Arrival of one of Sherman's Scouts at the Wilmington Headquarters (Capture of Wilmington)

Title

Arrival of one of Sherman's Scouts at the Wilmington Headquarters (Capture of Wilmington)

Abstract

Date

March 11, 1865

Transcription

Recto: no text.
Verso: "Arrival of one of Sherman's scouts with dispatches at Headquarters Mar 11th Wilmington" // "A most determined looking man dressed in a rebel officer's uniform with two revolvers in his belt and two more thrust in his boots" // "[Signed] J.B."

Condition

Vertical and horizontal creases; smearing along right margin; dog ears on right corners.

Medium

ink wash over graphite on wove paper

Dimensions

6.5 x 9.75 in.

Genre

Drawings--American--1860-1870

Coordinates

34.2257255, -77.9447102

Source

Original drawing location: CW-JB-NC-3/11/65b (Box 3.)

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/2345/5124

Ref. Number

(Becker)CW-JB-NC-3/11/65b

Citation

Becker, Joseph, 1841-1910, “Arrival of one of Sherman's Scouts at the Wilmington Headquarters (Capture of Wilmington),” The Becker Collection, accessed April 25, 2024, https://beckercollection.bc.edu/items/show/3041.