General View of Bombardment of Fort Bartow, Roanoke Island, North Carolina

Title

General View of Bombardment of Fort Bartow, Roanoke Island, North Carolina

Abstract

Naval scene.

Date

February 8, 1862

Transcription

Recto: "Cloudy sky -- Cirro stratus // Rebel fleet // Chevaux de frise & sunken vessels in channel // Stars and stripes // Ranger // Vidette // Hunchback tug boat // Fort Bartow -- Barracks burning // Packet // Gun ship // Louisianna // Hetzel // Delaware // Water tolerably rough // General view of bombardment of Fort Bartow, Roanoke Island Croatan Sound, N.C."
Verso: [different hand?] "Run down stairs. // M[?]."

Condition

Vertical folds; stains at left and right margins; pin hole at left margin; ripping along central fold at bottom margin.

Medium

Graphite on shiny laid paper

Dimensions

5.25 x 19 in.

Genre

Graphite drawings--American--1860-1870
Marine drawings--American--1860-1870

Coordinates

35.8897427, -75.6615384

Source

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

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/2345/4870

Ref. Number

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

Collection

Ships

Citation

Schell, Francis H., 1834-1909, “General View of Bombardment of Fort Bartow, Roanoke Island, North Carolina,” The Becker Collection, accessed October 31, 2025, https://beckercollection.bc.edu/items/show/2749.