A Cheering Sight - Arrival of Reinforcements (Battle of Poplar Springs - Peeble's Farm)

Title

A Cheering Sight - Arrival of Reinforcements (Battle of Poplar Springs - Peeble's Farm)

Abstract

Fine battle schematic; in Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper 10/22/1864.

Date

October 1, 1864

Transcription

Recto: "Weldon Road // U.S.M.R.R. [on locomotive]"
Verso: "A Cheering Sight // Arrival of reinforcements at the Terminus of the branch railroad near the Weldon Railroad for Gen Warren // Sat Oct 1 // The distance from the Terminus to Poplar Spring Church is 2 miles and from there to the captured rebel works 1/2 mile // It is raining very hard and the rebs are shelling us // [Signed] Joseph Becker // Recieved [sic] your letter this morning // Send stamps and No 1 Pencils."

Condition

Good; central vertical fold.

Medium

graphite on wove paper

Dimensions

10 x 6.25 in.

Genre

Graphite drawings--American--1860-1870

Coordinates

37.2279279, -77.4019266999999

Source

Original drawing location: CW-JB-VA-10/1/64 (Box 2.)

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/2345/4595

Ref. Number

(Becker)CW-JB-VA-10/1/64

Citation

Becker, Joseph, 1841-1910, “A Cheering Sight - Arrival of Reinforcements (Battle of Poplar Springs - Peeble's Farm),” The Becker Collection, accessed April 19, 2024, https://beckercollection.bc.edu/items/show/3007.