Race for the City, Monday, April 3rd (Capture of Petersburg)
Title
Race for the City, Monday, April 3rd (Capture of Petersburg)
Abstract
Battle schematic.
Artist
Date
April 3, 1865
Transcription
Recto: no text.
Verso: "Capture of Petersburg // Race for the city on the morning of Monday, Apr 3rd by our skirmishers up the Petersburg Turnpike // [Signed] J.B."
Condition
Bad stain and rip along horizontal crease on right margin; dog ear on upper right corner.
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-4/3/65 (Box 3.)
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2345/4631
Ref. Number
(Becker)CW-JB-VA-4/3/65
Citation
Becker, Joseph, 1841-1910, “Race for the City, Monday, April 3rd (Capture of Petersburg),” The Becker Collection, accessed April 27, 2024, https://beckercollection.bc.edu/items/show/3043.