Siege of Petersburg - Large Fort on the Left of Our Lines

Title

Siege of Petersburg - Large Fort on the Left of Our Lines

Abstract

In Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper 9/24/1864.

Date

September 24, 1864

Transcription

Recto: "1. Large Fort on the left of our lines 5th Corps // 2. Track of the Weldon Railroad // 3. Abattus // 4. lines of the 9th A.C. // 5. Working parties deepening the ditch // 6. Relief working parties // The size of this fort is not exaggerated only a small portion of it is seen in the view. It is a good illustration of what the army has to do in this war. The working parties are introduced to show the size of the work if carefully drawn this might have a good effect. They are still at work in the fort."
Verso: no text.

Condition

Loss of paper at upper right corner and along right margin; glue spots above horizon.

Medium

graphite on wove paper with incidental splashes of gouache

Dimensions

9.5 x 6.5 in.

Genre

Graphite drawings--American--1860-1870

Coordinates

37.2279279, -77.4019266999999

Source

Original drawing location: CW-AM-VA-9/24/64b (Box 4.)

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/2345/4538

Ref. Number

(Becker)CW-AM-VA-9/24/64b

Citation

McCallum, Andrew, “Siege of Petersburg - Large Fort on the Left of Our Lines,” The Becker Collection, accessed March 28, 2024, https://beckercollection.bc.edu/items/show/2997.