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The Battle in the Woods at Vaughn Road (Hatcher Creek) Item Info
- Abstract:
- Battle schematic.
- Title:
- The Battle in the Woods at Vaughn Road (Hatcher Creek)
- Artist:
- Becker, Joseph, 1841-1910
- Date:
- October 27, 1864
- Transcription:
- Recto: "Not to be used // Rebel line // All small pines // Vaughn Road // Rising ground // Union line.";Verso: "Not used // The fight on Thur 27th // The Battle in the Woods // Our line of battle composed of the 5th and 9th Corps pressing the rebels on the afternoon of the 27th // [Signed] Joseph Becker] // The road in the foreground crowded with stragglers and wounded men // I send this on government paper my paper and baggage are in the wagon which was sent to the rear with the train on the commencement of the battle."
- Subjects:
- Virginia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 Petersburg (Va.)--History--Siege, 1864-1865 Boydton Plank Road, Battle of, Va., 1864
- Condition:
- Ripping along creases on left and upper margins; loss of paper at lower right corner.
- Place:
- Virginia--Bedford--Hatcher Creek
- Medium:
- graphite on lined laid paper with embossed insignia "CONGRESS"
- Dimensions:
- 16 x 10 in.
- Genre:
- Image;StillImage
- Coordinates:
- 37.0833611, -79.543061
- Source:
- Original drawing location: CW-JB-VA-10/27/64a (Box 2.)
- URI:
- http://hdl.handle.net/2345/4605
- Ref. Number:
- (Becker)CW-JB-VA-10/27/64a
- Collection:
- America's Civil War Years: Multiple Perspectives
- Format:
- image/jpeg
Attribution
- Citation:
- "The Battle in the Woods at Vaughn Road (Hatcher Creek)", The Becker Collection, Boston College Libraries, /items/3018.html