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Regular Engineers Building a Bridge Across the Antietam near Funkstown, Maryland Item Info

Abstract:
Sketchy view of builders in action; in Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper 8/8/1863.
Title:
Regular Engineers Building a Bridge Across the Antietam near Funkstown, Maryland
Artist:
Bonwill, Charles E. H., b. ca. 1836
Date:
June 11, 1863
Transcription:
Recto: no text.;Verso: "Regular Engineers Building a bridge across the Antietam near Funkstown, Md. // Capt. Wndell Comd'g Engineers Corps U.S.A. // June 11th 1863."
Subjects:
Antietam Creek (Pa. and Md.)--History--19th century Maryland--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 Bridges--Maryland
Condition:
Vertical and horizontal folds; darkening along left margin; dog ear at both right corner; paper missing along upper margin.
Place:
Maryland--Washington--Funkstown Maryland--Washington county--Little Antietam Creek
Medium:
Graphite on wove paper
Dimensions:
6.5 x 10 in.
Genre:
Image;StillImage
Coordinates:
39.6089859, -77.7044370999999
Source:
Original drawing location: CW-CB-MD-6/11/63 (Box 7.)
URI:
http://hdl.handle.net/2345/4685
Ref. Number:
(Becker)CW-CB-MD-6/11/63
Collection:
America's Civil War Years: Multiple Perspectives
Format:
image/jpeg
Attribution
Citation:
"Regular Engineers Building a Bridge Across the Antietam near Funkstown, Maryland", The Becker Collection, Boston College Libraries, /items/2929.html