Rebel Fort Huger -- Weird's Point

Title

Rebel Fort Huger -- Weird's Point

Abstract

Date

February 8, 1862

Transcription

Recto: "Rebel fort Huger. Weir's point // Roanoke Island // This is the upper & strongest of the three forts on Roanoke Island side of Croatan Sound. It mounts 10 guns. After the fall of Fort Bartow, this one & the four gun fort were surrendered without firing a shot."
Verso: No text.

Condition

Vertical and horizontal folds; loss of paper at upper left corner; grease stain at same.

Medium

Graphite on blue-lined laid paper

Dimensions

7.75 x 9.75 in.

Genre

Graphite drawings--American--1860-1870

Coordinates

35.8897427, -75.6615384

Source

Original drawing location: CW-FHS-NC-2/8/62d (Box 8.)

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/2345/4871

Ref. Number

(Becker)CW-FHS-NC-2/8/62d

Collection

African-Americans

Citation

Schell, Francis H., 1834-1909, “Rebel Fort Huger -- Weird's Point,” The Becker Collection, accessed April 26, 2024, https://beckercollection.bc.edu/items/show/2654.