Scene of the Skirmish at Cedar Creek, Virginia

Title

Scene of the Skirmish at Cedar Creek, Virginia

Abstract

In Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper 9/10/1864.

Date

August 12, [1864]

Transcription

Recto: "Scene of the Skirmish at Cedar Creek last friday [sic]- Aug 12 // Strausburg Mountain very high covered with woods // woods cut away signal station // sharpshooters."
Verso: No text.

Condition

Vertical and horizontal folds; loss of paper and rips along left margin; ink stain on right margin.

Medium

Graphite on heavy gauge wove paper

Dimensions

6.5 x 10 in.

Genre

Graphite drawings--American--1860-1870

Coordinates

37.643434, -79.575463

Source

Original drawing location: CW-JT-VA-8/12/64 (Box 9.)

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/2345/4804

Ref. Number

(Becker)CW-JT-VA-8/12/64

Citation

Taylor, James E., 1839-1901, “Scene of the Skirmish at Cedar Creek, Virginia,” The Becker Collection, accessed November 21, 2024, https://beckercollection.bc.edu/items/show/2968.