Brigadier General Rosencranz [i.e. Rosecrans] and Staff at Headquarters, Clarksburg, Virginia
Title
Brigadier General Rosencranz [i.e. Rosecrans] and Staff at Headquarters, Clarksburg, Virginia
Abstract
Artist
Date
July 1861
Transcription
Recto: "Gen Rosencranz [sic] & Staff at their Headquarters Clarksburg, Va. // Capt. Chs. Leib Quartermaster; Capt C. Kingsbury Jr. Aid de Camp [sic]; Joseph Darz, Jr. private secry; Capt. N. P. Richmond Adjutant; Brig. Gen. W. S. Rosecranz [sic]."
Verso: "Parkersburgh [sic] Va. // A letter will reach you from Headquarters containing biographical notes. I am on my to Cairo. Sketch of Clarksburg etc tomorrow. I will stop at Yellow Springs at Mrs. Rosecranz and get you a daguerrotype or photograph of the general. The sketch is very good likeness of all. Send me some large envelopes to Cairo immed. to Charles Hotel to be called for."
Subject
Condition
Loss of paper on left and lower right corners; stains at upper corners; rips along vertical and horizontal folds .
Medium
graphite on wove paper
Dimensions
14 x 9 in.
Genre
Portrait drawings--American--1860-1870
Graphite drawings--American--1860-1870
Coordinates
39.2806451, -80.3445340999999
Source
Original drawing location: CW-HL-WV-7/61d (Box 5.)
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2345/4483
Ref. Number
(Becker)CW-HL-WV-7/61d
Citation
Lovie, Henri, “Brigadier General Rosencranz [i.e. Rosecrans] and Staff at Headquarters, Clarksburg, Virginia,” The Becker Collection, accessed December 12, 2024, https://beckercollection.bc.edu/items/show/2871.