Battle of Pittsburgh Landing, Shiloh, Tennesee: Left Wing Near the Peach Orchard

Title

Battle of Pittsburgh Landing, Shiloh, Tennesee: Left Wing Near the Peach Orchard

Abstract

Fairly high-rendered battle scene; in Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper 5/17/62, front page; is this the missing No.4?.

Artist

Date

April 6, 1862

Transcription

Recto: no text.
Verso: "The woods on fire. The 44th Regt. Ind. Voltr. Col. H.B. Reed commdg. Left Wing near the Peach Orchard."

Condition

Vertical folds; loss of paper at lower left corner; stains at upper corners and lower left.

Medium

graphite and grey wash on wove paper

Dimensions

7.5 x 9.5 in.

Genre

Graphite drawings--American--1860-1870

Coordinates

35.1153617, -88.3617084999999

Source

Original drawing location: CW-HL-TN-4/6/62a (Box 5.)

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/2345/4506

Ref. Number

(Becker)CW-HL-TN-4/6/62a

Citation

Lovie, Henri, “Battle of Pittsburgh Landing, Shiloh, Tennesee: Left Wing Near the Peach Orchard,” The Becker Collection, accessed November 21, 2024, https://beckercollection.bc.edu/items/show/2898.