Gardner - Water Batteries

VIEW OF CONFEDERATE WATER BATTERIES ON THE JAMES RIVER

William Frank Browne was born in Northfield, Vermont. On the outbreak of Civil War he joined the 15th Vermont Volunteer Infantry (Co. C). Upon his discharge in August, 1863, he began working as the camp photographer of the 5th Michigan Cavalry.

In 1865 Browne was employed by Alexander Gardner as a contract photographer. A collection of photographs taken by Browne were published by Gardner under the title, View of Confederate Water Batteries on the James River.

After the war Browne returned to Northfield where he died of consumption in 1867.

Neg. #	Title	Photographer
1001	Ten Inch Columbiad and Magazine Entrance, Sand Bag Revertment, Battery Dantzler, (Howlett's,) on James River.	William Frank Browne
1002	Rear View of the same Gun, as shown in No. 1001.	"
1003	Rear View of the same Gun, as shown in No. 1001.	"
1004
1005	Seven Inch Brooke Gun, (Rifle.) Sand Bag Revertment - Hurdle Revertment - a double embrasure, designed to sweep both up and down River, which bends sharply at this Point - Dutch Gap in the distance.	"
1006	Same Gun as shown in No. 1005, with Traverse - View of Howlett's House in the distance, and the left of the Confederate Line, extending from the James to the Appomattox River in front of Bermuda Hundred.	"
1007	Rear View of the Same Gun, as shown in No. 1005, with Battery Spofford, (U. S.) near Right Cheek of Embrasure - Entrance to Magazine near left of Picture.	"
1008	Three-fourths View of the Same Gun, as shown in No. 1005.	"
1009	View up, in rear of Battery Dantzler, (Howlett's,) showing Entrance to location of Gun, as shown in No. 1001.	"
1010	Continuation of View No. 1009 showing rear of Battery Dantzler, (Howlett's,) with View of Howlett's House. Taken with instrument on top of high Magazine, shown in extreme distance of No. 1009.	"
1011	View in Rear of Battery Dantzler (Howlett's) from a point near the Old Gun Carriage, shown in No. 1010, looking back.	"
1012	View down James River from Battery Dantzler, (Howlett's) showing U. S. Batteries Sawyer and Spofford, with Butler's Tower on left - Wreck of Gunboat Drury, (Confederate) sunk by 1st Conn. Art., Jan. 24, 1865, concealed behind point of woods, in middle ground of picture.	"
1013	View, from near Howlett's, of Dutch Gap, Peninsula, showing James River on each side of the Neck of Land. This View joins on left of No. 1012.	"
1014	Ten-inch Columbiad in unfinished Battery Wood, on James River, next above Howlett's, showing Hurdle Revertment and Mask of Woods not yet cleared away.	"
1015	Ten-Inch Columbiad in unfinished Battery Wood, on James River, Hurdle Revertment. This is next Gun above that shown in No. 1014.	"
1016	Same gun as shown in 1015, with Hurdle Revertment and Epaulement - Unfinished Battery.	"
1017	View in rear of Battery Wood, showing Magazine Entrance to Gun shown in No. 1015 - Hurdle Revertment, anchored by Grape Vines.	"
1018	Eight Inch Brooke Rifled Gun, weighing 21,987 lbs., in unfinished Battery Wood, Hurdle Revertment, anchored by grape vines.	"
1019	Side View of Eight Inch Brooke Gun, weighing 21,987 lbs. Same Gun as shown in No. 1018.	"
1020
1021	Same Gun, as shown in No. 1020 - Magazine Traverse.	"
1022	Three-fourths Rear View of the Same Gun, as shown in No. 1020.	"
1023	View of Battery Semmes, looking North, the reverse of the line being seen.	"
1024	Ten-Inch Columbiad - Elevating Screw, and with other parts, having been removed by the Confederates - Battery Semmes.	"
1025	Ten-Inch Columbiad in Battery Semmes - Seen from top of Magazine - No Revertment.	"
1026	Side View of the Same Gun, as shown in No. 1025, showing the height of Magazine, and the Entrance.	"
1028	Battery Brooke from South to North-Epaulement for Gun shown in No. 1027	"
1029	Ten Inch Banded Brooke’s Gun, smooth base, in Battery Brooke, pointing towards Fort Brady, (U. S.) – Entrance to Magazine on right.	"
1030
1031	Same Gun as shown in No. 1029, showing front of Carriage.	"
1032	Seven Inch Brooke Rifle Gun in Battery Brooke—Fort Brady (U.S.) in extreme distance over terminus of gun.	"
1033
1034	Battery Brooke on James River, looking from North to South.	"
1035
1036
1037	Interior of Fort Drury - Ten-Inch Columbiad, with view down River, showing point in middle ground near where the U. S. Iron Clad Galena was repulsed in 1862 - Batteries near Chapin's Bluff in the distance.	"
1038	Interior of Fort Drury-Same Gun as shown in No. 1037.	"
1039	Interior of Fort Drury - Hot-shot Furnace - Same Columbiad as shown in No. 1037 - Pile of Balls, &c., &c.	"
1040	Extreme Battery, Drury's Bluff - Seven Inch Brooke's Rifle Gun - Portion of Hulks forming obstructions visible near left cheek of embrasure, place where Galena was repulsed in 1862 - 1st Conn. Art. on drill.	"
1041	Same View as No. 1040 - Chapin's Bluff in the distance.	"
1042	Three fourths front view of the same Gun as shown in No. 1040.	"
1043	Three-fourths rear view of the same Gun as shown in No. 1040 - Fort Darling on the right of the picture.	"
1044	Front View of the same Gun as shown in No. 1040, showing the Gabion forming the right and left cheek of the Embrasure, with Confederate Garrison in rear.	"
