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Earthworks and Position of General Terry's Army on the East Bank of the Cape Fear River (Capture of Wilmington) Item Info
- Abstract:
- In Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper 3/4/1865, p. 377.
- Title:
- Earthworks and Position of General Terry's Army on the East Bank of the Cape Fear River (Capture of Wilmington)
- Artist:
- Becker, Joseph, 1841-1910
- Date:
- February 8, 1864
- Transcription:
- Recto: numerals.;Verso: "1 Rebel Gunboat in Cape Fear river // 2 Flag Pond Battery // 3 Union gun boats abutting [?] rebel lines // 4 Line of rifle pits thrown up by our troops the night of the capture of Fort Fisher and now held by our pickets // View showing the Earthworks and position of Gen Terry's army an[d] the eastern bank of Cape Fear river about 3 miles above Fort Fisher // Feb 8th 65 // [Signed] J.B. // 5 1/2 wide." Different hand: "N Carolina." Sketch of various hats, male and female. In Greek?: "Agion."
- Subjects:
- Cape Fear River (N.C.)--History--19th century Fort Fisher (N.C. : Fort)--Siege, 1864-1865 Fort Fisher (N.C. : Fort)--Capture, 1865 North Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 Fortification--North Carolina--Cape Fear
- Condition:
- Dog ears at corners; vertical creases; rips along lower and left margins.
- Place:
- North Carolina--Cape Fear North Carolina--Cape Fear River
- Medium:
- graphite heightened with white
- Dimensions:
- 14 x 10 in.
- Genre:
- Image;StillImage
- Coordinates:
- 33.8404533, -77.9602652
- Source:
- Original drawing location: CW-JB-NC-2/8/65b (Box 3.)
- URI:
- http://hdl.handle.net/2345/4624
- Ref. Number:
- (Becker)CW-JB-NC-2/8/65b
- Collection:
- America's Civil War Years: Multiple Perspectives
- Tags:
- Camp life Flag Telescope
- Format:
- image/jpeg
Attribution
- Citation:
- "Earthworks and Position of General Terry's Army on the East Bank of the Cape Fear River (Capture of Wilmington)", The Becker Collection, Boston College Libraries, /items/3036.html