Battle in the Woods at Vaughn Road near Hatcher Creek Artist: Becker, Joseph Date: 1864/10/27 Medium: graphite on lined laid paper with embossed insignia "CONGRESS" Original Size: 16 x 10 in. Reference Number: CW-JB-VA-10-27-64a General Notes:
Recto: "Not to be used // Rebel line // All small pines// Vaughn Road // Rising ground // Union line." Verso: "Not used // The fight on Thur 27th // The Battle in the Woods // Our line of battle composed of the 5th and 9th Corps pressing the rebels on the afternoon of the 27th // [Signed] Joseph Becker] // The road in the foreground crowded with stragglers and wounded men // I send this on government paper my paper and baggage are in the wagon which was sent to the rear with the train on the commencement of the battle." Condition: Ripping along creases on left and upper margins; loss of paper at lower right corner.
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// Vaughn Road // Rising ground // Union line."