Interior of Fort Beauregard, St. Phillips Island, South Carolina

Interior of Fort Beauregard, St. Phillips Island, South Carolina

Technical differences of guns; considerable effort on verso.

no date

Recto: "put 79 on this flag // Lt. Col. Nobles quarters // Hilton Head Island // Route to Savannah, Geo. // Route to Beaufort, S.C. // stockad [sic] of pickets // dry ditch // magazines // Entrance to Fort // magazine covered with sods // dry ditch // -bank- // Interior of Fort (or battery) Beauregard St. Phillips Island. S.C. // not all of the guns were spiked some more left loaded."

Verso: "Battery on the West side of Fort Beauregard separated from the main work with an earth work connection // ramparts // style of gun in Forts Beauregard & Walker - 8-10-11-&12 inch columbians // Fort Beauregard is at present garrisoned by the 79th Regt. N.Y. Highlanders Lieut. Col. Wm. H. Noble commanding // style of guns in the East battery the carrieage are the same as above." Two neatly rendered sketches of guns and batteries.

Vertical and tangent folds; ripping at lower right corner.

graphite on wove paper

9.75 x 13.75 in.

Graphite drawings--American--1860-1870

32.2843663, -80.6131635

Original drawing location: CW-WC-SC-NDg (Box 6.)

http://hdl.handle.net/2345/4760

(Becker)CW-WC-SC-NDg