Battle of Strasburg - Charge of Crook's Corps
Title
Battle of Strasburg - Charge of Crook's Corps
Abstract
Seems to be the remnant of a larger sheet, both glued to left and ripped from right.
Artist
Date
September 22, 1864
Transcription
Recto: "Thursday 22 'Battle of Strasburg' // Three tops of Strasburg Mts // Distant fight 19th corps // Reb Battery // 6th corps charged here // Reb Battery // Reb rifle pit // Averill's cavalry charging // Thoburns Div carrying reb Batteries // Rebel fortifications // the 34th Mass - flag near the [illeg.]"
Verso: "the two Divisions of Crooks charged Brigade front consequently there was two battle lines Col Wells was the advance Brigade of Thoburns Div and was the first to enter the works - Col wells [sic] reg't was [canceled: the first to] the 34 Mass Vols led the way (see point whe[re] the flag is visible) please indicate this both in the Cut & description - the Col (Wells) is very kind to me - & I think 'twill' be to our advantage to particularize him. he [sic] is in Com'd of a brigade & a gallant officer // [signed] Taylor // Averell Cavalry sept from right to left the rear of the infantries the hills on the extreme [illeg.] the pictu[re]."
Condition
Horizontal folds; uneven paper along right margin; remains of glued paper on right .
Medium
Graphite on heavy gauge wove paper
Dimensions
5 x 8.5 in.
Genre
Graphite drawings--American--1860-1870
Coordinates
38.9887199, -78.358616
Source
Original drawing location: CW-JT-VA-9/22/64 (Box 9.)
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2345/4809
Ref. Number
(Becker)CW-JT-VA-9/22/64