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Siege of Petersburg - Excitement in Our Lines over News of the Fall of Atlanta Item Info
- Abstract:
- Camp scene.
- Title:
- Siege of Petersburg - Excitement in Our Lines over News of the Fall of Atlanta
- Artist:
- McCallum, Andrew
- Date:
- September 3, 1864
- Transcription:
- Recto: "Excitement in our lines news of the fall of Atalanta [sic]. great demand for newspapers // [Signed] AMcCallum.";Verso: no text.
- Subjects:
- Virginia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 Military camps--Virginia Atlanta Campaign, 1864
- Condition:
- Vertical and horizontal folds; minor speckling.
- Place:
- Virginia--Dinwiddie--Petersburg
- Medium:
- graphite on wove paper
- Dimensions:
- 9.5 x 6.5 in.
- Genre:
- Image;StillImage
- Coordinates:
- 37.2279279, -77.4019266999999
- Source:
- Original drawing location: CW-AM-VA-9/3/64 (Box 4.)
- URI:
- http://hdl.handle.net/2345/4535
- Ref. Number:
- (Becker)CW-AM-VA-9/3/64
- Collection:
- America's Civil War Years: Multiple Perspectives
- Tags:
- Camp life Horses Newspaper Tent
- Format:
- image/jpeg
Attribution
- Citation:
- "Siege of Petersburg - Excitement in Our Lines over News of the Fall of Atlanta", The Becker Collection, Boston College Libraries, /items/2985.html