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Rebel Fort Huger -- Weird's Point Item Info

Title:
Rebel Fort Huger -- Weird's Point
Artist:
Schell, Francis H., 1834-1909
Date:
February 8, 1862
Transcription:
Recto: "Rebel fort Huger. Weir's point // Roanoke Island // This is the upper & strongest of the three forts on Roanoke Island side of Croatan Sound. It mounts 10 guns. After the fall of Fort Bartow, this one & the four gun fort were surrendered without firing a shot.";Verso: No text.
Subjects:
North Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 Roanoke Island (N.C.)--History--Capture, 1862 Fort Huger (N.C. : Fort) Burnside's Expedition to North Carolina, 1862 Fortification--History--19th century Ordnance--History--19th century
Condition:
Vertical and horizontal folds; loss of paper at upper left corner; grease stain at same.
Place:
North Carolina--Dare--Roanoke Island North Carolina--Dare county--Roanoke Island--Fort Huger
Medium:
Graphite on blue-lined laid paper
Dimensions:
7.75 x 9.75 in.
Genre:
Image;StillImage
Coordinates:
35.8897427, -75.6615384
Source:
Original drawing location: CW-FHS-NC-2/8/62d (Box 8.)
URI:
http://hdl.handle.net/2345/4871
Ref. Number:
(Becker)CW-FHS-NC-2/8/62d
Collection:
African-Americans
Tags:
African-American Civilians Flag Union Officer
Format:
image/jpeg
Attribution
Citation:
"Rebel Fort Huger -- Weird's Point", The Becker Collection, Boston College Libraries, /items/2654.html