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Running Down of a Man o'war Launch from the Frigate Wabash by the Rebels from "Alice", an English Blocade Runner Item Info
- Abstract:
- Sketchy action scene.
- Title:
- Running Down of a Man o'war Launch from the Frigate Wabash by the Rebels from "Alice", an English Blocade Runner
- Artist:
- Crane, W. T.
- Date:
- August 6, 1863
- Transcription:
- Recto: "Midnight // Rebels on bows of steamer firing pistols at our men in boats and water // no 2d tier of casemates embrasures to Fort Sumter // Dist woods // woods.";Verso: "Running down of a man o wars launch from the Frigate Wabash near Fort Sumter by the rebels by the "Alice" an English Blockade runner // on the 6th August 63 // sketch'd by one the escaped crew. // see the New York Herald for the particulars."
- Subjects:
- South Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 Charleston (S.C.)--History--Siege, 1863 Warships--Confederate States of America
- Condition:
- Vertical and horizontal folds; ink stains at lower right.
- Place:
- South Carolina--Charleston--Charleston Harbor South Carolina--Charleston county--Fort Sumter
- Medium:
- graphite on wove paper
- Dimensions:
- 6.25 x 9.75 in.
- Genre:
- Image;StillImage
- Coordinates:
- 32.7860242, -79.9058453999999
- Source:
- Original drawing location: CW-WC-SC-8/6/63 (Box 6.)
- URI:
- http://hdl.handle.net/2345/4730
- Ref. Number:
- (Becker)CW-WC-SC-8/6/63
- Collection:
- Ships
- Tags:
- Sailor Ship
- Format:
- image/jpeg
Attribution
- Citation:
- "Running Down of a Man o'war Launch from the Frigate Wabash by the Rebels from "Alice", an English Blocade Runner", The Becker Collection, Boston College Libraries, /items/2762.html