General Robert Ogden Tyler, First Connecticut Heavy Artillery, staff and friends, Fairfax Court House, Virginia
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
Date1863
MediumPhotography; albumen print on paper on cardboard mount
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 6 5/16 x 8 1/4in. (16 x 21cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Elizabeth Dixon Welling
Object number1949.4.48
DescriptionFive men, two women and a boy in front of a tent in an open grassy area with a few trees. Four of the men wear military uniforms. One man appears to be African-American. Two soldiers sit in folding chairs at a table with a chess board. A large flag, probably a regimental flag, is at the left.
NotesSubject Note: General Robert O. Tyler of Hartford commanded the artillery reserve, including the First Connecticut Heavy Artillery, at Gettysbury.Status
Not on view
