Hearing the News of the Fall of Richmond, Goldsboro, North Carolina

Title

Hearing the News of the Fall of Richmond, Goldsboro, North Carolina

Abstract

Moving and elegant drawing.

Date

April 6, 1865

Transcription

Recto: "Goldsboro, N.C. // Budding // [signed] Taylor Del Apr 6th."
Verso: "Goldsboro Aprl 6 - // Reception of the news of the fall of Richmond, & Grand enthusiasm of Sherman's army - Carl Shurz arrived here this morning and was the Herland of the glorious event ! - the despatch [sic] was written at once & pasted upon a black board - around which throughout the day a frantic crowd of enthusiasts gathered & devoured the news - a great day here! -."

Condition

Vertical and horizontal folds; loss of paper and rips at lower corner; dog ears at all others; uneven paper at right margin; rips along all margins.

Medium

Graphite on wove paper

Dimensions

9.75 x 13.25 in.

Genre

Graphite drawings--American--1860-1870

Coordinates

35.3848841, -77.9927651

Source

Original drawing location: CW-JT-NC-4/6/65 (Box 9.)

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/2345/4853

Ref. Number

(Becker)CW-JT-NC-4/6/65

Collection

Citation

Taylor, James E., 1839-1901, “Hearing the News of the Fall of Richmond, Goldsboro, North Carolina,” The Becker Collection, accessed November 15, 2024, https://lutro.bc.edu/items/show/2649.