Gen. Crook's Battle near Berryville

Title

Gen. Crook's Battle near Berryville

Abstract

Date

September 3, 1864

Transcription

Recto: "Gen. Crook's battle near Berryville [VA] 3rd Sept. [1864] // Saturday night Sept. 3rd // Cloudy Sky // Our first position was the edge of these woods [left] // Corn field [center] // Rebel line [center] // Locust tree [ center] // Reb[el] Art[illary] [right] // [bottom] 1st. Brig 1st Div. Crook's Co. Col. Geo. D. Wells Brigade // 5th H. N. Y. A. [?] // Col. Thoburn's Div. 34th Mass."
Verso: No text.

Condition

Tear at right bottom edge.

Medium

graphite on paper

Dimensions

10 x 6.5 in.

Genre

Graphite drawings--American--1860-1870
Landscape drawings--American--1860-1870

Coordinates

39.1517713, -77.9822193

Source

Original drawing location: CW-JT-VA-9-3-64 (Box 9).

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/2345/5038

Ref. Number

(Becker)CW-JT-VA-9-3-64

Citation

Taylor, James E., 1839-1901, “Gen. Crook's Battle near Berryville,” The Becker Collection, accessed November 21, 2024, https://beckercollection.bc.edu/items/show/2213.