IMAGE
Fort McHenry Item Info
- Title:
- Fort McHenry
- Artist:
- Hall, Edward S., b. ca. 1840
- Date:
- [May-August, 1861]
- Transcription:
- Recto: "Hospital of Fort McHenry // Coming this way // this way // this way // Gen. C. & Maj. Morris // Band // Baltimore from parade ground of Fort McHenry Gen Cadwallader [sic] & Maj. Morris witnessing Battalion Drill of 19th Penn. Reg. of Volunteers // The Middle ground in shadow shows the works of the Cuba Mining and Smelting Company & the landing place of the volunteers at Locust Point // Maj. Morris commanding Fort McHenry. Hair moustache & whiskers // white.";Verso: No text.
- Subjects:
- Fort McHenry (Baltimore, Md.) Baltimore (Md.)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 Maryland--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
- Condition:
- Fold top left corner; stains at bottom and top; tear on right edge; two horizontal fold marks; one vertical fold mark; small holes top left corner.
- Place:
- Maryland--Baltimore--Fort McHenry
- Medium:
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions:
- 4.5 x 9.0 in.
- Genre:
- Image;StillImage
- Coordinates:
- 39.263298, -76.579923
- Source:
- Original drawing location: CW-ESH-MD-5-61a (Box 9).
- URI:
- http://hdl.handle.net/2345/4992
- Ref. Number:
- (Becker)CW-ESH-MD-5-61a
- Collection:
- America's Civil War Years: Multiple Perspectives
- Tags:
- Camp life Coastal scene Harbor Hospital Military band Occupation of Baltimore Procession Uniform
- Format:
- image/jpeg
Attribution
- Citation:
- "Fort McHenry", The Becker Collection, Boston College Libraries, /items/2862.html