A Regiment of the Eighteenth Corps Carrying a Portion of Beauregard's Line in Front of Petersburg

Title

A Regiment of the Eighteenth Corps Carrying a Portion of Beauregard's Line in Front of Petersburg

Abstract

Vigorous battle scene; escaped being folded like the rest; in Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper 7/23/1864.

Artist

Date

July 23, 1864

Transcription

Recto: No text.
Verso: "A. Regt of the Eighteenth Corps Carrying a Portion of Beauregard's line in front of Petersburg."

Condition

No folds; dog ears at all corners; ripping along top and bottom margins; minor diffused brown speckling.

Medium

Graphite on heavy gauge wove pape

Dimensions

9.75 x 13.25 in.

Genre

Graphite drawings--American--1860-1870

Coordinates

37.2279279, -77.4019266999999

Source

Original drawing location: CW-EM-VA-7/23/64 (Box 7.)

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/2345/4746

Ref. Number

(Becker)CW-EM-VA-7/23/64

Citation

Mullen, E. F., “A Regiment of the Eighteenth Corps Carrying a Portion of Beauregard's Line in Front of Petersburg,” The Becker Collection, accessed November 15, 2024, https://lutro.bc.edu/items/show/2963.