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Siege of Petersburg - Large Fort on the Left of Our Lines Item Info
- Abstract:
- In Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper 9/24/1864.
- Title:
- Siege of Petersburg - Large Fort on the Left of Our Lines
- Artist:
- McCallum, Andrew
- Date:
- September 24, 1864
- Transcription:
- Recto: "1. Large Fort on the left of our lines 5th Corps // 2. Track of the Weldon Railroad // 3. Abattus // 4. lines of the 9th A.C. // 5. Working parties deepening the ditch // 6. Relief working parties // The size of this fort is not exaggerated only a small portion of it is seen in the view. It is a good illustration of what the army has to do in this war. The working parties are introduced to show the size of the work if carefully drawn this might have a good effect. They are still at work in the fort.";Verso: no text.
- Subjects:
- Petersburg (Va.)--History--Siege, 1864-1865 Virginia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 Fortification--Virginia
- Condition:
- Loss of paper at upper right corner and along right margin; glue spots above horizon.
- Place:
- Virginia--Dinwiddie--Petersburg
- Medium:
- graphite on wove paper with incidental splashes of gouache
- Dimensions:
- 9.5 x 6.5 in.
- Genre:
- Image;StillImage
- Coordinates:
- 37.2279279, -77.4019266999999
- Source:
- Original drawing location: CW-AM-VA-9/24/64b (Box 4.)
- URI:
- http://hdl.handle.net/2345/4538
- Ref. Number:
- (Becker)CW-AM-VA-9/24/64b
- Collection:
- America's Civil War Years: Multiple Perspectives
- Tags:
- Military infrastructure Railroad
- Format:
- image/jpeg
Attribution
- Citation:
- "Siege of Petersburg - Large Fort on the Left of Our Lines", The Becker Collection, Boston College Libraries, /items/2997.html