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.

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

Citation

Taylor, James E., 1839-1901, “Battle of Strasburg - Charge of Crook's Corps,” The Becker Collection, accessed November 25, 2024, https://lutro.bc.edu/items/show/2994.