Battlefield of Fisher Hill from Wharton's Position (Confederate) Commanding Pike
Identifier:
028393
Collection Number:
Biscoe
Title:
Battlefield of Fisher Hill from Wharton's Position (Confederate) Commanding Pike
Date:
1884/07/28
Creator:
Biscoe, Thomas and Walter
Description:
'89.D.(55); July 28, 1884 Monday 5:35 pm; Dark, misting; On extreme right is mill(?) at edge of Strasburg. The field of corn is on the flat land of the river a little way to the right. The valley pike was commanded for a mile by the Confed. battery of Wharton stationed right where the camera stands. Sheridan's army turned off the pike onto the higher land west; (left in the view). The valley of Tumbling Run is hidden by the trees of the foreground, likewise the stone house by the bridge.'
Subjects:
Fisher's Hill, Battle of, Va., 1864., Photographers Collections--Biscoe, Thomas, and Walter.
Personal Names:
Wharton, Gabriel Colvin, 1824-1906.
Geographic:
Virginia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Battlefields.
