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Execution of five deserters from the 118th Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1st Division, 5th Corps, before the entire 5th Corps, Beverly Ford, Va. August 29, 1863 (Part of a series of drawings of the event)

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Full size image 1536x1126 ~ 300k

Transcription of bottom text reads in part:

"Execution of five deserters from the 118th Penn. Vol 1 Div, 5th Corps on Saturday Aug 29th. The exectuion took place in a beautiful valley near Division Headquarters, in the presence of the entire fifth corps. under command of Maj Gen Sykes."

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TITLE: Execution of five deserters from the 118th Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1st Division, 5th Corps, before the entire 5th Corps, Beverly Ford, Va.

CALL NUMBER: DRWG/US - Forbes, no. 155 (A size) [P&P]

REPRODUCTION NUMBER: LC-USZ62-14878 (b&w film copy neg.)
No known restrictions on publication.

MEDIUM: 1 drawing : pencil.

CREATED/PUBLISHED: [1863 Aug.] 29.

CREATOR:

Forbes, Edwin, 1839-1895, artist.

NOTES:

"The fatal volley"--on mount.

Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.1.154)

Forms part of: Civil War drawing collection.