Firing on the Rebels from the Maryland Side -- Edward's Ferry

Title

Firing on the Rebels from the Maryland Side -- Edward's Ferry

Abstract

Panorama.

Date

September 2, 1862

Transcription

Recto: "Engagement of Tuesday, 4 pm // Union troops draw up in line of Battle, two pieces of artillery firing from the Grove // Rebels firing from the corn stacks // Rebel battery // Edward's Ferry // Firing on the Rebels from the Maryland side // Parrot Guns // Chesapeake and Ohio Canal."
Verso: No text.

Condition

Vertical and horizontal folds; dog ears at left margin; rip at lower right.

Medium

Graphite on wove paper (folded bilaterally)

Dimensions

6 x 20 in.

Genre

Graphite drawings--American--1860-1870

Coordinates

39.0457549, -76.6412711999999

Source

Original drawing location: CW-FHS-MD-9/2/62 (Box 8.)

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/2345/4880

Ref. Number

(Becker)CW-FHS-MD-9/2/62

Citation

Schell, Francis H., 1834-1909, “Firing on the Rebels from the Maryland Side -- Edward's Ferry,” The Becker Collection, accessed March 29, 2024, https://beckercollection.bc.edu/items/show/2211.