Scene in One of the Camps of the Negro Regiment: Mode of Punishing Negro Soldiers for Various Offences (Siege of Petersburg)

Item Information

Title:
Scene in One of the Camps of the Negro Regiment: Mode of Punishing Negro Soldiers for Various Offences (Siege of Petersburg)
Description:
Image of Blacks; in Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper 10/10/64 p. 81 (in apparent conflict with date on drawing).
Creator:
Becker, Joseph, 1841-1910
Date:
October 31, 1864
Format:
Drawings/Illustrations
Location:
Boston College
Collection (local):
Becker collection
Subjects:
Military discipline--History--Pictorial works--1800--1899--United States
History--Pictorial works--1864--1865--Petersburg (Va.)
History--African Americans--Pictorial works--1861--1865--Virginia
Places:
Virginia > Petersburg
Extent:
1 online resource (1 image)
Link to Item:
https://hdl.handle.net/2345/5134
Terms of Use:
Rights status not evaluated.
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Notes:
Condition: Loss of paper on left margin; pin holes in each corner; vertical crease; small smudges and stains.
Original drawing location: CW-JB-VA-10/31/64 (Box 2).
Physical description of original: graphite and charcoal on wove paper ; 10 x 6.5 in.
Recto: No text.
Verso: "Scene in one of the camps of the Negro regiments on the left of the line // Mode of punishing negro soldiers for various offences // Oct 31 [Signed] Joseph Becker // 5 ½ wide."
Identifier:
2345/5134
81489124650001021
99137908162501021