Buckhannon - The March of McClellan's Column

Buckhannon - The March of McClellan's Column

July 1861

Recto: "The ground is perfectly level until just beyond the town where the hills rise gradually. // Outline of Rich (Ridge?) Mountain is 21 miles distant, where the rebels are now fortified they [sic] mountains show in a faint blue mass. // Rich Mountain 21 miles. // Beverly Road McClellan's column advancing. // Bridge over Buckhannon River. // Another page. // Buckhannon the March of McClellan's Column. // Clarksburg Road make troops coming on."

Verso: (overleaf) "Buckhannon, the march of McClellan's Column. County seat, Upshur County, Va. 28 miles from Clarksburg, 30 miles from Beverly. 400 inh. 366 majority for Union in County. grazing county, coal."

Ripping and dirty along left, lower, and right margins; two sheets glued together.

graphite on wove paper

7.75 x 14.75 in.

Landscape drawings--American--1860-1870

Graphite drawings--American--1860-1870

38.9939872, -80.2320276

Original drawing location: CW-HL-WV-7/61b (Box 5.)

http://hdl.handle.net/2345/4481

(Becker)CW-HL-WV-7/61b