Alexander Gardner is best known for his photographs of the Civil War, Abraham Lincoln, and the execution of the people who conspired Lincoln's assassination. His interest in photography began when he saw Mathew Brady's photography at The Great Exhibition in 1851. Gardner ended up working for Brady. Gardner was the chief photographer under the U.S. Topographical Engineers. After that short appointment, he became a staff photographer for the Army of the Potomac. He published books showing his war photos. Not all the photos were Gardner's, but he credited the producer and printer of the photos that were not his.
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