Front Royal on the Mannassas Gap Railroad
Title
Front Royal on the Mannassas Gap Railroad
Abstract
Landscape; in Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper 7/5/1862; in Leslie's Illustrated History, p. 148.
Artist
Date
July 5, 1862
Transcription
Recto: [in ink] "camps // Infantry in line // Waggon [sic] train // Troops marching out of the Town // Provisions and stores // Infantry in Line // Cavalry in Squadrons."
Verso: "Sketch of Front Royal on the mannassas Gap RR, Blue ridge in the distance // Front Royal on the Mannassas Gap R.R. Blue Ridge in the Distance."
Condition
Rough paper along left margin; rips along upper margin; several stains.
Medium
graphite and wash on paper
Dimensions
14 x 8.75 in.
Genre
Graphite drawings--American--1860-1870
Landscape drawings--American--1860-1870
Coordinates
38.9181671, -78.1944446
Source
Original drawing location: CW-EF-VA-7/5/62 (Box 4.)
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2345/4655
Ref. Number
(Becker)CW-EF-VA-7/5/62
Collection
Citation
Forbes, Edwin, 1839-1895, “Front Royal on the Mannassas Gap Railroad,” The Becker Collection, accessed April 24, 2024, https://beckercollection.bc.edu/items/show/2688.