179th New York Volunteer Infantry
A Union Regiment Forged in the Petersburg Campaign
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chapter 15
September 30, 1864

A Cheering Sight

David McM. Gregg

Elihu Linkletter

Looking Left on the Weldon Railroad

New Picket Line

Poplar Spring Overview

Major Roads and Rail Lines

Poplar Spring 5PM

Poplar Spring 7PM

Poplar Spring 1 October

Poplar Spring Forts

October 8, 1864

Church

S.G. Griffin

Willcox Staff

Western Front

New Picket Line
A View of Our New Picket Line (Battle of Poplar Springs - Peeble's Farm)

Ref No.: (Becker)CW-JB-VA-10/11/64a
Artist: Becker, Joseph
Date: October 11, 1864.
Medium: graphite on wove paper ;
Original Size: 13.5 x 9.75 in.
Transcribed Text:

Recto: no text.
Verso: "View of our new line of works on the right and center looking [out on] our picket line // 1 Squirrel level road
2 Rebel fort and intrenchments [sic] captured on Friday the 29th Sept 3 Peebles house and farm
4 Rebel fort and line of works captured in the charge made by the 5th Corps on Friday // Sketched Oct 11th 64 // [Signed] J.B."

Condition: Poor; vertical folds; loss of paper on left margin and upper right corner; rip along fold on right.
Location: Petersburg, Dinwiddie, Virginia, United States
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