Entrenchments Surrounding the City
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Title
Entrenchments Surrounding the City
Abstract
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Artist
Date
September 21, [1861]
Transcription
Recto: "Paducah KY Sept. 21st // Entrenchments Surrounding the City // W.R. McComas."
Verso: "The City of Paducah is surrounded with entrenchments from part of which is sketched. They are built at intervals of 1/8 of a mile apart, in front of these again a cheveaux-du-frise is constructed to guard against the surprise of Infantry."
Condition
Folds at upper left corner; vertical fold at center.
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
11.0 x 5.25 in.
Genre
Graphite drawings--American--1860-1870
Coordinates
37.0833893, -88.6000478
Source
Original drawing location: CW-WRMC-KY-9-21-61 (Box 9).
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2345/4973
Ref. Number
(Becker)CW-WRMC-KY-9-21-61