Title

Siege of Petersburg, Virginia, American Civil War, c1864-c1865. Artist: Unknown

Caption

Siege of Petersburg, Virginia, American Civil War, c1864-c1865. A regiment of the Union 18th Corps carrying a portion of Confederate General PGT Beauregard's line in front of Petersburg. The Siege of Petersburg, which lasted from June 1864 until March 1865, foreshadowed the trench warfare battles of World War I.
The Print Collector collection

Date

1864

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19C57_406

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,2Mb (6,7Mb) / 17,1in x 11,4in / 5123 x 3424 (300dpi)

Keywords

nature tree people male man men plant country guy smoke color colour attacking fighting Virginia war union location century soldiers soldier concept battle Army warfare United States of America United States 19th century infantry battlefield Confederate American Civil War nineteenth century siege American America USA The Print Collector TGN engraving Unknown Siege of Petersburg EF Mullen;Mullen EF engraving