Civil War Photographs (4) Brady / Gardner/ Lee in Defeat, Richmond Ruins, 1863

Offered here is a group of four Civil War photographic reproductions after images associated with the Mathew B. Brady / Alexander Gardner studio, drawn from Library of Congress and National Archives sources.

The group includes battlefield infrastructure, wartime aftermath, leadership, and an individual soldier portrait. Signal Station, Elk Mountain (1863) - Library of Congress print; verso with LOC blue stamp and archivist notation (12090B8171633), with additional pencil notation by Neal White. Richmond, Virginia - Canal Basin Ruins c. 1865 - National Archives print (resin-coated paper); verso with National Archives stamp and exhibit number (17), identified in pencil as Brady / Gardner. Lee and Staff in Defeat (1865) - Library of Congress print; title printed in image; verso with LOC stamp and archivist notes. Private Edwin [surname illegible], Civil War soldier - Library of Congress print; verso with LOC stamp and archivist notations; blue wax pencil marking "Unit XII" visible in image. Overall good vintage condition across the group.

Private Edwin portrait: visible creases at upper left and lower left corners, with surface impressions consistent with writing pressure from a sheet placed above. Please review photographs carefully for full condition detail.

These are later photographic prints (not 19th-century originals), produced by major institutional archives including the Library of Congress and National Archives.