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Siege of Vicksburg - Life in the Trenches Item Info
- Abstract:
- Interesting camp scene; note defecating man on right hand side; in Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper (no doubt w/out above detail) 7/25/1863.
- Title:
- Siege of Vicksburg - Life in the Trenches
- Artist:
- Schell, Frederic B.
- Date:
- May-June 1863
- Transcription:
- Recto: "No. 1 // 80 ft deep -.";Verso: "Siege of Vicksburg - How are men live in the trenches. Portion of [inserted: Leggett's Brigade] McPherson's 17th Army Corps - Bivouacked at the 'White House' - Notice the two short holes in the house - which is already well riddled. The opening in the bank to the left of the house is the entrance to the covered way by which the rebel works are approached // [different hand] Life in the Trenches."
- Subjects:
- Mississippi--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 Vicksburg (Miss.)--History--Siege, 1863 United States--Army--Corps, 17th Military camps--History--19th century Military life
- Condition:
- Vertical and horizontal folds; loss of paper at upper corners.
- Place:
- Mississippi--Warren--Vicksburg
- Medium:
- Graphite on heavy gauge wove paper
- Dimensions:
- 9.5 x 13.25 in.
- Genre:
- Image;StillImage
- Coordinates:
- 32.3526456, -90.877882
- Source:
- Original drawing location: CW-FBS-MS-5-6/63a (Box 7.)
- URI:
- http://hdl.handle.net/2345/4773
- Ref. Number:
- (Becker)CW-FBS-MS-5-6/63a
- Collection:
- Military Camp Life
- Tags:
- Architecture Tent
- Format:
- image/jpeg
Attribution
- Citation:
- "Siege of Vicksburg - Life in the Trenches", The Becker Collection, Boston College Libraries, /items/2013.html