Generals Warren, Park and Ayres Reviewing the Second Division, Fifth Corps (Siege of Petersburg)

Title

Generals Warren, Park and Ayres Reviewing the Second Division, Fifth Corps (Siege of Petersburg)

Abstract

First sketch with named people ?.

Date

September 23, 1864

Transcription

Recto: "Gen Park // Gen Warren // Gen Ayres."
Verso: "Generals Warren, Park & Ayres reviewing Ayres 2nd Div 5th Corps on Friday Afternoon Sept 23 on the plain opposite the Blick house // [Signed] J.B. // Sept 23 // See Herald."

Condition

Three vertical folds and one horizontal; ripping along upper, left, and right margins; stains along left margin.

Medium

graphite on wove paper

Dimensions

10 x 6.5 in.

Genre

Graphite drawings--American--1860-1870

Coordinates

37.2279279, -77.4019266999999

Source

Original drawing location: CW-JB-VA-9/23/64a (Box 1.)

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/2345/4572

Ref. Number

(Becker)CW-JB-VA-9/23/64a

Tags

Citation

Becker, Joseph, 1841-1910, “Generals Warren, Park and Ayres Reviewing the Second Division, Fifth Corps (Siege of Petersburg),” The Becker Collection, accessed December 12, 2024, https://beckercollection.bc.edu/items/show/2631.