A Rebel Prisoner Explaining to General Warren the Position and Movement of Rebel Forces (Battle of Hatcher Creek)
Title
A Rebel Prisoner Explaining to General Warren the Position and Movement of Rebel Forces (Battle of Hatcher Creek)
Abstract
Developed sketch; in Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper 12/3/1864.
Artist
Date
October 27, 1864
Transcription
Recto: "7 x 9 3/8."
Verso: "A rebel prisoner explaining to General Warren the Position and movements of the rebel forces on Thurs the 27th // Sketched on the evening of the 27th on the field of battle // [Signed] Joseph Becker."
Subject
Condition
Vertical creases; brown stains in each corner.
Medium
graphite on wove paper
Dimensions
9.75 x 8.75 in.
Genre
Graphite drawings--American--1860-1870
Coordinates
37.0833611, -79.543061
Source
Original drawing location: CW-JB-VA-10/27/64b (Box 2.)
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2345/4606
Ref. Number
(Becker)CW-JB-VA-10/27/64b
Citation
Becker, Joseph, 1841-1910, “A Rebel Prisoner Explaining to General Warren the Position and Movement of Rebel Forces (Battle of Hatcher Creek),” The Becker Collection, accessed April 28, 2024, https://beckercollection.bc.edu/items/show/3019.