Brigadier General Gillmore Serenaded by the Post Band

Title

Brigadier General Gillmore Serenaded by the Post Band

Abstract

Detailed camp scene.

Artist

Date

August 3, 1863

Transcription

Recto: "sand // Capt Mordecai's tent // Capt Brooks & Lieut Bragg Aides de Camp // Printing office // Engineers office // Mess tent // Gen. Gillmore's tent // Admiral Dalgrens // Cpt. Sumer Chief of Staff // Adjt Genl office // Orderly's // Maj Smiths tent - // Capt[ink] Burgher // A.A. Gen. // Beach // Head Quarters of Brig. Gen.l Gillmore and Staff Morris Island S.C. Aug 3d 1863 // serenade by the Post Band."
Verso: no text.

Condition

Vertical and horizontal fold; ink stain on upper margin.

Medium

graphite on wove paper

Dimensions

6.25 x 9.75 in.

Genre

Graphite drawings--American--1860-1870

Coordinates

32.7124021, -79.8940806

Source

Original drawing location: CW-WC-SC-8/3/63 (Box 6.)

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/2345/4729

Ref. Number

(Becker)CW-WC-SC-8/3/63

Collection

Citation

Crane, W. T., “Brigadier General Gillmore Serenaded by the Post Band,” The Becker Collection, accessed April 19, 2024, https://beckercollection.bc.edu/items/show/2002.