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The Scene at Burkeville Station on the Southside Railroad (Capture of Petersburg) Item Info
- Abstract:
- Rough sketch.
- Title:
- The Scene at Burkeville Station on the Southside Railroad (Capture of Petersburg)
- Artist:
- Becker, Joseph, 1841-1910
- Date:
- April 16, 1865
- Transcription:
- Recto: "Rebs // large oak trees // union camp // Rebs.";Verso: "Scene at Burkeville Station on the Southside RR // The captured Rebel muskets from Lee's army being piled up at Burkesville previous to being sent north // were conveyed from the place of surrender to Burkesville in wagons // [Signed] J.B. // April 16." Different hand: "Va."
- Subjects:
- Petersburg (Va.)--History--Siege, 1864-1865 Virginia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 United States--Army--Firearms Railroad stations--Virginia--Petersburg
- Condition:
- Vertical and horizontal creases; dog ear on lower left corner; pinholes; smudging.
- Place:
- Virginia--Nottoway--Burkeville
- Medium:
- graphite with ink wash on wove paper
- Dimensions:
- 10 x 6.25 in.
- Genre:
- Image;StillImage
- Coordinates:
- 37.1876529, -78.2013858999999
- Source:
- Original drawing location: CW-JB-VA-4/16/65b (Box 3.)
- URI:
- http://hdl.handle.net/2345/4635
- Ref. Number:
- (Becker)CW-JB-VA-4/16/65b
- Collection:
- America's Civil War Years: Multiple Perspectives
- Tags:
- Covered wagon Weapon
- Format:
- image/jpeg
Attribution
- Citation:
- "The Scene at Burkeville Station on the Southside Railroad (Capture of Petersburg)", The Becker Collection, Boston College Libraries, /items/3046.html