Siege of Petersburg -The Army Crossing the Appomattox

Title

Siege of Petersburg -The Army Crossing the Appomattox

Abstract

Large panorama.

Artist

Date

June 1864

Transcription

Recto: No text.
Verso: "The Army Under Gen. Baldy.Smith. Crossing the Appomattox River to attack Petersburg." Vague sketch..

Condition

Vertical and horizontal folds; loss of paper at three corners; dog ear at upper left; stain on Verso, lower left margin.

Medium

Graphite on heavy gauge wove paper

Dimensions

9.5 x 13.25 in.

Genre

Graphite drawings--American--1860-1870

Coordinates

37.2279279, -77.4019266999999

Source

Original drawing location: CW-EM-VA-6/64 (Box 7.)

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/2345/4744

Ref. Number

(Becker)CW-EM-VA-6/64

Citation

Mullen, E. F., “Siege of Petersburg -The Army Crossing the Appomattox,” The Becker Collection, accessed March 29, 2024, https://beckercollection.bc.edu/items/show/2959.