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Position on Friday Morning (Siege of Petersburg) Item Info

Abstract:
Very schematic.
Title:
Position on Friday Morning (Siege of Petersburg)
Artist:
Becker, Joseph, 1841-1910
Date:
August 20, 1864
Transcription:
Recto: "Position of two opposing lines on Friday morning if you wish to publish that engagement // Rebels // Union line of battle // No earthworks were here on Friday // Batteries // No.2.";Verso: CW-JB-VA-8/20/64c.
Subjects:
Virginia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 Petersburg (Va.)--History--Siege, 1864-1865
Condition:
Two vertical folds; lined paper glued to right margin; crumbling at left side.
Place:
Virginia--Dinwiddie--Petersburg
Medium:
graphite on wove paper
Dimensions:
7.25 x 4.5 in.
Genre:
Image;StillImage
Coordinates:
37.2279279, -77.4019266999999
Source:
Original drawing location: CW-JB-VA-8/20/64c (Box 1.)
URI:
http://hdl.handle.net/2345/4562
Ref. Number:
(Becker)CW-JB-VA-8/20/64c
Collection:
America's Civil War Years: Multiple Perspectives
Tags:
Battle diagram
Format:
image/jpeg
Attribution
Citation:
"Position on Friday Morning (Siege of Petersburg)", The Becker Collection, Boston College Libraries, /items/2970.html