Regular Engineers Building a Bridge Across the Antietam near Funkstown, Maryland

Title

Regular Engineers Building a Bridge Across the Antietam near Funkstown, Maryland

Abstract

Sketchy view of builders in action; in Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper 8/8/1863.

Date

June 11, 1863

Transcription

Recto: no text.
Verso: "Regular Engineers Building a bridge across the Antietam near Funkstown, Md. // Capt. Wndell Comd'g Engineers Corps U.S.A. // June 11th 1863."

Condition

Vertical and horizontal folds; darkening along left margin; dog ear at both right corner; paper missing along upper margin.

Medium

Graphite on wove paper

Dimensions

6.5 x 10 in.

Genre

Graphite drawings--American--1860-1870

Coordinates

39.6089859, -77.7044370999999

Source

Original drawing location: CW-CB-MD-6/11/63 (Box 7.)

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/2345/4685

Ref. Number

(Becker)CW-CB-MD-6/11/63

Citation

Bonwill, Charles E. H., b. ca. 1836, “Regular Engineers Building a Bridge Across the Antietam near Funkstown, Maryland,” The Becker Collection, accessed November 15, 2024, https://lutro.bc.edu/items/show/2929.