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THBAlexander Gardner, Albumen Photograph of Civil War Surgeon John H. Brinton
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- Lot Description
Albumen photograph, 8.75 x 6.75 in., on 17 x 11.5 in. mount credited to A. Gardner, Photographer, Washington. A fine, outdoor view of John H. Brinton and his staff, taken in Petersburg, VA, in October 1864.
The scion of the intellectual and social elite in Philadelphia, Brinton (1832-1907) was trained as a physician at the University of Pennsylvania and rose rapidly in the Union medical establishment. Unusually, he served in both theaters of war, serving under Grant during the campaigns of Fort Donelson, Shiloh, and Corinth, then in Washington and Virginia for Second Bull Run and Antietam, through Gettysburg and the Valley, before returning to the west. Brinton is best known for going to Gettysburg, at the request of the surgeon general, in order to report back his observations on medical techniques, burials and, more importantly, to collect the amputated limbs of the wounded and have them shipped in barrels back to Washington for the benefit of the newly founded US Medical Museum. While at Gettysburg, Brinton is also known to have aided the wounded soldiers.
Provenance: Property of Another OwnerLight, even toning to print. Light spotting on mount, which looks like it might have been slightly trimmed.Condition
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