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Artillery Men Building Works for the Protection of Their Guns (Battle of Poplar Springs Church - Peeble's Farm) Item Info

Abstract:
Schematic battlefield scene.
Title:
Artillery Men Building Works for the Protection of Their Guns (Battle of Poplar Springs Church - Peeble's Farm)
Artist:
Becker, Joseph, 1841-1910
Date:
September 30, 1864
Transcription:
Recto: No text.;Verso: "Artillery men building works for the Protection of their guns on the battle field // Friday Sept 30."
Subjects:
Virginia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Artillery operations Peebles Farm, Battle of, Va., 1864 Fortification--Virginia
Condition:
Central vertical fold.
Place:
Virginia--Dinwiddie--Petersburg
Medium:
Graphite on wove paper
Dimensions:
6.75 x 4.5 in.
Genre:
Image;StillImage
Coordinates:
37.2279279, -77.4019266999999
Source:
Original drawing location: CW-JB-VA-9/30/64a (Box 2).
URI:
http://hdl.handle.net/2345/5135
Ref. Number:
(Becker)CW-JB-VA-9/30/64a
Collection:
America's Civil War Years: Multiple Perspectives
Tags:
Cannon Fortifications Shovel Work detail
Format:
image/jpeg
Attribution
Citation:
"Artillery Men Building Works for the Protection of Their Guns (Battle of Poplar Springs Church - Peeble's Farm)", The Becker Collection, Boston College Libraries, /items/3004.html