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Antietam: General View of the Battle, September 17 Item Info
- Abstract:
- Sketchy panorama.
- Title:
- Antietam: General View of the Battle, September 17
- Artist:
- Schell, Francis H., 1834-1909
- Date:
- September 17, 1862
- Transcription:
- Recto: "Infantry engagements // white fringe of smoke at base of woods -- infantry fire // Heavy union batteries on this side // Ploughed field // General view of the battle of _______. Wednesday, 17th Sept..;Verso: No text.
- Subjects:
- Maryland--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 Antietam (Md.) Battlefields--History--19th century
- Condition:
- Vertical and horizontal folds; loss of paper at lower left corner; dog ears at all others.
- Place:
- Maryland--Washington--Antietam
- Medium:
- Graphite on wove paper
- Dimensions:
- 8.5 x 13.25 in.
- Genre:
- Image;StillImage
- Coordinates:
- 39.416111, -77.7424999999999
- Source:
- Original drawing location: CW-FHS-MD-9/17/62b (Box 8.)
- URI:
- http://hdl.handle.net/2345/4882
- Ref. Number:
- (Becker)CW-FHS-MD-9/17/62b
- Collection:
- America's Civil War Years: Multiple Perspectives
- Format:
- image/jpeg
Attribution
- Citation:
- "Antietam: General View of the Battle, September 17", The Becker Collection, Boston College Libraries, /items/2917.html