Our Skirmish Line - After the Battle (Poplar Springs Church - Peeble's Farm)

Title

Our Skirmish Line - After the Battle (Poplar Springs Church - Peeble's Farm)

Abstract

Nicely rendered landscape.

Date

October 5, 1864

Transcription

Recto: no text.
Verso: "View of the second line made by the rebels on the night after the battle at Poplar Springs Church Friday Sept 30th but now occupied by our skirmish line // [Signed] J.B. Oct 5th 64."

Condition

Good; vertical folds and dog ear at upper right corner.

Medium

graphite on wove paper

Dimensions

10 x 6.5 in.

Genre

Landscape drawings--American--1860-1870
Graphite drawings--American--1860-1870

Coordinates

37.2279279, -77.4019266999999

Source

Original drawing location: CW-JB-VA-10/5/64a (Box 2.)

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/2345/4597

Ref. Number

(Becker)CW-JB-VA-10/5/64a

Citation

Becker, Joseph, 1841-1910, “Our Skirmish Line - After the Battle (Poplar Springs Church - Peeble's Farm),” The Becker Collection, accessed November 21, 2024, https://beckercollection.bc.edu/items/show/3009.