A Sharpshooter's Last Sleep, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

Alexander Gardner

National Gallery of Art

This is a black-and-white photograph of a war-torn landscape with a fallen figure on the ground. The scene is characterized by rough terrain of rocks and muddy, uneven earth. In the center of the image, a figure is lying flat among the grass and dirt, with a gun laying on the ground next to them. They have light skin, dark hair, and a dark jacket open to show a white shirt. There are many shapes in the background that could be other bodies or the remnants of clothing or belongings.