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Siege of Petersburg - A Night Attack Item Info
- Abstract:
- Fine drawing in excellent condition; in Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper as 2 page spread 4/22/1865.
- Title:
- Siege of Petersburg - A Night Attack
- Artist:
- McCallum, Andrew
- Date:
- March 31, 1865
- Transcription:
- Recto: "[Signed] Andrew McCallum.";Verso: "(different hand) in front of Petersburg Va a night attack // 5 1/2 wide."
- Subjects:
- Petersburg (Va.)--History--Siege, 1864-1865 Virginia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 Battles--Virginia
- Condition:
- Two vertical and one horizontal fold.
- Place:
- Virginia--Dinwiddie--Petersburg
- Medium:
- graphite on wove paper
- Dimensions:
- 9.5 x 6.5 in.
- Genre:
- Image;StillImage
- Coordinates:
- 37.2279279, -77.4019266999999
- Source:
- Original drawing location: CW-AM-VA-3/31/65 (Box 4.)
- URI:
- http://hdl.handle.net/2345/4543
- Ref. Number:
- (Becker)CW-AM-VA-3/31/65
- Collection:
- America's Civil War Years: Multiple Perspectives
- Tags:
- Battle Military infrastructure Night scene
- Format:
- image/jpeg
Attribution
- Citation:
- "Siege of Petersburg - A Night Attack", The Becker Collection, Boston College Libraries, /items/3042.html