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A Rebel Prisoner Explaining to General Warren the Position and Movement of Rebel Forces (Battle of Hatcher Creek) Item Info
- Abstract:
- Developed sketch; in Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper 12/3/1864.
- Title:
- A Rebel Prisoner Explaining to General Warren the Position and Movement of Rebel Forces (Battle of Hatcher Creek)
- Artist:
- Becker, Joseph, 1841-1910
- Date:
- October 27, 1864
- Transcription:
- Recto: "7 x 9 3/8.";Verso: "A rebel prisoner explaining to General Warren the Position and movements of the rebel forces on Thurs the 27th // Sketched on the evening of the 27th on the field of battle // [Signed] Joseph Becker."
- Subjects:
- Virginia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Prisoners and prisons Petersburg (Va.)--History--Siege, 1864-1865 Warren, Gouverneur Kemble,--1830-1882 Boydton Plank Road, Battle of, Va., 1864
- Condition:
- Vertical creases; brown stains in each corner.
- Place:
- Virginia--Bedford--Hatcher Creek
- Medium:
- graphite on wove paper
- Dimensions:
- 9.75 x 8.75 in.
- Genre:
- Image;StillImage
- Coordinates:
- 37.0833611, -79.543061
- Source:
- Original drawing location: CW-JB-VA-10/27/64b (Box 2.)
- URI:
- http://hdl.handle.net/2345/4606
- Ref. Number:
- (Becker)CW-JB-VA-10/27/64b
- Collection:
- America's Civil War Years: Multiple Perspectives
- Tags:
- Campfire
- Format:
- image/jpeg
Attribution
- Citation:
- "A Rebel Prisoner Explaining to General Warren the Position and Movement of Rebel Forces (Battle of Hatcher Creek)", The Becker Collection, Boston College Libraries, /items/3019.html