Camp Sketches: Interior of a Bombproof (Siege of Petersburg)

Title

Camp Sketches: Interior of a Bombproof (Siege of Petersburg)

Abstract

Camp scene.

Date

September 23, 1864

Transcription

Recto: no text.
Verso: "Camp Sketches // September 23 // The Interior of the Bombproof in Fort Duchane one of our defences of the Weldon Road."

Condition

Horizontal fold and folds at upper right corner; stains near right margin.

Medium

graphite on wove paper

Dimensions

6.5 x 4.5 in.

Genre

Graphite drawings--American--1860-1870

Coordinates

37.2279279, -77.4019266999999

Source

Original drawing location: CW-JB-VA-9/23/64b (Box 1.)

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/2345/4573

Ref. Number

(Becker)CW-JB-VA-9/23/64b

Citation

Becker, Joseph, 1841-1910, “Camp Sketches: Interior of a Bombproof (Siege of Petersburg),” The Becker Collection, accessed March 28, 2024, https://beckercollection.bc.edu/items/show/2995.