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The Skirmish near Belmont, Missouri Item Info
- Abstract:
- Panoramic landscape; companion drawing in Library of Congress Prints and Drawings Collection attributed to Edwin Forbes.
- Title:
- The Skirmish near Belmont, Missouri
- Artist:
- Forbes, Edwin, 1839-1895
- Date:
- November 7, 1861
- Transcription:
- Recto: [numerals 1 to 16].;Verso: "The skirmish near Belmont, Missouri" // "By an eyewitness// Explanation: // 1. General Grant & Staff, direction the movements of the troops. // 2. General McClernand, leading the charge, at the head of the 31st Regt., Ill. Vol. // 3. The 31st Regiment, Ill. Vol., Colonel Logan, followed by the 22nd Regt., Col. [Henry] Dougherty (after wounded) // 4. The body of Lt. Col. [Augustus] Wentz, 7th. Iowa Regt. // 5. The body of Capt. Pulaski, Aide de Camp to Gen. McClernand. // 6. One of the caissons, ordered to the field from the rear. // 7. The 27th Regiment, [Ill. Vol. Inf.], Col. [Napoleon B.] Buford. // 8. The 30th Regiment, [Ill. Vol. Inf.], Col. [Philip B.] Fouke. // 9. Four pieces of Capt. [Ezra] Taylor's Battery of Light Artillery [Btry B, 1st Regt., Ill. Vol. Lt. Art.] // 10. The 7th Iowa Regiment, Col. [Jacob G.] Lauman (wounded at the time). // 11. Capt. Adolph Schwartz [Btry. E, 2nd Regt., Ill. Vol. Lt. Art.] taking possession of the enemy's field battery // 12. The battery of the enemy // 13. Artillery horses of the enemy // 14. Batteries of heavy ordnance at Columbus // 15. Camp of the enemy at Columbus // 16. The ferry boat of the enemy."
- Subjects:
- Missouri--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 Grant, Ulysses S.--(Ulysses Simpson),--1822-1885 McClernand, John A.--(John Alexander),--1812-1900 Wentz, Augustus United States--Army--Illinois Infantry Regiment, 31st (1861-1865) United States--Army.--Iowa Infantry Regiment, 7th (1861-1865) Belmont, Battle of, Belmont, Mo., 1861 Caissons
- Condition:
- Folds and pin marks.
- Place:
- Missouri--Mississippi--Belmont Landing
- Medium:
- graphite on wove paper
- Dimensions:
- 13.75 x 6.25 in.
- Genre:
- Image;StillImage
- Coordinates:
- 36.7664457, -89.1217338
- Source:
- Original drawing location: CW-EF-MO-11/7/61 (Box 4).
- URI:
- http://hdl.handle.net/2345/4910
- Ref. Number:
- (Becker)CW-EF-MO-11/7/61
- Collection:
- America's Civil War Years: Multiple Perspectives
- Format:
- image/jpeg
Attribution
- Citation:
- "The Skirmish near Belmont, Missouri", The Becker Collection, Boston College Libraries, /items/2886.html