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Scene near the Defenses of Washington Item Info
- Title:
- Scene near the Defenses of Washington
- Artist:
- B. H. D.
- Date:
- July 12, 1864
- Transcription:
- Recto: "House burned by the enemy // Rebel Bolting // Rebels advancing // wheat fields // Rebel line of skirmishes // Hay field // militia // dismounted cavalryman // veteran reserves // scene near the Defenses of Washington Rebels assault our outworks. are repulsed by the militia & Veteran Reserve Corps & Dismounted cavalry // sketched July 12th 1864 by B.H.D. on the spot.";Verso: No text.
- Subjects:
- Washington (D.C.)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 Maryland Campaign, 1864
- Condition:
- Very thin paper; crease marks vertically across most of sheet.
- Place:
- District of Columbia--Washington
- Medium:
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions:
- 8.25 x 5.0 in.
- Genre:
- Image;StillImage
- Coordinates:
- 38.9071923, -77.0368707
- Source:
- Original drawing location: CW-BHD-DC-7-12-64 (Box 10).
- URI:
- http://hdl.handle.net/2345/4970
- Ref. Number:
- (Becker)CW-BHD-DC-7-12-64
- Collection:
- America's Civil War Years: Multiple Perspectives
- Tags:
- Battle Cavalry Gun Landscape Rebel battery Rebels Rifle Veteran reserves Wounded
- Format:
- image/jpeg
Attribution
- Citation:
- "Scene near the Defenses of Washington", The Becker Collection, Boston College Libraries, /items/2962.html