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Ashore in South Carolina Item Info
- Abstract:
- Sketchy, populous panorama.
- Title:
- Ashore in South Carolina
- Artist:
- Crane, W. T.
- Date:
- November 7, 1861
- Transcription:
- Recto: "The men in the boats had ther [sic] blankets or overcoats rolled like fig 1 belts & cartrige [sic] boxes- getting out of the boats at low tide they had to wade up above their knees they carried their guns over their heads-the line of boats were towed in by the disabled gunboat Winfield Scott. This landing was made a sunset on Nov 7th.";Verso: "Ashore in South Carolina - on Nov 7th." Cancelled drawing and writing.
- Subjects:
- South Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 Hilton Head Island (S.C.)--History--19th century Gunboats Warships Landing operations
- Condition:
- Vertical and horizontal folds; dog ears; stains on bottom margin.
- Place:
- South Carolina--Beaufort--Hilton Head Island
- Medium:
- graphite on wove paper
- Dimensions:
- 10 x 14 in.
- Genre:
- Image;StillImage
- Coordinates:
- 32.216316, -80.752608
- Source:
- Original drawing location: CW-WC-SC-11/7/61b (Box 6.)
- URI:
- http://hdl.handle.net/2345/4716
- Ref. Number:
- (Becker)CW-WC-SC-11/7/61b
- Collection:
- Ships
- Tags:
- Bayonet Flag Gun Ships Soldier
- Format:
- image/jpeg
Attribution
- Citation:
- "Ashore in South Carolina", The Becker Collection, Boston College Libraries, /items/2723.html