Burnside Passing Along the Line (Battle of the Wilderness)
Title
Burnside Passing Along the Line (Battle of the Wilderness)
Abstract
Schematic; also has contemporary glossy reproduction (may be the 4 1/2 inches referred to on recto). This is the only drawing with such a reproduction, stored in Box 1.
Artist
Date
May 7, 1864
Transcription
Recto: "Left Centre // Burnside passing along the line // Saturday Afternoon May 7."
Verso: "Wilderness // 4 1/2 wide."
Subject
Condition
Vertical and horizontal folds; ripped corners, tack marks in each corner; brown stain along right horizontal axis.
Medium
graphite on wove paper
Dimensions
10 x 6.5 in.
Genre
Graphite drawings--American--1860-1870
Coordinates
38.3094059, -77.6561004
Source
Original drawing location: CW-JB-VA-5/7/64 (Box 1.)
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2345/4557
Ref. Number
(Becker)CW-JB-VA-5/7/64
Citation
Becker, Joseph, 1841-1910, “Burnside Passing Along the Line (Battle of the Wilderness),” The Becker Collection, accessed April 26, 2024, https://beckercollection.bc.edu/items/show/2955.