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Alexander Gardner and the Good Death
Of the thousands of Civil War photographs, only several truly iconic images exist that specialists and non-specialists alike immediately recognize. One such image is the subject of today’s post: Timothy O’Sullivan’s “The Home of a Rebel Sharpshooter, Gettysburg.” The scene … Continue reading
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Tagged "a sharpshooters last sleep", "the home of the rebel sharpshooter", Alexander Gardner, casualties, Casualties of the Civil War, civil war photography, dead sharpshooter, death, Devil's Den, Gettysburg, good death, sharpshooter photo, soldier death
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