The Pursuit - Laurel Hill

Ref No.: (Becker)CW-HL-WV-7/61a
Artist: Lovie, Henri.
Date: July 1861.
Medium: graphite on wove paper ;
Original Size: 11.5 x 11 in.
Transcribed Text:

• Recto: "Raining in torrents. Mud over ankles. Men worn out. At first cannon shot they waked up and at every shot quickened their steps till the[y] came in leaning forward and going double quick. Military stores of all description scattered on the road. // The Pursuit: Laurel Hill: The Sound of the First Gun."
• Verso: no text.

Condition: Poor; loss of paper on lower right corner and ripping along left and bottom margins.
Location: West Virginia, United States