A Day among the Pickets on the Line (Siege of Petersburg)
Title
A Day among the Pickets on the Line (Siege of Petersburg)
Abstract
Unusual vertically aligned format; nice rendering of forest.
Artist
Date
September 26, 1864
Transcription
Recto: no text.
Verso: "A day among the pickets on the l[ine] // Siege of Petersburg // Camp of the Picket Reserve on the left of the union line the corps under the command of Capt. Coke [George W. Cook?] 16th Mich // Sept 26 '64 // [Signed] J.B."
Subject
Condition
Folds; loss off paper along left margin and upper left corner.
Medium
graphite on wove paper
Dimensions
6.5 x 10 in.
Genre
Graphite drawings--American--1860-1870
Landscape drawings--American--1860-1870
Coordinates
37.2279279, -77.4019266999999
Source
Original drawing location: CW-JB-VA-9/26/64a (Box 1.)
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2345/4575
Ref. Number
(Becker)CW-JB-VA-9/26/64a
Citation
Becker, Joseph, 1841-1910, “A Day among the Pickets on the Line (Siege of Petersburg),” The Becker Collection, accessed April 19, 2024, https://beckercollection.bc.edu/items/show/2999.