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Scene in One of the Camps of the Negro Regiment: Mode of Punishing Negro Soldiers for Various Offences (Siege of Petersburg) Item Info
- Abstract:
- Image of Blacks; in Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper 10/10/64 p. 81 (in apparent conflict with date on drawing).
- Title:
- Scene in One of the Camps of the Negro Regiment: Mode of Punishing Negro Soldiers for Various Offences (Siege of Petersburg)
- Artist:
- Becker, Joseph, 1841-1910
- Date:
- October 31, 1864
- Transcription:
- Recto: No text.;Verso: "Scene in one of the camps of the Negro regiments on the left of the line // Mode of punishing negro soldiers for various offences // Oct 31 [Signed] Joseph Becker // 5 1/2 wide."
- Subjects:
- Virginia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--African Americans Petersburg (Va.)--History--Siege, 1864-1865 Military discipline--United States--History--19th century
- Condition:
- Loss of paper on left margin; pin holes in each corner; vertical crease; small smudges and stains.
- Place:
- Virginia--Dinwiddie--Petersburg
- Medium:
- graphite and charcoal on wove paper
- Dimensions:
- 10 x 6.5 in.
- Genre:
- Image;StillImage
- Coordinates:
- 37.2279279, -77.4019266999999
- Source:
- Original drawing location: CW-JB-VA-10/31/64 (Box 2).
- URI:
- http://hdl.handle.net/2345/5134
- Ref. Number:
- (Becker)CW-JB-VA-10/31/64
- Collection:
- African-Americans
- Tags:
- African-American Camp life Military discipline
- Format:
- image/jpeg
Attribution
- Citation:
- "Scene in One of the Camps of the Negro Regiment: Mode of Punishing Negro Soldiers for Various Offences (Siege of Petersburg)", The Becker Collection, Boston College Libraries, /items/2655.html