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View of Our Works Looking towards Wilmington (Capture of Wilmington) Item Info
- Title:
- View of Our Works Looking towards Wilmington (Capture of Wilmington)
- Artist:
- Becker, Joseph, 1841-1910
- Date:
- January 28, 1865
- Transcription:
- Recto: no text.;Verso: "View showing our line of works on the beach looking towards Wilmington // Fort on the left is called the Flag Pond battery distant 1/2 mile from Fort Fisher // Gunboats in the distance shelling the rebel works along the beach // Jan 28th 65 // [Signed] J.B."
- Subjects:
- Fort Fisher (N.C. : Fort)--Siege, 1864-1865 Wilmington (N.C.)--History--19th century North Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 Fortification--North Carolina--Wilmington
- Condition:
- Loss of paper along left margin and all corners; large rip through left half.
- Place:
- North Carolina--New Hanover--Fort Fisher
- Medium:
- ink wash over graphite heightened with white on wove paper
- Dimensions:
- 13.25 x 9.75 in.
- Genre:
- Image;StillImage
- Coordinates:
- 33.9716424, -77.9177488
- Source:
- Original drawing location: CW-JB-NC-1/28/65a (Box 3.)
- URI:
- http://hdl.handle.net/2345/4620
- Ref. Number:
- (Becker)CW-JB-NC-1/28/65a
- Collection:
- Ships
- Tags:
- Camp life
- Format:
- image/jpeg
Attribution
- Citation:
- "View of Our Works Looking towards Wilmington (Capture of Wilmington)", The Becker Collection, Boston College Libraries, /items/2798.html