Gunboats Commencing Bombardment of Fort Bartow

Title

Gunboats Commencing Bombardment of Fort Bartow

Abstract

Naval scene.

Date

February 7, 1862

Transcription

Recto: [captions keyed to marks in drawing] "T Rebel gunboats // X Gunboats commencing bombardment of Fort Bartow // O Marsh Light House // Schr Sea Bird with Capt. Fields' floating bridge // Passage of the fleet of transports through 'the marshes' onto Croatan Sound. The channel through the marshes connects Pamlico & Roanoke Sounds. On the right are seen the densely wooded shores of Roanoke Island with in the distance the fleet of gunboats engaging the first of the rebel batteries, Fort Bartow -- 9 guns."
Verso: No text.

Condition

Vertical and horizontal folds; two pieces of paper glued together with a third strip; loss of paper and ripping along right margin; hole at upper mid-right; glue stains on verso; one at upper left on recto.

Medium

Graphite on shiny laid paper (same paper as repair in FHS-NC-2/7/62a ?)

Dimensions

8.25 x 14.5 in.

Genre

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

Coordinates

35.8897427, -75.6615384

Source

Original drawing location: CW-FHS-NC-2/7/62b (Box 8.)

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/2345/4867

Ref. Number

(Becker)CW-FHS-NC-2/7/62b

Collection

Ships

Citation

Schell, Francis H., 1834-1909, “Gunboats Commencing Bombardment of Fort Bartow,” The Becker Collection, accessed December 26, 2024, https://beckercollection.bc.edu/items/show/2752.