Name/Title
Subject Files--Newspaper SketchesEntry/Object ID
1985.002.0122Scope and Content
1 folder ; 11 3/4" x 9 1/2"
Handcolored newspaper sketch: "Before Petersburg--a view on the Weldon Railroad" sketched by J. W. Pattison showing a crude log cabin with chimney, a white tent with brick chimney, another tent and a dirt road populated by a few soldiers in blue uniforms. Sketch has been cut from the news page and "framed" in dark brown construction paper of about 1/4"
Handcolored newspaper sketch: "Before Petersburg--mounted infantry" sketched by A. W. Warren showing a sizable log supported in the crotches of 2 trees to be a "horse" and a soldier in a blue uniform and holding an enormous sword sits astride the log. There are many tents and 2 other soldiers in the background. A label on the back says this was published in Harpers Weekly in 1862. The sketch is cut from the page and partially "framed" in cream colored paper with some texture.
Handcolored newspaper sketch of the City Hall in Richmond, Virginia on election day, July 25, 1865, showing a large square in front of a multi-pillared hall. There are 3 horses and many people milling about in the square and on the steps of the building. Large trees shade the scene. The sketch is by J. R. Hamilton. It has been cut from the page, but is not "framed."Collection
Edwin Warfield Beitzell CollectionArchive Items Details
Date(s) of Creation
1862 - 1865Location
Container
Edwin Beitzell Collection, Box 2AShelf
Rack 09, Shelf 1Rack
Rack 09Wall
North wallRoom
Archives 2Building
Tudor HallRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Hamilton, J. R.Person or Organization
Warren, A. W.Person or Organization
Pattison, J. W.