Union Soldiers' Cemetery at Glendale or Fraziers Farm

Title

Union Soldiers' Cemetery at Glendale or Fraziers Farm

Abstract

Panorama.

Date

June 1863

Transcription

Recto: "Union Soldiers Cemetery at Glendale or Fraziers Farm // [different hand?] // H col - Used."
Verso: "'Glendale Church' is 4 miles from Malvern Hill - and was the scene of a desperate battle in 62 - & a day previous to the battle of the latter place - within this cemetery are deposited the remains of what union soldiers can be identified from the battle fields of White Oak Swamp - Glendale Church or Fraziers [sic] Farm as some call it) & Malvern Hill - also come from Harrisons Landing about 3000 bodies and within this yard - Mr. S. Hibler & J. Newcomb superentend [sic] its erection - to these gentlemen I am indebted for favors - The Anniversary of these battles will be around about the 25th of June - would it not be a good idea to devote a page to these cemeteries and the Gaines Mill ruins also Glendale Church? the cemetery fence encloses 2 acres of ground."

Condition

Vertical and horizontal folds; pin holes left margin; tangent fold at lower right corner; staining at left margin.

Place

Medium

Graphite on wove paper

Dimensions

5.5 x 9.5 in.

Genre

Graphite drawings--American--1860-1870
Panoramic views--American--1860-1870

Coordinates

37.4315734, -78.6568942

Source

Original drawing location: CW-CB-VA-6/63 (Box 7.)

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/2345/4684

Ref. Number

(Becker)CW-CB-VA-6/63

Citation

Bonwill, Charles E. H., b. ca. 1836, “Union Soldiers' Cemetery at Glendale or Fraziers Farm,” The Becker Collection, accessed November 21, 2024, https://beckercollection.bc.edu/items/show/2927.