A Day among the Pickets on the Line (Siege of Petersburg)

Title

A Day among the Pickets on the Line (Siege of Petersburg)

Abstract

Unusual vertically aligned format; nice rendering of forest.

Date

September 26, 1864

Transcription

Recto: no text.
Verso: "A day among the pickets on the l[ine] // Siege of Petersburg // Camp of the Picket Reserve on the left of the union line the corps under the command of Capt. Coke [George W. Cook?] 16th Mich // Sept 26 '64 // [Signed] J.B."

Condition

Folds; loss off paper along left margin and upper left corner.

Medium

graphite on wove paper

Dimensions

6.5 x 10 in.

Genre

Graphite drawings--American--1860-1870
Landscape drawings--American--1860-1870

Coordinates

37.2279279, -77.4019266999999

Source

Original drawing location: CW-JB-VA-9/26/64a (Box 1.)

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/2345/4575

Ref. Number

(Becker)CW-JB-VA-9/26/64a

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Citation

Becker, Joseph, 1841-1910, “A Day among the Pickets on the Line (Siege of Petersburg),” The Becker Collection, accessed November 24, 2024, https://lutro.bc.edu/items/show/2999.