Fight at Reams Station (Siege of Petersburg)
Title
Fight at Reams Station (Siege of Petersburg)
Abstract
Battle schematic; in Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper 9/17/1864, p. 412.
Artist
Date
August 25, 1864
Transcription
Recto: "The works are made of earth and rails // Double line of rebels charging // Cornfield // Rebel batteries // Low underbrush // Full of figures and caissons // Soldiers straggling back.
Verso: "Fight at Reams Station on Thursday Aug 25 Time evening // Sketch is hasty but I have a good chance to send it off."
Subject
Condition
Three vertical folds and crumbling at all corners; some smearing.
Medium
graphite on wove paper
Dimensions
13 x 9.5 in.
Genre
Graphite drawings--American--1860-1870
Landscape drawings--American--1860-1870
Coordinates
37.2279279, -77.4019266999999
Source
Original drawing location: CW-JB-VA-8/25/64b (Box 1.)
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2345/4564
Ref. Number
(Becker)CW-JB-VA-8/25/64b
Collection
Citation
Becker, Joseph, 1841-1910, “Fight at Reams Station (Siege of Petersburg),” The Becker Collection, accessed April 25, 2024, https://beckercollection.bc.edu/items/show/2210.