Artillery Men Building Works for the Protection of Their Guns (Battle of Poplar Springs Church - Peeble's Farm)

Title

Artillery Men Building Works for the Protection of Their Guns (Battle of Poplar Springs Church - Peeble's Farm)

Abstract

Schematic battlefield scene.

Date

September 30, 1864

Transcription

Recto: No text.
Verso: "Artillery men building works for the Protection of their guns on the battle field // Friday Sept 30."

Condition

Central vertical fold.

Medium

Graphite on wove paper

Dimensions

6.75 x 4.5 in.

Genre

Graphite drawings--American--1860-1870

Coordinates

37.2279279, -77.4019266999999

Source

Original drawing location: CW-JB-VA-9/30/64a (Box 2).

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/2345/5135

Ref. Number

(Becker)CW-JB-VA-9/30/64a

Citation

Becker, Joseph, 1841-1910, “Artillery Men Building Works for the Protection of Their Guns (Battle of Poplar Springs Church - Peeble's Farm),” The Becker Collection, accessed November 21, 2024, https://beckercollection.bc.edu/items/show/3004.