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General View of Bombardment of Fort Bartow, Roanoke Island, North Carolina Item Info
- Abstract:
- Naval scene.
- Title:
- General View of Bombardment of Fort Bartow, Roanoke Island, North Carolina
- Artist:
- Schell, Francis H., 1834-1909
- Date:
- February 8, 1862
- Transcription:
- Recto: "Cloudy sky -- Cirro stratus // Rebel fleet // Chevaux de frise & sunken vessels in channel // Stars and stripes // Ranger // Vidette // Hunchback tug boat // Fort Bartow -- Barracks burning // Packet // Gun ship // Louisianna // Hetzel // Delaware // Water tolerably rough // General view of bombardment of Fort Bartow, Roanoke Island Croatan Sound, N.C.";Verso: [different hand?] "Run down stairs. // M[?]."
- Subjects:
- North Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 Roanoke Island (N.C.)--History--Capture, 1862 Fort Bartow (N.C. : Fort) Burnside's Expedition to North Carolina, 1862 Bombardment--History--19th century Ships--History--19th century
- Condition:
- Vertical folds; stains at left and right margins; pin hole at left margin; ripping along central fold at bottom margin.
- Place:
- North Carolina--Dare--Roanoke Island North Carolina--Dare county--Roanoke Island--Fort Bartow
- Medium:
- Graphite on shiny laid paper
- Dimensions:
- 5.25 x 19 in.
- Genre:
- Image;StillImage
- Coordinates:
- 35.8897427, -75.6615384
- Source:
- Original drawing location: CW-FHS-NC-2/8/62c (Box 8.)
- URI:
- http://hdl.handle.net/2345/4870
- Ref. Number:
- (Becker)CW-FHS-NC-2/8/62c
- Collection:
- Ships
- Format:
- image/jpeg
Attribution
- Citation:
- "General View of Bombardment of Fort Bartow, Roanoke Island, North Carolina", The Becker Collection, Boston College Libraries, /items/2749.html