Credit: | by Gardner (Alexander) |
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Date: | 1865.11.10 |
Negative Size: | 8 in. x 10 in. |
Equipment: | bayonet; gallows; long gun |
Locations & Lines: | Washington DC; District of Columbia |
Military Units: | CS Army; US Army |
Persons: | Wirz (Heinrich H.) |
Structures & Establishments: | Old Capitol Prison (Washington DC) |
Sources: | Chrysler Museum of Art; Library of Congress |
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File Details: AMKJm, 750 DPI, TIFF, Original Negative, 42.4 Mb
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Category Field Photographs
Tags bayonet, by Gardner (Alexander), CS Army, District of Columbia, gallows, long gun, Old Capitol Prison (Washington DC), US Army, Washington DC, Wirz (Heinrich H.)
Image ID: AMKJ
Execution of Captain Wirz, the Keeper of Andersonville Prison (Adjusting the Noose.) [Gardner Co. cabinet card].
Katz, Witness To An Era, p198 says: Noose being placed aroud Wirz’s neck.
Gardner No. 7753.
Etched onto negative: No. 753. 7753.