Ashore in South Carolina

Title

Ashore in South Carolina

Abstract

Sketchy, populous panorama.

Artist

Crane, W. T.

Date

November 7, 1861

Transcription

Recto: "The men in the boats had ther [sic] blankets or overcoats rolled like fig 1 belts & cartrige [sic] boxes- getting out of the boats at low tide they had to wade up above their knees they carried their guns over their heads-the line of boats were towed in by the disabled gunboat Winfield Scott. This landing was made a sunset on Nov 7th."
Verso: "Ashore in South Carolina - on Nov 7th." Cancelled drawing and writing.

Condition

Vertical and horizontal folds; dog ears; stains on bottom margin.

Medium

graphite on wove paper

Dimensions

10 x 14 in.

Genre

Graphite drawings--American--1860-1870
Panoramic views--American--1860-1870

Coordinates

32.216316, -80.752608

Source

Original drawing location: CW-WC-SC-11/7/61b (Box 6.)

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/2345/4716

Ref. Number

(Becker)CW-WC-SC-11/7/61b

Collection

Ships

Citation

Crane, W. T., “Ashore in South Carolina,” The Becker Collection, accessed November 21, 2024, https://beckercollection.bc.edu/items/show/2723.