Buckhannon - The March of McClellan's Column
Title
Buckhannon - The March of McClellan's Column
Abstract
Artist
Date
July 1861
Transcription
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."
Subject
Condition
Ripping and dirty along left, lower, and right margins; two sheets glued together.
Medium
graphite on wove paper
Dimensions
7.75 x 14.75 in.
Genre
Landscape drawings--American--1860-1870
Graphite drawings--American--1860-1870
Coordinates
38.9939872, -80.2320276
Source
Original drawing location: CW-HL-WV-7/61b (Box 5.)
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2345/4481
Ref. Number
(Becker)CW-HL-WV-7/61b