Off Hatteras Inlet -- Portion of Burnside Expedition Arriving in a Northerly Gale

Title

Off Hatteras Inlet -- Portion of Burnside Expedition Arriving in a Northerly Gale

Abstract

Naval scene.

Date

January 13, 1862

Transcription

Recto: "Col. Satterly with signal corps // John Trucks with D'Epineuil Zouaves // portion of exp. inside // Off Hatteras inlet-Portion of Burnside expedition arriving off inlet in the commencement of a Northerly gale-making signal for pilot."
Verso: "Roanoke[?]."

Condition

Vertical folds; dogears at upper and lower right corner; pin marks in lower left quadrant; loss of paper on bottom margin; brown stains on verso (not visible on recto).

Medium

Graphite on wove paper

Dimensions

9.5 x 14 in.

Genre

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

Coordinates

35.2443439, -75.5975296

Source

Original drawing location: CW-FHS-NC-1/13/62b (Box 8.)

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/2345/4862

Ref. Number

(Becker)CW-FHS-NC-1/13/62b

Collection

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Citation

Schell, Francis H., 1834-1909, “Off Hatteras Inlet -- Portion of Burnside Expedition Arriving in a Northerly Gale,” The Becker Collection, accessed November 21, 2024, https://beckercollection.bc.edu/items/show/2755.