Battle of Pittsburgh Landing, Shiloh, Tennesee: Centre, Sunday Morning
Title
Battle of Pittsburgh Landing, Shiloh, Tennesee: Centre, Sunday Morning
Abstract
Large battle panorama with close action scenes; in Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper May 17, 1862, p. 68.
Artist
Date
April 6, 1862
Transcription
Recto: "No. 2. // Centre, Sunday Morning. // Dresser's Battery Capt. Timony Commanding 48 horses dead. // Desperate Retreat 5 men & 48 horses killed and many wounded. // Trees etc. very accurate. // Shell burst in the spot etched killed 6 horses & wounded all the position and tore Sergeant Tosey previously wounded in pieces. // Gen. McClernand's Headquarters."
Verso: no text.
Subject
Condition
Loss of paper or dog ear at all corner; vertical folds; rips along lower margin.
Medium
graphite on wove paper
Dimensions
9 x 14 in.
Genre
Graphite drawings--American--1860-1870
Panoramic views--American--1860-1870
Coordinates
35.1153617, -88.3617084999999
Source
Original drawing location: CW-HL-TN-4/6/62c (Box 5.)
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2345/4507
Ref. Number
(Becker)CW-HL-TN-4/6/62c
Citation
Lovie, Henri, “Battle of Pittsburgh Landing, Shiloh, Tennesee: Centre, Sunday Morning,” The Becker Collection, accessed April 23, 2024, https://beckercollection.bc.edu/items/show/2899.