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The Waterbatteries at Fort Donelson, Tennessee Item Info
- Abstract:
- Panorama; must be dated after Confederate surrender to U.S. Grant, 2/16/62.
- Title:
- The Waterbatteries at Fort Donelson, Tennessee
- Artist:
- Lovie, Henri
- Date:
- February, 1862
- Transcription:
- Recto: "The Waterbatteries. Fort Donelson. Looking northwest. // Expl. the breastworks are lower than the brow of the hill, only see lots of guns not the lower [?] carriages. // Very heavy 10 inch Columbian mounted in embrasures with traverse. // 2nd battery 8-32 pound guns. // 2-32 pound caronades. // 32 pound bone rifle gun throwing 64 pound conical ball very heavy. // 2-32 caronades.";Verso: no text.
- Subjects:
- Tennessee--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Equipment and supplies Fort Donelson, Battle of, Tenn., 1862
- Condition:
- Vertical folds; stains at upper corners.
- Place:
- Tennessee--Stewart--Fort Donelson
- Medium:
- graphite on wove paper
- Dimensions:
- 5.5 x 9.5 in.
- Genre:
- Image;StillImage
- Coordinates:
- 36.4874969, -87.859348
- Source:
- Original drawing location: CW-HL-TN-2/62b (Box 5.)
- URI:
- http://hdl.handle.net/2345/4499
- Ref. Number:
- (Becker)CW-HL-TN-2/62b
- Collection:
- America's Civil War Years: Multiple Perspectives
- Tags:
- Artillery Cannon Caronade Fortifications Soldier Uniform
- Format:
- image/jpeg
Attribution
- Citation:
- "The Waterbatteries at Fort Donelson, Tennessee", The Becker Collection, Boston College Libraries, /items/2893.html