Entrenchments Surrounding the City

Title

Entrenchments Surrounding the City

Abstract

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

Citation

McComas, William R, “Entrenchments Surrounding the City,” The Becker Collection, accessed November 15, 2024, https://lutro.bc.edu/items/show/2879.