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A Cheering Sight - Arrival of Reinforcements (Battle of Poplar Springs - Peeble's Farm) Item Info
- Abstract:
- Fine battle schematic; in Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper 10/22/1864.
- Title:
- A Cheering Sight - Arrival of Reinforcements (Battle of Poplar Springs - Peeble's Farm)
- Artist:
- Becker, Joseph, 1841-1910
- Date:
- October 1, 1864
- Transcription:
- Recto: "Weldon Road // U.S.M.R.R. [on locomotive]";Verso: "A Cheering Sight // Arrival of reinforcements at the Terminus of the branch railroad near the Weldon Railroad for Gen Warren // Sat Oct 1 // The distance from the Terminus to Poplar Spring Church is 2 miles and from there to the captured rebel works 1/2 mile // It is raining very hard and the rebs are shelling us // [Signed] Joseph Becker // Recieved [sic] your letter this morning // Send stamps and No 1 Pencils."
- Subjects:
- Virginia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 Petersburg (Va.)--History--Siege, 1864-1865 Peeble's Farm, Battle of, Va., 1864 Railroad trains--Virginia
- Condition:
- Good; central vertical fold.
- Place:
- Virginia--Dinwiddie--Petersburg
- Medium:
- graphite on wove paper
- Dimensions:
- 10 x 6.25 in.
- Genre:
- Image;StillImage
- Coordinates:
- 37.2279279, -77.4019266999999
- Source:
- Original drawing location: CW-JB-VA-10/1/64 (Box 2.)
- URI:
- http://hdl.handle.net/2345/4595
- Ref. Number:
- (Becker)CW-JB-VA-10/1/64
- Collection:
- America's Civil War Years: Multiple Perspectives
- Tags:
- Weldon Road
- Format:
- image/jpeg
Attribution
- Citation:
- "A Cheering Sight - Arrival of Reinforcements (Battle of Poplar Springs - Peeble's Farm)", The Becker Collection, Boston College Libraries, /items/3007.html