In 1866 Alexander Gardner, one of the foremost early American photographers, published a very ambitious two volume work which contained prints of some 100 photographs he had taken on the fields of the great Civil War. This publication is now among the rarest American books, and for the first time is available inexpensively. These photographs are among the greatest war pictures ever taken, and are also among the most prized records of American history. Each brilliant photo is accompanied by a descriptive caption, and it is apparent in each that Gardner spared himself no pains or risk to achieve the finest results. Once started you will not be able to put this excellent sketch book down as it takes you back into one of the most important times in our nations great history.