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Steam Frigate Mississippi Grounded and Blown Up by Her Commander, Baton Rouge, Louisiana Item Info
- Abstract:
- Naval scene; in Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper 4/18/1863.
- Title:
- Steam Frigate Mississippi Grounded and Blown Up by Her Commander, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
- Artist:
- Schell, Francis H., 1834-1909
- Date:
- March 14, 1863
- Transcription:
- Recto: "[?]ie's on the night of Saturday, March 14th // [?]iff & sky. The distant shipping should be very indefinite // [signed] F.H.S. // Levee // Steam frigate Mississippi ashore & fired // crowd of sailors leaving // Sailors escaping // Gunboat Sachem // mortar fleet // Iron clad gunboat Essex." [Upper portion of this image was not photographed; it includes the first caption (to signature), more of the sky, and a sketch of an ironclad, upside down].;Verso: No text.
- Subjects:
- Louisiana--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 Baton Rouge (La.) Mississippi (Side-wheel steamer) Ships--History--19th century
- Condition:
- In four pieces, once glued together. Rough paper along all margins; loss of paper at corners; rips along lower margins.
- Place:
- Mississippi River Louisiana--East Baton Rouge parish--Baton Rouge
- Medium:
- Graphite on wove paper
- Dimensions:
- 19 x 14.5 in.
- Genre:
- Image;StillImage
- Coordinates:
- 38.3224293, -92.1632633
- Source:
- Original drawing location: CW-FHS-LA-3/14/63a (Box 8.)
- URI:
- http://hdl.handle.net/2345/4894
- Ref. Number:
- (Becker)CW-FHS-LA-3/14/63a
- Collection:
- Ships
- Tags:
- Naval Battle
- Format:
- image/jpeg
Attribution
- Citation:
- "Steam Frigate Mississippi Grounded and Blown Up by Her Commander, Baton Rouge, Louisiana", The Becker Collection, Boston College Libraries, /items/2768.html