Albumen photograph, 6.25 x 8.75 in., on 11 x 13.75 in. mount. President Lincoln at Battlefield of Antietam. Photograph copyrighted and signed lower right by Moses P. Rice, although originally taken by Alexander Gardner in October 1862. 

An iconic view of President Lincoln visiting General McClellan and staff shortly after the bloody battle at Antietam, the second of two famous group shots photographed by Alexander Gardner on October 3, 1862. This view was taken at General Fitz-John Porter’s nearby headquarters following Lincoln’s review of 5th Corps troops and included (from left): Col. Delos B. Sackett, Capt. Geo. Monteith, Lt. Col. Nelson B. Sweitzer, Gen. Geo. W. Morell, Col. Alexander S. Webb, Gen. McClellan, Scout Adams, Dr. Jonathan Letterman, unidentified officer, President Lincoln, Col. Henry J. Hunt, Gen. Fitz-John Porter, unidentified officer, Col. Frederick T. Locke, Gen. Andrew A. Humphreys, and an unknown Capt. Geo. A. Custer. The photograph was published after the war as Plate No. 23 in Gardner’s large format Photographic Sketch Book of the War.