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Scenes in the Army of the Potomac (Siege of Petersburg) Item Info

Abstract:
Camp scenes.
Title:
Scenes in the Army of the Potomac (Siege of Petersburg)
Artist:
Becker, Joseph, 1841-1910
Date:
September? 1864
Transcription:
Recto: "Scenes in the Army of the Potomac // Cavalry [riders?] guarding the Roads // Building a bridge for Ambulances.";Verso: blank.
Subjects:
Virginia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 Petersburg (Va.)--History--Siege, 1864-1865 United States--Army--Cavalry--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Condition:
Vertical crease and loss of paper along lower margin.
Place:
Virginia--Dinwiddie--Petersburg
Medium:
graphite on wove paper
Dimensions:
9.75 x 4.5 in.
Genre:
Image;StillImage
Coordinates:
37.2279279, -77.4019266999999
Source:
Original drawing location: CW-JB-VA-9/64g (Box 1.)
URI:
http://hdl.handle.net/2345/4586
Ref. Number:
(Becker)CW-JB-VA-9/64g
Collection:
America's Civil War Years: Multiple Perspectives
Tags:
Ambulance Covered wagon Horses Infrastructure Tent
Format:
image/jpeg
Attribution
Citation:
"Scenes in the Army of the Potomac (Siege of Petersburg)", The Becker Collection, Boston College Libraries, /items/2980.html