Before Petersburg at sunrise, July 30th 1864, Historic Print

Drawn from the Library of Congress archive, this print depicts Before Petersburg at sunrise, July 30th 1864. The Library holds one of the most comprehensive collections of American and international historical prints in the world.

Library of Congress record: Created 1864 July 30 Sig ned lower right: AR Waud. Title inscribed below image. Inscribed above image: Spires in Petersburg. The mine. Inscribed on separate sheet of cream paper: Explosion of the mine under the Confederate works at Petersburg--July 30th 1864. The spires in the distance mark the location of the city; along the crest, in front of them are the defensive works, it was an angle of these that was blown up, with its guns & defenders. The explosion was the signal for the simultaneous opening of the artillery and musketry of the Union lines. The pickets are seen running in from their pits & shelters on the front, to the outer line of attack. In the middle distance, are the magnificent 8 & 10 inch Mortar.

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