mount of LOT 4168, no. 19 identifies the soldier depicted as Andrew Johnston Hoge. William Frassanito has shown that while Hoge died at Gettysburg, his regiment was not involved in fighting near Devil's Den during the battle. (See: Early photography at Gettysburg / William Frassanito. Gettysburg : Thomas Publications, 1995, page 277.) Recent scholarship by John Heiser and Scott Fink contends that the soldier was likely part of the 2nd or 15th Georgia Infantry, Copyright by A. Gardner, Original neg: LC-B817- 7942, Title from item. War casualties, Pennsylvania, Gettysburg, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Casualties.
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