1045	Officer's Quarters and Magazine at Drury's Bluff.	"
1046	Ordnance Depot at Drury’s Bluff—Bird’s eye view of a Ship at the dock. This view was taken from the top of the Bluff, eighty feet above the deck.	"
1047	Officer's Quarters, Drury's Bluff, with piles of Shot and Shells in foreground, thrown from U. S. Gunboats at Fort Darling.	"
1048	Shipping, as seen through the foliage from the top of Drury's Bluff.	"
1049	View from Drury's Bluff looking down the River (James) - Chapin's Bluff below the second bend of the River.	"
1050	Grave of Frank L. Smith, who was accidentally drowned in James River; also, Confeerate Graves at Drury's Bluff.	"
1051	Eight-Inch Broke Gun slung on a captured Confederate Sling Cart, with Limber in front and a U. S. Sling Cart in rear.	"
1052	Same Gun And Sling Cart as shown in No. 1051, showing how the Gun is slung under the cart.	"
1053	View of large Sling Cart made by the Confederates to move Guns weighing 50,000 lbs. from the Tredegar Works. Used by the 1st Conn. Art. in removing the Guns from the Confederate Water Batteries on James River.	"
1054	A three-fourths rear view of the same sling cart shown in 1053— (description seen on No. 1053). This view shows the construction of the wheels, the alternate spokes projecting from opposite ends of the hubs, and all terminating in the same plane in the rim of the wheel.	"
1055	Three-fourths front View of the same Sling Cart shown in No. 1053. This view shows the Limber, Brake, and Drag Ropes used by the soldiers in assisting the Horses and mules to move Heavy Guns.	"
1056	Front Elevation of the Sling Cart shown in No. 1053.	"
1057	Rear of Sling Cart shown in No. 1053. This view shows Trunnion Rings below the Axle, Elevating Screw above and Break Levers.	"
1058
1059	View in front of Fort Drury, looking across the Ravine - Fort on the left, River on the right.	"
1060
1061	View of Low Water Battery, showing Magazine and Entrance - Portion of Obstructions visible under foliage - Chapin's Bluff in the distance.	"
1062	Obstructions in the River below Fort Drury.	"
1063	Combination of Butler's Gap and Dutch Towers.	"
1064	View in Dutch Gap. Steamtug Alida at the Entrance of the Gap.	"
1065	Brigade Band at Gen. Abbott’s Headquarters, Fort Drury.	"
1066	View of Butler's Dutch Gap Canal.	"
1067
1068	View of Confederate Gunboat Drury, blown up and sunk (by the 1st Conn. Art.) in the James River.	"
1069	View of Confederate Church at Fort Darling—Graves in the foreground—Entrance to the Fort on the right.	"
1070
1071	View of Headquarters, and Group, Fort Drury, Va.	"
1072	Adjt. General's Headquarters at Fort Drury, Va.	"
1073
1074
1075	Ordnance Depot at Broadway Landing. Ordnance awaiting shipment - Mountain Howitzer captured from U. S. Cavalry, and recaptured at Petersburg - Eight inch Columbiad (Confederate) used on Petersburg Heights - Armstrong's Blackley's, and Whitworth's Projectiles on hand barrow captured at Fort Fisher, N. C. - U. S. Howitzers on left which repulsed Confederate assault on Redoubt Dutton, June, 1864 - U. S. Navy Gun captured at Fort Clifton.	"
1076	Ordnance Depot at Broadway Landing. Confederate Mortars, Eight-Inch Cohorn 24 pdr's - U.S. Train in background - A broken Gun Carriage with temporary device.	"
1077
1078	The Ambulence Corps.	"
1079	Ordnance Depot at Broadway Landing. An Eight Inch Columbiad, captured from the Confederates on Petersburg Heights, slung on two Sling Carts—An Eight Inch Mortar slung on a small Sling Cart— A twenty pdr. Parrott slung on a Gin in the distance—Shipping, piles of Ordnance Boxes, &c.	"
1080
1081
1082
1083	Headquarters 1st Conn. Art. - Gen. Abbott and Staff.	"
1084	Fort Abbott, City Point Line, the Fort Occupied by Abraham Lincoln during the fight, in front of Petersburg, that resulted in its capture.	"
1085	Military Executions, City Point, Va. Hollow Square formed around the Gallows, April 1865.	"
1086	Charlotte Candee's Monument, Greenwood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York.	"

	The images below were taken by Browne, and DO correspond to a catalog number - which I haven't seen yet. The numbers below represent the arbitrary numbers assigned them by the Library of Congress - a very frustrating phenomenon. They are included here for completeness, but should not be taken to represent original catalog numbers or descriptions.

1118	[View of Fort Darling, Drewry's Bluff, James River from above the "masked battery."]	"
1120	[View of ravine and "masked battery" from Fort Darling, Drewry's Bluff, James River.]	"
1123	[View of Ravine on the the south side of the river near Fort Darling, James River.]	"
1130	Magazine in Battery Rodgers. on the Potomac.	"
1136	[Adjutant's quarters, 1st Connecticut Heavy Artillery, Fort Darling.]	"
1138	[	"
1139	[Gen. Abbot's quarters, 1st Connecticut Heavy Artillery, Fort Darling, April 1865.]	"
1140	Fifteen-inch gun in Battery Rogers on the Potomac.	"
1150	[Sling Cart used in removing catured artillery at Fort Darling.]	"
1151	Sling Cart for moving Heavy Cannon.	"
1152	[Sling Cart used in removing catured artillery at Fort Darling.]	"
1155	[Sling Cart used in removing catured artillery at Fort Darling, April 1865.]	"