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Hospital of the 9th Corps (Siege of Petersburg) Item Info
- Abstract:
- Fine landscape.
- Title:
- Hospital of the 9th Corps (Siege of Petersburg)
- Artist:
- Becker, Joseph, 1841-1910
- Date:
- September? 1864
- Transcription:
- Recto: "Va.";Verso: "Hospital of the 9th Corps in the rear of the Union Army in front of Petersburg // is situated on the road leading from City Point to the Army." Light sketch of houses and trees.
- Subjects:
- Virginia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 Petersburg (Va.)--History--Siege, 1864-1865 Military hospitals--United States--19th century
- Condition:
- Vertical folds and dog ears at right corners.
- Place:
- Virginia--Dinwiddie--Petersburg
- Medium:
- graphite on wove paper
- Dimensions:
- 4.5 x 7.25 in.
- Genre:
- Image;StillImage
- Coordinates:
- 37.2279279, -77.4019266999999
- Source:
- Original drawing location: CW-JB-VA-9/64f (Box 1.)
- URI:
- http://hdl.handle.net/2345/4585
- Ref. Number:
- (Becker)CW-JB-VA-9/64f
- Collection:
- America's Civil War Years: Multiple Perspectives
- Tags:
- Camp life Covered wagon Flag Tent
- Format:
- image/jpeg
Attribution
- Citation:
- "Hospital of the 9th Corps (Siege of Petersburg)", The Becker Collection, Boston College Libraries, /items/2979.html