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Arrival of Rebel Prisoners to Stockade Prison at Stevenson, Alabama Item Info

Title:
Arrival of Rebel Prisoners to Stockade Prison at Stevenson, Alabama
Artist:
Hillen, John Francis Edward, 1819-1865
Date:
October 28th, 1863
Transcription:
Recto: no text.;Verso: "[in red pencil] arrival at the stokade [sic] prison of Stevenson, Alab of 42 Bushwackers - among whom the celebrated Capt. Jim Curley, the murder [sic] of Gen. Rob McCook August 1862. They were sought by the 4th O. cav. October 28th 1863 // by J.F.E. Hillen."
Subjects:
Alabama--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Prisons and prisoners Stevenson (Ala.)--History Prisoners of war--Confederate States of America
Condition:
Bottom corners dog eared; brown smudge on fence.
Place:
Alabama--Jackson--Stevenson
Medium:
graphite, black ink and black ink wash on wove paper
Dimensions:
10.25 x 7.5 in.
Genre:
Image;StillImage
Coordinates:
34.8686932, -85.8394199
Source:
Original drawing location: CW-JH-AL-10/28/63 (Box 4.)
URI:
http://hdl.handle.net/2345/4660
Ref. Number:
(Becker)CW-JH-AL-10/28/63
Collection:
America's Civil War Years: Multiple Perspectives
Tags:
Horses Prison
Format:
image/jpeg
Attribution
Citation:
"Arrival of Rebel Prisoners to Stockade Prison at Stevenson, Alabama", The Becker Collection, Boston College Libraries, /items/2945.html