IMAGE
Battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse Item Info
- Abstract:
- Schematic in foreground with developed landscape.
- Title:
- Battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse
- Artist:
- Becker, Joseph, 1841-1910
- Date:
- May 10, 1864
- Transcription:
- Recto: "Pickets to prevent straggling // soldiers and officers as spectators // ploughed field // Union troops // Rebel bat. // Rebels.";Verso: "Battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse Tuesday afternoon May 10th."
- Subjects:
- Virginia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 Spotsylvania Court House, Battle of, Va., 1864
- Condition:
- Vertical central fold; crumbling at lower right corner; darkening at left lower corner.
- Place:
- Virginia--Spotsylvania--Spotsylvania Court House Battlefield
- Medium:
- graphite on wove paper
- Dimensions:
- 13 x 9.75 in.
- Genre:
- Image;StillImage
- Coordinates:
- 38.2191268, -77.6143027
- Source:
- Original drawing location: CW-JB-VA-5/10/64a (Box 1.)
- URI:
- http://hdl.handle.net/2345/4558
- Ref. Number:
- (Becker)CW-JB-VA-5/10/64a
- Collection:
- Panoramas and Landscapes
- Tags:
- Battlefield panorama
- Format:
- image/jpeg
Attribution
- Citation:
- "Battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse", The Becker Collection, Boston College Libraries, /items/2202.html