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Fort Jackson Sketched from the Masthead of the "Cayuga." Item Info
- Title:
- Fort Jackson Sketched from the Masthead of the "Cayuga."
- Date:
- April 30, 1862
- Transcription:
- Recto: "Position of mortar fleet // Fort Jackson sketched from the masthead of the 'Cayuga' on her way down river April 30, 1862 // Battery // Bushy Bank // Here was the remains of the Barrier on this side of River // Surrendered April 28, 1862 // The plan of the fort an irregular pentagon having usual salient angles and a large surrounding moat -- the defense of the river // Ft. St. Philip opposite.";Verso: No text.
- Subjects:
- Fort Jackson (La.)--History--Siege, 1862 Louisiana--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
- Condition:
- Tattered edge.
- Place:
- Louisiana--Plaquemines parish--Fort Jackson
- Medium:
- graphite, gray ink wash, and white gouache on toned paper
- Dimensions:
- 13.75 x 6.75 in.
- Genre:
- Image;StillImage
- Coordinates:
- 29.3570292999999, -89.4553239
- Source:
- Original drawing location: CW-UK-LA-5-30-62 (Box 10).
- URI:
- http://hdl.handle.net/2345/4980
- Ref. Number:
- (Becker)CW-UK-LA-5-30-62
- Collection:
- Panoramas and Landscapes
- Tags:
- Confederate Fort Fortifications Frigate Panorama River scene
- Format:
- image/jpeg
Attribution
- Citation:
- "Fort Jackson Sketched from the Masthead of the "Cayuga."", The Becker Collection, Boston College Libraries, /items/2212.html