Siege of Vicksburg - Battery McPherson

Title

Siege of Vicksburg - Battery McPherson

Abstract

None.

Date

May-June 1863

Transcription

Recto: "No. 2 // Maj. Gen. Logan's tent."
Verso: "Battery McPherson immediately adjoining Maj. Gen. Logan's Head Quarters Manned by Companies E & J 1st Infantry commanded by Capt R.H. Offley - & under the superintendence of Lieut. Dahlgren of the gun boat - 'Tuscumbia.'"

Condition

Vertical and horizontal folds; loss of paper on right corners and upper margin.

Medium

Graphite on heavy gauge wove paper

Dimensions

9.5 x 13.5 in.

Genre

Graphite drawings--American--1860-1870

Coordinates

32.3526456, -90.877882

Source

Original drawing location: CW-FBS-MS-5-6/63b (Box 7.)

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/2345/4774

Ref. Number

(Becker)CW-FBS-MS-5-6/63b

Citation

Schell, Frederic B., “Siege of Vicksburg - Battery McPherson,” The Becker Collection, accessed March 28, 2024, https://beckercollection.bc.edu/items/show/2928.