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Construction of the National Cemetery in Gettysburg Item Info
- Abstract:
- Schematic battlefield scene; with b,c, and d in Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper 12/5/1863, p. 168-9. First published signed drawing.
- Title:
- Construction of the National Cemetery in Gettysburg
- Artist:
- Becker, Joseph, 1841-1910
- Date:
- c September-October 1863
- Transcription:
- Recto: "Digging the trenches for the graves in the cemetery // Union graves with head boards // The speaker will face this way // This ridge the rebel line // Union troops lay behind here // [etc.]";Verso: blank.
- Subjects:
- Pennsylvania--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 Soldiers' National Cemetery (Gettysburg, Pa.) National cemeteries--Pennsylvania--Gettysburg Cemeteries--Pennsylvania Gravediggers--Pennsylvania
- Condition:
- Ripping along central fold and left corner (old repair); crumbling and dirty at edges.
- Place:
- Pennsylvania--Adams--Gettysburg
- Medium:
- graphite on wove paper
- Dimensions:
- 13.5 x 9.75 in.
- Genre:
- Image;StillImage
- Coordinates:
- 39.8309293, -77.2310955
- Source:
- Original drawing location: CW-JB-PA-9/63a (Box 1.)
- URI:
- http://hdl.handle.net/2345/4550
- Ref. Number:
- (Becker)CW-JB-PA-9/63a
- Collection:
- Architecture and Townscapes
- Tags:
- Gateway Graves
- Format:
- image/jpeg
Attribution
- Citation:
- "Construction of the National Cemetery in Gettysburg", The Becker Collection, Boston College Libraries, /items/2674.html