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Evacuation of Corinth, Mississippi - The Rebel Fortifications Item Info

Abstract:
Large panorama.
Title:
Evacuation of Corinth, Mississippi - The Rebel Fortifications
Artist:
Lovie, Henri
Date:
May 30, 1862
Transcription:
Recto: "[different hand] Evacuation of Corinth, Miss. Rebel fortifications from the Northern angle looking South. Pursuit of the retreating rebels by National Cavalry under Gen. Smith. From a sketch etc. as above. // [Lovie's hand] Evacuation of Corinth The Rebel Fortifications. From the northern angle looking south. Pursuit by Gen. Smith's Cavalry.";Verso: no text.
Subjects:
Mississippi--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Evacuation of civilians Fortification--Mississippi--Corinth
Condition:
Dog ears and loss of paper at all but upper right; vertical folds.
Place:
Mississippi--Alcorn--Corinth
Medium:
graphite on wove paper with brown ink writing
Dimensions:
9 x 14 in.
Genre:
Image;StillImage
Coordinates:
34.9342548, -88.5222702
Source:
Original drawing location: CW-HL-MS-5/30/62b (Box 5.)
URI:
http://hdl.handle.net/2345/4511
Ref. Number:
(Becker)CW-HL-MS-5/30/62b
Collection:
Architecture and Townscapes
Tags:
Cavalry Trench
Format:
image/jpeg
Attribution
Citation:
"Evacuation of Corinth, Mississippi - The Rebel Fortifications", The Becker Collection, Boston College Libraries, /items/2683.html