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The War in Louisianna: General Weitzel's Expedition up the Bayou Teche to Destroy the Rebel Ironclad Gunboat P.A. Cotton Item Info

Vertical folds; rips along fold at upper margin; uneven paper at lower margin; loss of paper at all but upper right corner; bad tear along left margin; various orange stains.
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Abstract:
Large detailed scene.
Title:
The War in Louisianna: General Weitzel's Expedition up the Bayou Teche to Destroy the Rebel Ironclad Gunboat P.A. Cotton
Artist:
Schell, Francis H., 1834-1909
Date:
January 14, 1863
Transcription:
Recto: "[different hand] 9 1/2 30 Long block two pages // Rebel iorn clad gun boat // P.A. Cotton attacked by sharpshooters of the 75th N.Y. who soon silenced the rebels guns by picking off the gunners // Supported by the 75th N.Y. -- 160th N.Y. & 12th Conn. // W.S. gunboat Kinsman // Flagship Calhoun, on which Gen. Buchanan was kiled by rebel sharp shooters in rifle pit // Gun boat Estrella, a prize British steamer // 8th Vermont cleaning the rifle pits. // {Capt. Albert W.} Bradbury's First Main battery // {Capt. William W.} Carruth's 6th Mass bat. // Sugar mill // Rebel sharp shooters in rifle pits // Obstructions // Boat from Estrella taking up torpedoes // Live oaks with spanish moss, largely // Gen. Weitzel on grey horse, & staff // [?]dge's regular battery -- supported by 6th Mich & 21st Indiana.";Verso: "The war in Louisianna // Gen. Weitzel's expedition up the Bayou Teche to destroy the rebel iron clad gunboat P.A. Cotton -- Wednesday Jan. 14th '63 // [signed] F.H.S. // [pointing hand] N.Y. Times for details."
Subjects:
Louisiana--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 Teche, Bayou (La.) Weitzel, G.--(Godfrey),--1835-1884 Ships--History--19th century
Condition:
Vertical folds; rips along fold at upper margin; uneven paper at lower margin; loss of paper at all but upper right corner; bad tear along left margin; various orange stains.
Place:
Louisiana--Teche, Bayou
Medium:
Graphite on wove paper
Dimensions:
9.5 x 15.5 in.
Genre:
Image;StillImage
Coordinates:
30.1195986, -91.6581523999999
Source:
Original drawing location: CW-FHS-LA-1/14/63 (Box 8.)
URI:
http://hdl.handle.net/2345/4890
Ref. Number:
(Becker)CW-FHS-LA-1/14/63
Collection:
Ships
Tags:
Farm Gunboat Steamship
Format:
image/jpeg
Attribution
Citation:
"The War in Louisianna: General Weitzel's Expedition up the Bayou Teche to Destroy the Rebel Ironclad Gunboat P.A. Cotton", The Becker Collection, Boston College Libraries, /items/2788.html
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