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View of the Interior of Fort Fisher after the Bombing (Capture of Wilmington) Item Info
- Abstract:
- In Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper 12/18/1865, p. 346.
- Title:
- View of the Interior of Fort Fisher after the Bombing (Capture of Wilmington)
- Artist:
- Becker, Joseph, 1841-1910
- Date:
- January 16, 1865
- Transcription:
- Recto: no text.;Verso: "N. Carolina // [Vi]ew of the interior of a part of Fort Fisher after the bombardment // Jan 26 // [Signed] J.B. // 5 1/2 wide." Schematic sketch of dunes?
- Subjects:
- Fort Fisher (N.C. : Fort)--Siege, 1864-1865 Wilmington (N.C.)--History--19th century North Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 Bombardment--North Carolina--Wilmington
- Condition:
- Poor; loss of paper on all corners and upper margin; ripping on left margin; water damage on lower margin; stained.
- Place:
- North Carolina--New Hanover--Fort Fisher North Carolina--New Hanover county--Wilmington
- Medium:
- graphite and inkwash on wove paper
- Dimensions:
- 13.25 x 9.5 in.
- Genre:
- Image;StillImage
- Coordinates:
- 33.9716424, -77.9177488
- Source:
- Original drawing location: CW-JB-NC-1/26/65 (Box 3.)
- URI:
- http://hdl.handle.net/2345/4619
- Ref. Number:
- (Becker)CW-JB-NC-1/26/65
- Collection:
- America's Civil War Years: Multiple Perspectives
- Format:
- image/jpeg
Attribution
- Citation:
- "View of the Interior of Fort Fisher after the Bombing (Capture of Wilmington)", The Becker Collection, Boston College Libraries, /items/3034.html