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The Rebel Line Facing Gen. Terry's Army (Assault on Wilmington) Item Info
- Title:
- The Rebel Line Facing Gen. Terry's Army (Assault on Wilmington)
- Artist:
- Becker, Joseph, 1841-1910
- Date:
- February 11, 1865
- Transcription:
- Recto: no text.;Verso: "Rebel line of works facing Gen Terry's army on the eastern bank of Cape Fear River as seen from the fleet in the river // Shells from the gun boats in the river disturbing a working party of rebels // [Signed] J.B. // Feb 11th." Different hand: "Va."
- Subjects:
- Fort Fisher (N.C. : Fort)--Siege, 1864-1865 Cape Fear River (N.C.)--History--19th century North Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 Fortification--North Carolina--Cape Fear
- Condition:
- Horizontal and vertical creases; smears at corners.
- Place:
- North Carolina--New Hanover--Wilmington North Carolina--Brunswick county--Cape Fear North Carolina--Cape Fear River
- Medium:
- graphite on wove paper
- Dimensions:
- 9.75 x 5.75 in.
- Genre:
- Image;StillImage
- Coordinates:
- 34.2257255, -77.9447102
- Source:
- Original drawing location: CW-JB-NC-2/11/65 (Box 3.)
- URI:
- http://hdl.handle.net/2345/4626
- Ref. Number:
- (Becker)CW-JB-NC-2/11/65
- Collection:
- America's Civil War Years: Multiple Perspectives
- Format:
- image/jpeg
Attribution
- Citation:
- "The Rebel Line Facing Gen. Terry's Army (Assault on Wilmington)", The Becker Collection, Boston College Libraries, /items/3038.html