Petersburg,Virginia,George Meade,American Civil War,Alfred Rudolph Waud,RR
Title: In front of Petersburg
Creator(s): Waud, Alfred R. (Alfred Rudolph), 1828-1891, artist
Date Created/Published: [1864]
Notes:
Signed below image: A.R. Waud.
Title inscribed below image.
Inscribed upper left: enemies first line of earthworks our lines below and in front. Inscribed above image: Smoke of locomotive on Petersburg and Richmond RR. Inscribed lower left: This sketch was made at the request of Genl. Meade, for his use, from a tree used by the signal officers. It took over an hour and a half rebel sharpshooters kept up a fire at me the whole time. Inscribed upper right: Smou[ldering? ...]
Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.763)
Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.
Subjects:
Meade, George Gordon,--1815-1872--Military service.
Military reconnaissance--1860-1870.
Military camps--1860-1870.
Forts & fortifications--1860-1870.
Railroads--1860-1870.
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns & battles.
Petersburg (Va.)--History--Siege, 1864-1865.
United States--Virginia--Petersburg
Drawings--American--1860-1870.
Bookmark /2004660496/
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