Hearing the News of the Fall of Richmond, Goldsboro, North Carolina

Hearing the News of the Fall of Richmond, Goldsboro, North Carolina

Moving and elegant drawing.

April 6, 1865

Recto: "Goldsboro, N.C. // Budding // [signed] Taylor Del Apr 6th."

Verso: "Goldsboro Aprl 6 - // Reception of the news of the fall of Richmond, & Grand enthusiasm of Sherman's army - Carl Shurz arrived here this morning and was the Herland of the glorious event ! - the despatch [sic] was written at once & pasted upon a black board - around which throughout the day a frantic crowd of enthusiasts gathered & devoured the news - a great day here! -."

Vertical and horizontal folds; loss of paper and rips at lower corner; dog ears at all others; uneven paper at right margin; rips along all margins.

Graphite on wove paper

9.75 x 13.25 in.

Graphite drawings--American--1860-1870

35.3848841, -77.9927651

Original drawing location: CW-JT-NC-4/6/65 (Box 9.)

http://hdl.handle.net/2345/4853

(Becker)CW-JT-NC-4/6/65