Fisher Hill Battlefield Looking Up Valley of Tumbling Run, Westerly

Identifier:

028394

Collection Number:

Biscoe

Title:

Fisher Hill Battlefield Looking Up Valley of Tumbling Run, Westerly

Date:

1884/07/28

Creator:

Biscoe, Thomas and Walter

Description:

'88.D.(54); July 28, 1884, Monday 5.30 pm; Misty and very dark; The right of the picture is ground occupied by Sheridan. The left by Confed. army. The R.R. embankment can be detected running left to right just in front of the houses. The Mts. in the distance are those along which the flank movement of Gen. Crook was made, by which about 4 p.m. he came upon the left rear of the Confed. over beyond the R.R. On the left in mid-distance is the field occupied by Gordon which No's 85, 86 were taken.'

Subjects:

Photographers Collections--Biscoe, Thomas, and Walter., Fisher's Hill, Battle of, Va., 1864., Cedar Creek, Battle of, Va., 1864.

Personal Names:

Crook, George, 1829-1890., Wharton, Gabriel Colvin, 1824-1906.

Geographic:

Virginia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Battlefields.

Acquisition Source:

Marietta College

Acquisition Method:

Loan

Medium:

print

Projects:

West Virginia History OnView