IMAGE
Execution of Frank McIlhenney, Deserted to the Enemy Item Info
- Abstract:
- Execution scene.
- Title:
- Execution of Frank McIlhenney, Deserted to the Enemy
- Artist:
- Mullen, E. F.
- Date:
- August 8, 1864
- Transcription:
- Recto: No text.;Verso: "Execution of Frank McIlhenney of the 24th Mass Regt on the afternoon of the 8th August at Deep Bottom, Va. // Deserted to the Enemy and Served in the Rebel Army for Nine months and deserted from them at deep Bottom. // [signed] Edward Mullen."
- Subjects:
- Virginia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 Firing squads (Execution) Executions and executioners Military deserters
- Condition:
- Vertical and horizontal folds; loss of paper at three corners; dog ear at upper left; loss of paper at upper and lower margins.
- Place:
- Virginia
- Medium:
- Graphite on heavy gauge wove paper
- Dimensions:
- 9.75 x 13.25 in.
- Genre:
- Image;StillImage
- Coordinates:
- 37.4315734, -78.6568942
- Source:
- Original drawing location: CW-EM-VA-8/8/64 (Box 7.)
- URI:
- http://hdl.handle.net/2345/4747
- Ref. Number:
- (Becker)CW-EM-VA-8/8/64
- Collection:
- America's Civil War Years: Multiple Perspectives
- Tags:
- Ceremony
- Format:
- image/jpeg
Attribution
- Citation:
- "Execution of Frank McIlhenney, Deserted to the Enemy", The Becker Collection, Boston College Libraries, /items/2967.html