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Burnside Passing Along the Line (Battle of the Wilderness) Item Info
- Abstract:
- Schematic; also has contemporary glossy reproduction (may be the 4 1/2 inches referred to on recto). This is the only drawing with such a reproduction, stored in Box 1.
- Title:
- Burnside Passing Along the Line (Battle of the Wilderness)
- Artist:
- Becker, Joseph, 1841-1910
- Date:
- May 7, 1864
- Transcription:
- Recto: "Left Centre // Burnside passing along the line // Saturday Afternoon May 7.";Verso: "Wilderness // 4 1/2 wide."
- Subjects:
- Virginia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 Burnside, Ambrose Everett,--1824-1881 Wilderness, Battle of the, Va., 1864
- Condition:
- Vertical and horizontal folds; ripped corners, tack marks in each corner; brown stain along right horizontal axis.
- Place:
- Virginia--Spotsylvania--Wilderness
- Medium:
- graphite on wove paper
- Dimensions:
- 10 x 6.5 in.
- Genre:
- Image;StillImage
- Coordinates:
- 38.3094059, -77.6561004
- Source:
- Original drawing location: CW-JB-VA-5/7/64 (Box 1.)
- URI:
- http://hdl.handle.net/2345/4557
- Ref. Number:
- (Becker)CW-JB-VA-5/7/64
- Collection:
- America's Civil War Years: Multiple Perspectives
- Tags:
- Horses Wounded Soldier
- Format:
- image/jpeg
Attribution
- Citation:
- "Burnside Passing Along the Line (Battle of the Wilderness)", The Becker Collection, Boston College Libraries, /items/2955.html