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Spotsylvania Courthouse Item Info
- Abstract:
- Rather hurried; seems to be associated with CW-JB-VA-5/10/64b.
- Title:
- Spotsylvania Courthouse
- Artist:
- Becker, Joseph, 1841-1910
- Date:
- May 11, 1864
- Transcription:
- Recto: "Burnside and the 9th corps falling back to form a second line of battle Wednesday afternoon // Army wagon leaving at full speed // The road full of stragglers // Union hospital // [different hand] May 11th.";Verso: "Spotsylvania courthouse Wednesday afternoon May 11th."
- Subjects:
- Virginia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 Spotsylvania Court House, Battle of, Va., 1864 Military hospitals--Virginia
- Condition:
- Several uneven fold marks; crumbling at corners; small rips along edges.
- Place:
- Virginia--Spotsylvania--Spotsylvania Court House Battlefield
- Medium:
- graphite on wove paper
- Dimensions:
- 13 x 9.75 in.
- Genre:
- Image;StillImage
- Coordinates:
- 38.2191268, -77.6143027
- Source:
- Original drawing location: CW-JB-VA-5/11/64 (Box 1.)
- URI:
- http://hdl.handle.net/2345/4560
- Ref. Number:
- (Becker)CW-JB-VA-5/11/64
- Collection:
- America's Civil War Years: Multiple Perspectives
- Tags:
- Covered wagon
- Format:
- image/jpeg
Attribution
- Citation:
- "Spotsylvania Courthouse", The Becker Collection, Boston College Libraries, /items/2957.html