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Arrival of one of Sherman's Scouts at the Wilmington Headquarters (Capture of Wilmington) Item Info
- Title:
- Arrival of one of Sherman's Scouts at the Wilmington Headquarters (Capture of Wilmington)
- Artist:
- Becker, Joseph, 1841-1910
- Date:
- March 11, 1865
- Transcription:
- Recto: no text.;Verso: "Arrival of one of Sherman's scouts with dispatches at Headquarters Mar 11th Wilmington" // "A most determined looking man dressed in a rebel officer's uniform with two revolvers in his belt and two more thrust in his boots" // "[Signed] J.B."
- Subjects:
- North Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Scouts and scouting Sherman, William T.--(William Tecumseh),--1820-1891 Confederate States of America.--Army--Uniforms
- Condition:
- Vertical and horizontal creases; smearing along right margin; dog ears on right corners.
- Place:
- North Carolina--New Hanover--Wilmington
- Medium:
- ink wash over graphite on wove paper
- Dimensions:
- 6.5 x 9.75 in.
- Genre:
- Image;StillImage
- Coordinates:
- 34.2257255, -77.9447102
- Source:
- Original drawing location: CW-JB-NC-3/11/65b (Box 3.)
- URI:
- http://hdl.handle.net/2345/5124
- Ref. Number:
- (Becker)CW-JB-NC-3/11/65b
- Collection:
- America's Civil War Years: Multiple Perspectives
- Format:
- image/jpeg
Attribution
- Citation:
- "Arrival of one of Sherman's Scouts at the Wilmington Headquarters (Capture of Wilmington)", The Becker Collection, Boston College Libraries, /items/3041.html