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Battle of Pittsburgh Landing, Shiloh, Tennesee: Centre, Sunday Morning Item Info
- Abstract:
- Large battle panorama with close action scenes; in Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper May 17, 1862, p. 68.
- Title:
- Battle of Pittsburgh Landing, Shiloh, Tennesee: Centre, Sunday Morning
- Artist:
- Lovie, Henri
- Date:
- April 6, 1862
- Transcription:
- Recto: "No. 2. // Centre, Sunday Morning. // Dresser's Battery Capt. Timony Commanding 48 horses dead. // Desperate Retreat 5 men & 48 horses killed and many wounded. // Trees etc. very accurate. // Shell burst in the spot etched killed 6 horses & wounded all the position and tore Sergeant Tosey previously wounded in pieces. // Gen. McClernand's Headquarters.";Verso: no text.
- Subjects:
- Tennessee--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 McClernand, John A.--(John Alexander),--1812-1900 Shiloh, Battle of, Tenn., 1862
- Condition:
- Loss of paper or dog ear at all corner; vertical folds; rips along lower margin.
- Place:
- Tennessee--Hardin--Shiloh
- Medium:
- graphite on wove paper
- Dimensions:
- 9 x 14 in.
- Genre:
- Image;StillImage
- Coordinates:
- 35.1153617, -88.3617084999999
- Source:
- Original drawing location: CW-HL-TN-4/6/62c (Box 5.)
- URI:
- http://hdl.handle.net/2345/4507
- Ref. Number:
- (Becker)CW-HL-TN-4/6/62c
- Collection:
- America's Civil War Years: Multiple Perspectives
- Tags:
- Casualties Cavalry Horses Rifle Soldier Tent Trees Wagon
- Format:
- image/jpeg
Attribution
- Citation:
- "Battle of Pittsburgh Landing, Shiloh, Tennesee: Centre, Sunday Morning", The Becker Collection, Boston College Libraries, /items/2899.html