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Siege of Charleston -General View of the Bombardment of Battery Gregg and Fort Wagner Item Info
- Abstract:
- Wide battle panorama.
- Title:
- Siege of Charleston -General View of the Bombardment of Battery Gregg and Fort Wagner
- Artist:
- Crane, W. T.
- Date:
- September 5, 1863
- Transcription:
- Recto: [purple ink]"References, (rebel) (A) 'Battery Hascall.' (B) Fort Johnson (C) 'Battery Simkins' (D) Fort Sumter (E) 'Battery Gregg' (F) Battery Bee' (G). 'Fort Moultrie' (H) Moultrie House (M) Fort Wagner. (P) City of Charleston // The Siege of Charleston. General View of the Bombardment of Battery Gregg and Fort Wagner commencing on Sept. 5th [black ink] and causing the evacuation of both works on the morning of the 7th // [red ink] sketched from the observatory on 'Craigs Hill'. // References, (union- (I) Frigate 'New Ironsides' (J) Monitors - (K) Union Batterys (on the right) (L) 'Beacon House'. left and center // (O) causeway over the marsh. // [black ink] See N.Y. Herald for Particulars.";Verso: no text.
- Subjects:
- Charleston (S.C.)--History--Siege, 1863 South Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
- Condition:
- Vertical and horizontal folds; two sheets glued together; dog ear at upper left.
- Place:
- South Carolina--Charleston--Charleston Harbor South Carolina--Charleston countyFort Wagner South Carolina--Charleston countyBattery Gregg
- Medium:
- graphite and ink wash on wove paper
- Dimensions:
- 6.75 x 19.5 in.
- Genre:
- Image;StillImage
- Coordinates:
- 32.7860242, -79.9058453999999
- Source:
- Original drawing location: CW-WC-SC-9/5/63 (Box 6.)
- URI:
- http://hdl.handle.net/2345/4734
- Ref. Number:
- (Becker)CW-WC-SC-9/5/63
- Collection:
- America's Civil War Years: Multiple Perspectives
- Tags:
- Battle Fortifications Frigate
- Format:
- image/jpeg
Attribution
- Citation:
- "Siege of Charleston -General View of the Bombardment of Battery Gregg and Fort Wagner", The Becker Collection, Boston College Libraries, /items/2940.html