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Battery A, Fourth U. S. Artillery, Robertson's Brigade

Alexander GardnerFebruary 1864

The J. Paul Getty Museum

The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States

View of the mounted soldiers of Battery A, Fourth U. S. Artillery, also known as the Horse Artillery Brigade, under the command of Captain James Madison Robertson, gathered in a field. The soldiers stand behind the line of artillery guns, along with several covered wagons, and the tents of the Union Army encampment can be seen near the tree line in the background.

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  • Title: Battery A, Fourth U. S. Artillery, Robertson's Brigade
  • Creator: James Gardner, Alexander Gardner
  • Date Created: February 1864
  • Location Created: Washington, District of Columbia, United States
  • Physical Dimensions: 17.7 × 22.9 cm (6 15/16 × 9 in.)
  • Type: Print
  • External Link: Find out more about this object on the Museum website.
  • Medium: Albumen silver print
  • Terms of Use: Open Content
  • Number: 84.XO.944.2.2.9
  • Culture: American
  • Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
  • Creator Display Name: James Gardner (American, born Scotland, about 1832) Alexander Gardner (American, born Scotland, 1821 - 1882)
  • Classification: Photographs (Visual Works)
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