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The Pursuit - Laurel Hill Item Info
- Title:
- The Pursuit - Laurel Hill
- Artist:
- Lovie, Henri
- Date:
- July 1861
- Transcription:
- Recto: "Raining in torrents. Mud over ankles. Men worn out. At first cannon shot they waked up and at every shot quickened their steps till the[y] came in leaning forward and going double quick. Military stores of all description scattered on the road. // The Pursuit: Laurel Hill: The Sound of the First Gun.";Verso: no text.
- Subjects:
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 West Virginia Campaign, 1861
- Condition:
- Poor; loss of paper on lower right corner and ripping along left and bottom margins.
- Place:
- West Virginia
- Medium:
- graphite on wove paper
- Dimensions:
- 11.5 x 11 in.
- Genre:
- Image;StillImage
- Coordinates:
- 38.5976262, -80.4549026
- Source:
- Original drawing location: CW-HL-WV-7/61a (Box 5.)
- URI:
- http://hdl.handle.net/2345/4480
- Ref. Number:
- (Becker)CW-HL-WV-7/61a
- Collection:
- America's Civil War Years: Multiple Perspectives
- Tags:
- Barrel Bayonet Figures Rifle Soldier Uniform
- Format:
- image/jpeg
Attribution
- Citation:
- "The Pursuit - Laurel Hill", The Becker Collection, Boston College Libraries, /items/2868.html