IMAGE
Rebel Fort Huger -- Weird's Point Item Info
- Title:
- Rebel Fort Huger -- Weird's Point
- Artist:
- Schell, Francis H., 1834-1909
- Date:
- February 8, 1862
- Transcription:
- Recto: "Rebel fort Huger. Weir's point // Roanoke Island // This is the upper & strongest of the three forts on Roanoke Island side of Croatan Sound. It mounts 10 guns. After the fall of Fort Bartow, this one & the four gun fort were surrendered without firing a shot.";Verso: No text.
- Subjects:
- North Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 Roanoke Island (N.C.)--History--Capture, 1862 Fort Huger (N.C. : Fort) Burnside's Expedition to North Carolina, 1862 Fortification--History--19th century Ordnance--History--19th century
- Condition:
- Vertical and horizontal folds; loss of paper at upper left corner; grease stain at same.
- Place:
- North Carolina--Dare--Roanoke Island North Carolina--Dare county--Roanoke Island--Fort Huger
- Medium:
- Graphite on blue-lined laid paper
- Dimensions:
- 7.75 x 9.75 in.
- Genre:
- Image;StillImage
- Coordinates:
- 35.8897427, -75.6615384
- Source:
- Original drawing location: CW-FHS-NC-2/8/62d (Box 8.)
- URI:
- http://hdl.handle.net/2345/4871
- Ref. Number:
- (Becker)CW-FHS-NC-2/8/62d
- Collection:
- African-Americans
- Tags:
- African-American Civilians Flag Union Officer
- Format:
- image/jpeg
Attribution
- Citation:
- "Rebel Fort Huger -- Weird's Point", The Becker Collection, Boston College Libraries, /items/2654.html