Siege of Petersburg - Excitement in Our Lines over News of the Fall of Atlanta

Title

Siege of Petersburg - Excitement in Our Lines over News of the Fall of Atlanta

Abstract

Camp scene.

Date

September 3, 1864

Transcription

Recto: "Excitement in our lines news of the fall of Atalanta [sic]. great demand for newspapers // [Signed] AMcCallum."
Verso: no text.

Condition

Vertical and horizontal folds; minor speckling.

Medium

graphite on wove paper

Dimensions

9.5 x 6.5 in.

Genre

Graphite drawings--American--1860-1870

Coordinates

37.2279279, -77.4019266999999

Source

Original drawing location: CW-AM-VA-9/3/64 (Box 4.)

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/2345/4535

Ref. Number

(Becker)CW-AM-VA-9/3/64

Citation

McCallum, Andrew, “Siege of Petersburg - Excitement in Our Lines over News of the Fall of Atlanta,” The Becker Collection, accessed November 28, 2024, https://lutro.bc.edu/items/show/2985.