IMAGE

The Army in the Advance (Upton's Hill) Item Info

Abstract:
Sketchy parade scene with nice landscape.
Title:
The Army in the Advance (Upton's Hill)
Artist:
Lumley, Arthur, ca. 1837-1912
Date:
September 16, 1862
Transcription:
Recto: "Febre's house - Secesh // The Army in the Advance // Encampment of the N.Y. 25th Regt Col. // Col. ?, E. Kerrigan - on Upton's Hill, Va. // There was a report in the N.Y. Herald that Febre's house was burnt which is not the case - it still stands there - // The Evening Parade" "[Signed] Lumley Upson's [sic] Hill, Virginia.";Verso: no text.
Subjects:
Virginia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 United States--Army--New York Infantry Regiment, 25th (1861-1863)--Military life
Condition:
Ripping along upper and lower margins; foxing and dog ears on left margin; pin marks.
Place:
Virginia
Medium:
graphite on laid and sized paper
Dimensions:
14.25 x 8.75 in.
Genre:
Image;StillImage
Coordinates:
37.4315734, -78.6568942
Source:
Original drawing location: CW-AL-VA-9/16/62 (Box 4.)
URI:
http://hdl.handle.net/2345/4549
Ref. Number:
(Becker)CW-AL-VA-9/16/62
Collection:
Military Camp Life
Tags:
Architecture Gun Horses Tent
Format:
image/jpeg
Attribution
Citation:
"The Army in the Advance (Upton's Hill)", The Becker Collection, Boston College Libraries, /items/2016.html