A Day Among the Pickets (Siege of Petersburg)

Title

A Day Among the Pickets (Siege of Petersburg)

Abstract

Date

September 26, 1864

Transcription

Recto: no text.
Verso: "A day among the Pickets // A view of a portion of our skirmish line on the left // About one mile in front of our main line of works // (Relieving guard) // [Signed] J.B. Sept 26."

Condition

Excellent except for vertical and horizontal folds.

Medium

graphite on wove paper

Dimensions

10 x 6.5 in.

Genre

Graphite drawings--American--1860-1870

Coordinates

37.2279279, -77.4019266999999

Source

Original drawing location: CW-JB-VA-9/26/64b (Box 1.)

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/2345/4576

Ref. Number

(Becker)CW-JB-VA-9/26/64b

Citation

Becker, Joseph, 1841-1910, “A Day Among the Pickets (Siege of Petersburg),” The Becker Collection, accessed November 21, 2024, https://beckercollection.bc.edu/items/show/3000.