Confederate Soldiers Taking the Oath of Allegiance

Ref No.: (Becker)CW-EM-VA-10/1/64
Artist: Mullen, E. F.
Date: October 1, 1864.
Medium: Graphite on heavy gauge wove paper ;
Original Size: 9.75 x 13.25 in.
Transcribed Text:

• Recto: "[signed] E. Mullen 1864 // Confederate prisoners Taking the Oath [of Allegiance]."
• Verso: "Administering the Oath of Allegiance to a Party of Rebel Deserters near 'Dutch Gap' Va. // [signed] Ed. F. Mullen // [different hand] line cut." 5 1/2 wide line.

Condition: Vertical and horizontal folds; back rips along upper and lower margins; bad loss of paper at right margin and corners; dog ears at left corners; brown stain and pin hole at upper right.
Location: Dutch Gap, Chesterfield, Virginia, United States