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First Division, Fifth Corps Building Breastworks (Battle of Poplar Springs Church - Peeble's Farm Item Info

Abstract:
Fine landscape sketch.
Title:
First Division, Fifth Corps Building Breastworks (Battle of Poplar Springs Church - Peeble's Farm
Artist:
Becker, Joseph, 1841-1910
Date:
October 5, 1864
Transcription:
Recto: no text.;Verso: "The 1st Div 5th Corps building breastworks on our new position Oct 5 64 // [Signed] J.B."
Subjects:
Virginia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 Petersburg (Va.)--History--Siege, 1864-1865 Peeble's Farm, Battle of, Va., 1864 Fortification--Virginia
Condition:
Vertical folds; stain on left margin.
Place:
Virginia--Dinwiddie--Petersburg
Medium:
graphite on wove paper
Dimensions:
10 x 6.5 in.
Genre:
Image;StillImage
Coordinates:
37.2279279, -77.4019266999999
Source:
Original drawing location: CW-JB-VA-10/5/64b (Box 2.)
URI:
http://hdl.handle.net/2345/4598
Ref. Number:
(Becker)CW-JB-VA-10/5/64b
Collection:
America's Civil War Years: Multiple Perspectives
Tags:
Tent
Format:
image/jpeg
Attribution
Citation:
"First Division, Fifth Corps Building Breastworks (Battle of Poplar Springs Church - Peeble's Farm", The Becker Collection, Boston College Libraries, /items/3010.html