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Battle of the Wilderness Item Info
- Abstract:
- Developed landscape; in Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper 5/28/1864.
- Title:
- Battle of the Wilderness
- Artist:
- Becker, Joseph, 1841-1910
- Date:
- May 6, 1864
- Transcription:
- Recto: "Burnside's 9th corps going into action // Fire in the woods // Grant and staff // Signal Corps // [etc.] // [different hand] Ruin of a barn on Wilderness Farm // 5th Corps // Parker's Fore.";Verso: "Friday May 6th 1864 // 6 inches wide", different hand: "Battle of the Wilderness // Friday 6th May // Used May 1864".
- Subjects:
- Virginia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 Wilderness, Battle of the, Va., 1864
- Condition:
- Two panels of paper, once glued together. Pin marks in lower right margin of left panel. Numerous stains and smudging..
- Place:
- Virginia--Spotsylvania--Wilderness
- Medium:
- graphite on wove paper
- Dimensions:
- Each panel 10 x 6.5 in.
- Genre:
- Image;StillImage
- Coordinates:
- 38.3094059, -77.6561004
- Source:
- Original drawing location: CW-JB-VA-5/6/64a + b (Box 1.)
- URI:
- http://hdl.handle.net/2345/4554
- Ref. Number:
- (Becker)CW-JB-VA-5/6/64a + b
- Collection:
- Panoramas and Landscapes
- Tags:
- Battlefield panorama Cannon Flag Horses
- Format:
- image/jpeg
Attribution
- Citation:
- "Battle of the Wilderness", The Becker Collection, Boston College Libraries, /items/2204.html