Brigadier General Rosencranz [i.e. Rosecrans] and Staff at Headquarters, Clarksburg, Virginia

Brigadier General Rosencranz [i.e. Rosecrans] and Staff at Headquarters, Clarksburg, Virginia

July 1861

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."

Loss of paper on left and lower right corners; stains at upper corners; rips along vertical and horizontal folds .

graphite on wove paper

14 x 9 in.

Portrait drawings--American--1860-1870

Graphite drawings--American--1860-1870

39.2806451, -80.3445340999999

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

http://hdl.handle.net/2345/4483

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