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The Scene on Jerusalem Plank Road (Siege of Petersburg) Item Info
- Abstract:
- First signed drawing?.
- Title:
- The Scene on Jerusalem Plank Road (Siege of Petersburg)
- Artist:
- Becker, Joseph, 1841-1910
- Date:
- August 25, 1864
- Transcription:
- Recto: no text.;Verso: "The 2nd Corp. Ambulance wagons conveying the wounded to the hospitals and the 9th Corps marching to the field of battle at Ream's Station Aug 25 Sketched on the Jerusalem Plank Road [Signed] Joseph Becker."
- Subjects:
- Virginia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 Petersburg (Va.)--History--Siege, 1864-1865 United States--Army--Ambulances
- Condition:
- Central horizontal fold and weak lower right corner.
- Place:
- Virginia--Dinwiddie--Petersburg Virginia--Dinwiddie county--Reams
- Medium:
- graphite on wove paper
- Dimensions:
- 9.75 x 6.25 in.
- Genre:
- Image;StillImage
- Coordinates:
- 37.2279279, -77.4019266999999
- Source:
- Original drawing location: CW-JB-VA-8/25/64a (Box 1.)
- URI:
- http://hdl.handle.net/2345/4563
- Ref. Number:
- (Becker)CW-JB-VA-8/25/64a
- Collection:
- America's Civil War Years: Multiple Perspectives
- Tags:
- Hospital Night scene Ream's Station Wounded Soldier
- Format:
- image/jpeg
Attribution
- Citation:
- "The Scene on Jerusalem Plank Road (Siege of Petersburg)", The Becker Collection, Boston College Libraries, /items/2974.html