Rebels Firing on Union Train (Siege of Petersburg)

Rebels Firing on Union Train (Siege of Petersburg)

Panoramic landscape; Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper 10/8/1864.

September? 1864

Recto: "Rebel bottom // Ball strikes // tents."

Verso: "The Rebels opening on the train passing over the branch Road leading from the City Point to the Weldon Railroad from their batteries on Cemetery [sic] Hill // The rebels have a disagreeable practice of firing on the passing trains every day at this point but we are making preparations to throw up works protecting them // [Signed] J.B."

Vertical and horizontal folds; remains of old adhesive at left and right margins; rip along horizontal fold at right margin.

graphite on wove paper

10 x 6.5 in.

Graphite drawings--American--1860-1870

Landscape drawings--American--1860-1870

37.2279279, -77.4019266999999

Original drawing location: CW-JB-VA-9/64a (Box 1.)

http://hdl.handle.net/2345/4580

(Becker)CW-JB-VA-9/64a