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The Siege of Charleston - Iron Clads Battering Down the Ruins of Fort Sumter under Heavy Rebel Fire Item Info
- Abstract:
- Naval battle scene.
- Title:
- The Siege of Charleston - Iron Clads Battering Down the Ruins of Fort Sumter under Heavy Rebel Fire
- Artist:
- Crane, W. T.
- Date:
- September 1, 1863
- Transcription:
- Recto: "moonlight scene // Fort Sumter // dist woods // dist woods // [ink] See New York Herald for particulars // The Siege of Charleston // The Iron Clads battering down the ruins of Fort Sumter under a heavy fire from Fort Moultrie Battery Bee and other rebel batteries on the night of Sept 1st.";Verso: no text.
- Subjects:
- Charleston (S.C.)--History--Siege, 1863 Fort Sumter (Charleston, S.C.) South Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 Armored vessels--United States--History--19th century
- Condition:
- Vertical and horizontal folds; dog ears; ripping at lower right corner.
- Place:
- South Carolina--Charleston--Charleston Harbor South Carolina--Charleston countyFort Sumter
- Medium:
- graphite and ink wash on wove paper
- Dimensions:
- 9.5 x 13.25 in.
- Genre:
- Image;StillImage
- Coordinates:
- 32.7860242, -79.9058453999999
- Source:
- Original drawing location: CW-WC-SC-9/1/63 (Box 6.)
- URI:
- http://hdl.handle.net/2345/4733
- Ref. Number:
- (Becker)CW-WC-SC-9/1/63
- Collection:
- Ships
- Tags:
- Fortifications Warship
- Format:
- image/jpeg
Attribution
- Citation:
- "The Siege of Charleston - Iron Clads Battering Down the Ruins of Fort Sumter under Heavy Rebel Fire", The Becker Collection, Boston College Libraries, /items/2785.html