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The Opening of the Ball- 1st Gun fired by a Rebel Tug at 5 O'Clock Item Info
- Title:
- The Opening of the Ball- 1st Gun fired by a Rebel Tug at 5 O'Clock
- Date:
- November 4, 1861
- Transcription:
- Recto: "Entrance to Port Royale // Broad River [?] // 5 Rebel tugs -- like x // [numerals 1--18] // Nov 4th // The Opening of the Ball // 1st gun fired by a rebel tug at 5 o clock p.m. Nov. 4th // [numerals 4-12] -- Union Gun Boats // 4 Mirabella [?] - 5 Isaac Smith - 6 Pawnee - 7 Pembia [?] // [numerals 13-20] // The Transports Webster, Ariel, Roanoke, Matangus. 19 Star of the South- Marion- many others except the large steamers such as the Atlantic -- Baltic -- Illinois Vanderbilt.";Verso: No text.
- Subjects:
- Port Royal Sound (S.C.) South Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 Port Royal (S.C.) Expedition, 1861 Warships
- Condition:
- Tears on top and left edges; vertical crease through middle; another vertical crease middle of left half.
- Place:
- South Carolina--Beaufort--Port Royal Sound
- Medium:
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions:
- 13.25 x 9.75 in.
- Genre:
- Image;StillImage
- Coordinates:
- 32.3746947, -80.8376943
- Source:
- Original drawing location: CW-UK-VA-11-4-61 (Box 10).
- URI:
- http://hdl.handle.net/2345/4947
- Ref. Number:
- (Becker)CW-UK-VA-11-4-61
- Collection:
- Ships
- Tags:
- Frigate Naval Battle Pawnee Pembia Steamship
- Format:
- image/jpeg
Attribution
- Citation:
- "The Opening of the Ball- 1st Gun fired by a Rebel Tug at 5 O'Clock", The Becker Collection, Boston College Libraries, /items/2778.html