Siege of Petersburg

Title

Siege of Petersburg

Abstract

Artist

Date

August 17, 1864

Transcription

Recto: "Siege of Petersburg."
Verso: "Burnsides troops building embrasures for guns in the works before Petersburg on the 17th Aug. [1864]."

Condition

Three vertical folds; brown spots.

Medium

graphite on paper

Dimensions

7.25 x 4.5 in.

Genre

Graphite drawings--American--1860-1870

Coordinates

37.2279279, -77.4019266999999

Source

Original drawing location: CW-UK-VA-8-17-64 (Box 10).

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/2345/4929

Ref. Number

(Becker)CW-UK-VA-8-17-64

Citation

“Siege of Petersburg,” The Becker Collection, accessed November 24, 2024, https://beckercollection.bc.edu/items/show/2969.