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Confederates Shelling Our Advanced Forces near Funkstown, Maryland - View from the Signal Station Item Info
- Abstract:
- Distant battle scene.
- Title:
- Confederates Shelling Our Advanced Forces near Funkstown, Maryland - View from the Signal Station
- Artist:
- Bonwill, Charles E. H., b. ca. 1836
- Date:
- July 10, 1863
- Transcription:
- Recto: "woods // Funkstown 1 1/2 miles distant // hill beyond // hill 2 miles beyond // View from the Signal Station, Confederate Shelling on advanced forces 6th Corps near Funkstown, Md. July 10th/63.";Verso: "The Confederates were in possession of Funkstown, and with one battery shelled our forces on the left and right, while infantry engaged our advance which did not go beyond the crest of the hill. No 'rebs' can be seen in this view. // July 10th/63 // [signed] C.C.H.B."
- Subjects:
- Funkstown (Md.)--History--19th century Maryland--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 Bombardment--Maryland--Funkstown
- Condition:
- Horizontal folds; uneven paper at right and lower margins; loss of paper at lower right corner; dog ear at upper right.
- Place:
- Maryland--Washington--Funkstown
- Medium:
- Graphite on wove paper
- Dimensions:
- 5 x 6.5 in.
- Genre:
- Image;StillImage
- Coordinates:
- 39.6089859, -77.7044370999999
- Source:
- Original drawing location: CW-CB-MD-7/10/63 (Box 7.)
- URI:
- http://hdl.handle.net/2345/4687
- Ref. Number:
- (Becker)CW-CB-MD-7/10/63
- Collection:
- America's Civil War Years: Multiple Perspectives
- Tags:
- Flag Signal station
- Format:
- image/jpeg
Attribution
- Citation:
- "Confederates Shelling Our Advanced Forces near Funkstown, Maryland - View from the Signal Station", The Becker Collection, Boston College Libraries, /items/2934.html