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Abraham Lincoln Visiting Military Officers at Antietam in 1862
Alexander Gardner1862-10-03
The Henry Ford
Dearborn, MI, United States
President Abraham Lincoln visits General George B. McClellan and his officers at Antietam, Maryland. Alexander Gardner made the photograph on October 3, 1862. At the time, this was the main eastern theater of the Civil War. President Lincoln often conferred with his commanders in the field. Lincoln, at 6-foot 4-inches and wearing his distinctive top hat, towers over the officers.
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- Title: Abraham Lincoln Visiting Military Officers at Antietam in 1862
- Creator: Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882
- Date: 1862-10-03
- Location: United States, Maryland, Sharpsburg, Antietam National Battlefield
- Subject Keywords: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865, McClellan, George Brinton, 1826-1885, United States. Army, Antietam, Battle of, Md., 1862, Army camps, Civil wars, Military officers, Soldiers, United States presidents, American Civil War, 1861-1865, Photographic prints, Photographs
- Type: Photographs
- Contributor: The Henry Ford
- Original Source: Digital Collections
- Object Name: Photographic print
- Object ID: P.189.3727
- Image ID: THF118712
- Credit: From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
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