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Bachelder, John B. (John Badger), 1825-1894 [Untitled pencil sketch of troops forming a line of battle]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02670.05 Author/Creator: Bachelder, John B. (John Badger), 1825-1894 Place Written: s.l. Type: Sketch Date: circa 1863 Pagination: 1 drawing ; 10 x 15 cm. Order a Copy

Pencil sketch of troops forming a line possibly for a charge. Ink transfer of Bachelder's handwriting on verso suggests this was laid into the Gettysburg sketchbook GLC02670.01 against his signature.

Bachelder, John B. (John Badger), 1825-1894

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