Grand Attack of the National Iron Clad upon Fort Sumter and Other Rebel Forts in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina

Grand Attack of the National Iron Clad upon Fort Sumter and Other Rebel Forts in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina

Large naval battle scene; in Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper 5/2/1863.

April 7th, 1863

Recto: "Cummings Pt. Battery // Fort Johnson // Middle Ground Battery // Make no shells bursting in the air // Charleston // Castle Pinckney // Battery // Fort Moultrie // Battery // Grand attack of the National Iron Clads, led by Admiral Dupont upon Fort Sumter and other Rebel Forts in Charleston Harbor , S.C., April 7. 1863 // From a sketch by our Special Artist, [?] W.T. Crane - ."

Verso: "Attack of the Union Iron Clads upon Fort Sumpter [sic] // April 7th 1863."

Two sheets glued together with a strip of blue lined paper, almost entirely ripped; rips along vertical folds top and bottom margins.

graphite on heavy gauge tan paper

each sheet 10 x 13.25; 10 x 26.5 total in.

Graphite drawings--American--1860-1870

Panoramic views--American--1860-1870

32.7860242, -79.9058453999999

Original drawing location: CW-WC-SC-4/7/63 (Box 6.)

http://hdl.handle.net/2345/4725

(Becker)CW-WC-SC-4/7/63