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The Rescue of the Gunboat Ranger by the Tug Tempest during the Bombardment of Fort Bartow Item Info
- Abstract:
- Naval scene.
- Title:
- The Rescue of the Gunboat Ranger by the Tug Tempest during the Bombardment of Fort Bartow
- Artist:
- Schell, Francis H., 1834-1909
- Date:
- February 8, 1862
- Transcription:
- Recto: "Bombardment of Fort Bartow. The gun boat Ranger having got aground, Capt Haswell, Chief Engineer of the navy went in the tug Tempest, Capt Osman, to her rescue and succeeded in getting her off, while exposed to a heavy fire.";Verso: No text. Light drawing of boat.
- Subjects:
- North Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 Roanoke Island (N.C.)--History--Capture, 1862 Fort Bartow (N.C. : Fort) Burnside's Expedition to North Carolina, 1862 Bombardment--History--19th century
- Condition:
- Vertical and horizontal folds; pin holes in lower and upper left quadrants; uneven bottom margin.
- Place:
- North Carolina--Dare--Roanoke Island North Carolina--Dare county--Roanoke Island--Fort Bartow
- Medium:
- Graphite on heavy gauge wove paper
- Dimensions:
- 7 x 10 in.
- Genre:
- Image;StillImage
- Coordinates:
- 35.8897427, -75.6615384
- Source:
- Original drawing location: CW-FHS-NC-2/8/62b (Box 8.)
- URI:
- http://hdl.handle.net/2345/4869
- Ref. Number:
- (Becker)CW-FHS-NC-2/8/62b
- Collection:
- Ships
- Tags:
- Flag Gunboat Ships Tugboat
- Format:
- image/jpeg
Attribution
- Citation:
- "The Rescue of the Gunboat Ranger by the Tug Tempest during the Bombardment of Fort Bartow", The Becker Collection, Boston College Libraries, /items/2782.html