Image ID: AZQS

Credit:

by Gardner (Alexander)

Date:

1862.10.03

Negative Size:

8 in. x 10 in.

Equipment:

folding stool; wall tent

Locations & Lines:

Antietam battlefield; Maryland

Military Units:

Army of the Potomac; Bureau of Military Information (Secret Service); US Army

Persons:

Babcock (John C.); Bangs (George H.); Denning (Sidney); Gerald (Charles); Hazzlett (Charles); Howard (Charles H.); Keneaster (A. E.); Kennedy (Joseph C. G.); Littlefield (Augustus K.); McLellan (Capt.); Pinkerton (Allan J.); Porter (Andrew B.); Thomas (Harry); Washington (George)

Structures & Establishments:

Secret Service headquarters (Antietam battlefield MD)

Sources:

Library of Congress; Princeton University Library

Secret Service Department, Headquarters Army of Potomac, near Antietam. [Brady Co. cabinet card]

Library of Congress says: Group at Secret Service headquarters at Antietam, Maryland. [Men identified on accompanying list as follows: 1. Wm. Pinkerton [probably actually John C. Babcock] 2. Geo. Washington (Cook) 3. Harry Thomas 4. A. E. Keneaster 5. Lt. Col. Calhoun, A.D.C. [probably actually Lt. Col. Andrew B. Porter] 6. Capt. McLellan, A.D.C. 7. Sidney Denning 8. Chas. Hazzlett, Postmaster 9. Allan Pinkerton 10. Geo. H. Bangs 11. Col. Howard, A.D.C. 12. Mr. Kennedy of the War Dept. 13. Chas. Gerald 14. A. K. Littlefield]

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