Antietam, Maryland. Lt. Colonel Charles B. Norton at headquarters of General Fitz-John Porter

Title from Civil War caption books.
Caption from negative sleeve: Lt. Col. C.B. Norton, Hdq. of General Fitz John Porter, Antietam, Md., Sept. 1862.
Photographer: Alex. Gardner.
Corresponding print is in LOT 4191.
Credit line: Civil war photographs, 1861-1865, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.
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Forms part of: Civil war photographs, 1861-1865 (Library of Congress).

Alexander Gardner (October 17, 1821 - December 10, 1882) was a Scottish photographer who is best known for his photographs of the American Civil War. He emigrated to the United States in 1856 and worked as a photographer in Mathew Brady's studio. Gardner was sent to document the American Civil War and produced some of the most iconic images of the conflict, including photographs of the battlefields at Antietam and Gettysburg. After the war, Gardner photographed President Lincoln and the American West, including images of Native Americans, settlers, and the construction of the transcontinental railroad.