Something to Coax the Appetite: Exhuming the Bodies of Union Soldier (Siege of Petersburg)
Title
Something to Coax the Appetite: Exhuming the Bodies of Union Soldier (Siege of Petersburg)
Abstract
Elaborated sketch.
Artist
Date
November 2, 1864
Transcription
Recto: "7 x 9 3/8." On gravestone: "John Owen GA/2/MASS KILLED AUG."
Verso: "Something to coax the appetite // A scene near the Weldon Road // Exhuming the bodies of union soldiers killed in the Weldon road fight by embalmers or agents to be conveyed to the soldier's friend in the north // Nov 2nd // [Signed] Joseph Becker // Va."
Subject
Condition
Poor; loss of paper at all corners; ripping along vertical crease; scoring on drawing surface.
Place
Medium
graphite on wove paper
Dimensions
13.25 x 9.75 in.
Genre
Graphite drawings--American--1860-1870
Coordinates
37.4315734, -78.6568942
Source
Original drawing location: CW-JB-VA-11/2/64 (Box 2.)
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2345/4608
Ref. Number
(Becker)CW-JB-VA-11/2/64
Collection
Citation
Becker, Joseph, 1841-1910, “Something to Coax the Appetite: Exhuming the Bodies of Union Soldier (Siege of Petersburg),” The Becker Collection, accessed April 26, 2024, https://beckercollection.bc.edu/items/show/2658.