The Raid into North Carolina - Bivouac of the First New York Mounted Rifles Near Murfreesboro

Title

The Raid into North Carolina - Bivouac of the First New York Mounted Rifles Near Murfreesboro

Abstract

Camp scene; in Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper 8/22/1863.

Date

July 30, 1863

Transcription

Recto: "woods // The Raid into N.C. - Bivouac of the 1st N.Y. Mounted Rifles (Col. Benjamin E. Onderdonk) near Murfreesboro N.C. July 30th. 1863."
Verso: [two sketches - a window with an awning? a landscape?].

Condition

Vertical and horizontal folds; slight dog ear at lower left and upper right.

Medium

Graphite on heavy gauge wove paper

Dimensions

6.5 x 10 in.

Genre

Graphite drawings--American--1860-1870

Coordinates

36.4423754, -77.0985752

Source

Original drawing location: CW-CB-NC-7/30/63a (Box 7.)

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/2345/5136

Ref. Number

(Becker)CW-CB-NC-7/30/63a

Citation

Bonwill, Charles E. H., b. ca. 1836, “The Raid into North Carolina - Bivouac of the First New York Mounted Rifles Near Murfreesboro,” The Becker Collection, accessed March 28, 2024, https://beckercollection.bc.edu/items/show/2937.