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Union Dead on the Battlefield of Gettysburg,
photographs by Alexander Gardner and Timothy H. O'Sullivan, July 4-6, 1863

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For three days after the Battle of Gettysburg, Alexander Gardner and Timothy O'Sullivan photographed the carnage, at times repositioning the bodies for a more powerful effect. These photographs became some of the most famous images in American history.

Images 66, 67, & 68 of 77

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