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Gunboats Commencing Bombardment of Fort Bartow Item Info
- Abstract:
- Naval scene.
- Title:
- Gunboats Commencing Bombardment of Fort Bartow
- Artist:
- Schell, Francis H., 1834-1909
- Date:
- February 7, 1862
- Transcription:
- Recto: [captions keyed to marks in drawing] "T Rebel gunboats // X Gunboats commencing bombardment of Fort Bartow // O Marsh Light House // Schr Sea Bird with Capt. Fields' floating bridge // Passage of the fleet of transports through 'the marshes' onto Croatan Sound. The channel through the marshes connects Pamlico & Roanoke Sounds. On the right are seen the densely wooded shores of Roanoke Island with in the distance the fleet of gunboats engaging the first of the rebel batteries, Fort Bartow -- 9 guns.";Verso: No text.
- 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 Fortification--History--19th century
- Condition:
- Vertical and horizontal folds; two pieces of paper glued together with a third strip; loss of paper and ripping along right margin; hole at upper mid-right; glue stains on verso; one at upper left on recto.
- Place:
- North Carolina--Dare--Roanoke Island North Carolina--Dare county--Roanoke Island--Fort Bartow
- Medium:
- Graphite on shiny laid paper (same paper as repair in FHS-NC-2/7/62a ?)
- Dimensions:
- 8.25 x 14.5 in.
- Genre:
- Image;StillImage
- Coordinates:
- 35.8897427, -75.6615384
- Source:
- Original drawing location: CW-FHS-NC-2/7/62b (Box 8.)
- URI:
- http://hdl.handle.net/2345/4867
- Ref. Number:
- (Becker)CW-FHS-NC-2/7/62b
- Collection:
- Ships
- Tags:
- Floating Bridge Gunboat Lighthouse Schooner Ships Tugboat
- Format:
- image/jpeg
Attribution
- Citation:
- "Gunboats Commencing Bombardment of Fort Bartow", The Becker Collection, Boston College Libraries, /items/2752.html