Alexander Gardner (October 17, 1821 – December 10, 1882) was a Scottish turn Scottish-American photographer who immigrated to the United States in 1856, where he began to work full-time in that profession.

Alexander Gardner’s work as a Civil War photographer has often been attributed to his better known contemporary, Mathew Brady. It is only in recent years that the true extent of Gardner’s work has been recognized, and he has been given the credit he deserves.

Alexander Gardner was a photographer of the American Civil War and of the American West during the latter part of the 19th century. Gardner probably moved to the United States in 1856, when he was hired by the photographer Mathew B. Brady as a portrait photographer.

Jul 11, 2022 · Alexander Gardner took 70 photographs of the battlefield starting just two days after the battle. This was the first time an American battlefield had ever been photographed before the dead had been buried.

When war threatened the nation in the spring of 1861, thousands of soldiers flocked to Washington, D.C., to defend the capital. Photographers followed in their footsteps capturing camp scenes and portraits of untested, jubilant greenhorns in their new uniforms.

Apr 3, 2024 · Alexander Gardner was a photographer who captured the United States during its greatest struggle. His pictures told stories of the Civil War and the American West. Much of Alexander Gardner’s work has historically been overshadowed and even ascribed to his former employer, Matthew Brady.

Oct 8, 2015 · Before Alexander Gardner made the most memorable photographs of the American Civil War, he had a hard time making up his mind. As a young man in Scotland, he had been an apprentice jeweler....

In just short of four months, Gardner documented in hundreds of portraits and views one of the most complex national news stories in American history. The U.S. Secret Service provided Gardner unlimited access to individuals and places unavailable to any other photographer.

Jan 28, 2021 · Alexander Gardner may be best known for his photographic work during the American Civil War era of the 1860s. Gardner was born in Scotland in 1821 and started originally as an apprentice jeweler.

Aug 14, 2012 · This is a collection of the photographs of Alexander Gardner. Mostly from the Library of Congress, scans of the actual negatives. It includes both negitives and prints. Some images have additional prints if they were printed on a stereoview and then also printed as a stand alone image.