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The Siege of Petersburg - Shelling the Town from Captain Roemer's Battalion Item Info
- Abstract:
- Battle scene; in Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper 7/30/1864.
- Title:
- The Siege of Petersburg - Shelling the Town from Captain Roemer's Battalion
- Artist:
- McCallum, Andrew
- Date:
- July 30, 1864
- Transcription:
- Recto: "[Signed] Amc.";Verso: "Explanation // 1 Direction of Petersburg distance about 1 1/2 miles // 2 Rebel line with forts // 3 Norfolk and Petersburg RR // 4 Our skirmish line // 5 Our front line of intrenchment // 6 Barn with Battery in front of it // 7 & 8 Capt Roemers and Twitchells Batteries 134th of NY and 7th of Me) // The Siege of Petersburg // Shelling the Town from Capts Roemers Battery 3rd Div. 9th A Corps // Brig Gen. O.B. Willcox Cmdg." [Numbers corresponding to drawing]
- Subjects:
- Virginia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Artillery operations Petersburg (Va.)--History--Siege, 1864-1865
- Condition:
- Good; tear at bottom center.
- Place:
- Virginia--Dinwiddie--Petersburg
- Medium:
- graphite on blue-lined laid white paper
- Dimensions:
- 12.5 x 8 folded; 25 x 16 unfolded in.
- Genre:
- Image;StillImage
- Coordinates:
- 37.2279279, -77.4019266999999
- Source:
- Original drawing location: CW-AM-VA-7/30/64a (Box 4.)
- URI:
- http://hdl.handle.net/2345/4533
- Ref. Number:
- (Becker)CW-AM-VA-7/30/64a
- Collection:
- America's Civil War Years: Multiple Perspectives
- Tags:
- Battle Cannon Railroad
- Format:
- image/jpeg
Attribution
- Citation:
- "The Siege of Petersburg - Shelling the Town from Captain Roemer's Battalion", The Becker Collection, Boston College Libraries, /items/2964.html