Signal Station near Point of Rocks, Virginia, Fired at by the Rebels while General Butler Was in the Station

Title

Signal Station near Point of Rocks, Virginia, Fired at by the Rebels while General Butler Was in the Station

Abstract

None.

Artist

Date

No date

Transcription

Recto: "Folly's [?] Battery // Signal Station Near Point of Rocks Fired at by the Rebels, While Gen Butler was in the Station Tearing Away a Portion of one of the main Supports."
Verso: No text.

Condition

Vertical and horizontal folds; dog ears at all corners but lower left; ripping along folds at upper and lower margins .

Medium

Graphite on heavy gauge wove paper

Dimensions

9.75 x 13.25 in.

Genre

Graphite drawings--American--1860-1870

Coordinates

39.2758979, -77.5391815

Source

Original drawing location: CW-EM-VA-NDc (Box 7.)

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/2345/4754

Ref. Number

(Becker)CW-EM-VA-NDc

Tags

Citation

Mullen, E. F., “Signal Station near Point of Rocks, Virginia, Fired at by the Rebels while General Butler Was in the Station,” The Becker Collection, accessed November 15, 2024, https://lutro.bc.edu/items/show/2822.