Rebel Works in Front of Atlanta, Ga., No. 1
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Rebel Works in Front of Atlanta, Ga., No. 1
Artwork Details
Artist/Maker
George N. Barnard
American, 1819–1902
American, 1819–1902
Date
1864, printed 1866
Medium
Albumen silver print
Accession #
75.23
Dimensions
10 x 14 1/16 inches
Location
Currently Not on View
Description
George N. Barnard was one of several unacknowledged photographers who worked for Civil War photographer Matthew Brady before setting out on his own in 1863. Serving as official photographer for the Army of the Cumberland’s topographical branch of the Department of Engineers, Barnard documented notable battlefields, military works, bridges, and topographic views. His best-known works are his striking images documenting Sherman’s march to the sea. Sixty-one albumen plates from this project were published by Barnard in 1866 as an album titled “Photographic Views of Sherman’s Campaign”.