General Franklin Gardner, C.S.A.

(Collar insignia not clearly visible. Button arrangement is that of a major general.) Graduated from West Point, 1843; Mexican War and Seminole War veteran. Commissioned as a lieutenant colonel in the Confederate Army in March 1861. After promoting through the grades, Gardner was promoted to brig...

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Main Author:	Anthony, E. & H.T., New York
Format:	Electronic
Published:	Alabama Department of Archives and History
Subjects:	Alabama Photographs and Pictures
Online Access:	http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/photo/id/6379

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collection	Alabama Photographs and Pictures Collection
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spellingShingle	Alabama Photographs and Pictures General Franklin Gardner, C.S.A. Anthony, E. & H.T., New York
fulltopic	Alabama Photographs and Pictures Gardner, Franklin, 1823-1873; Soldiers--Confederate States of America--Louisiana; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
description	(Collar insignia not clearly visible. Button arrangement is that of a major general.) Graduated from West Point, 1843; Mexican War and Seminole War veteran. Commissioned as a lieutenant colonel in the Confederate Army in March 1861. After promoting through the grades, Gardner was promoted to brigadier general in April 1862 and major general in December 1862. Major campaigns and battles include Kentucky and Port Hudson. After a year of captivity following Port Hudson, Gardner spent the remainder of the war in the Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana. After the war, Gardner returned to Louisiana as a planter. He died there in April 1879 and is buried in Lafayette, Louisiana. Sources: Boatner, Mark M. The Civil War Dictionary. New York: Vintage Books, 1988. Davis, William C., ed. The Confederate General. Vol. 2. National Historical Society, 1991.
spelling	Q0000000095Q95General Franklin Gardner, C.S.A.(Collar insignia not clearly visible. Button arrangement is that of a major general.) Graduated from West Point, 1843; Mexican War and Seminole War veteran. Commissioned as a lieutenant colonel in the Confederate Army in March 1861. After promoting through the grades, Gardner was promoted to brigadier general in April 1862 and major general in December 1862. Major campaigns and battles include Kentucky and Port Hudson. After a year of captivity following Port Hudson, Gardner spent the remainder of the war in the Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana. After the war, Gardner returned to Louisiana as a planter. He died there in April 1879 and is buried in Lafayette, Louisiana. Sources: Boatner, Mark M. The Civil War Dictionary. New York: Vintage Books, 1988. Davis, William C., ed. The Confederate General. Vol. 2. National Historical Society, 1991.1860-1869Anthony, E. & H.T., New YorkGardner, Franklin, 1823-1873; Soldiers--Confederate States of America--Louisiana; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865Still imagePhotographs; Studio portraits; Cartes-de-visiteYoung, Dr. Richard C.Dr. Richard C. Young Confederate officers photograph albumLPP4, #079v5914Alabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama 36130EnglishThis material may be protected under U. S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code) which governs the making of photocopies or reproductions of copyrighted materials. You may use the digitized material for private study, scholarship, or research. Though ADAH has physical ownership of the material in its collections, in some cases we may not own the copyright to the material. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in our collections.600 PPI TIFFLPP00144http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/photo/id/6379
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General Franklin Gardner, C.S.A.

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