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Entrenchments Surrounding the City Item Info
- Title:
- Entrenchments Surrounding the City
- Artist:
- McComas, William R
- Date:
- September 21, [1861]
- Transcription:
- Recto: "Paducah KY Sept. 21st // Entrenchments Surrounding the City // W.R. McComas.";Verso: "The City of Paducah is surrounded with entrenchments from part of which is sketched. They are built at intervals of 1/8 of a mile apart, in front of these again a cheveaux-du-frise is constructed to guard against the surprise of Infantry."
- Subjects:
- Kentucky--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 Fortification--Kentucky--Paducah
- Condition:
- Folds at upper left corner; vertical fold at center.
- Place:
- Kentucky--McCracken--Paducah
- Medium:
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions:
- 11.0 x 5.25 in.
- Genre:
- Image;StillImage
- Coordinates:
- 37.0833893, -88.6000478
- Source:
- Original drawing location: CW-WRMC-KY-9-21-61 (Box 9).
- URI:
- http://hdl.handle.net/2345/4973
- Ref. Number:
- (Becker)CW-WRMC-KY-9-21-61
- Collection:
- America's Civil War Years: Multiple Perspectives
- Tags:
- Cannon Fortifications Structure
- Format:
- image/jpeg
Attribution
- Citation:
- "Entrenchments Surrounding the City", The Becker Collection, Boston College Libraries, /items/2879.html