Scene on the Levee at Baton Rouge, Louisianna: Contrabands Discharge the Ammunition from the U.S. Transport North Star

Scene on the Levee at Baton Rouge, Louisianna: Contrabands Discharge the Ammunition from the U.S. Transport North Star

March 7, 1863

Recto: "[in ink, different hand] JB."

Verso: "Scene on the levee at Baton Rouge, La. Contrabands discharge the ammunition from the U.S. Transport North Star [?], Capt. S____ over the Mississippi steamer "Iberville." The Iberville has quite a history in connection with the military operations on the Mississippi. She was taken possession of by the U.S. Authorities on the taking of New Orleans, and has been engaged as a transport every since. She has several times run the gauntlet of rebel batteries and of guerillas frequently. She sustained a fire from a battery of 6 guns upward of 20 minutes while passing Donaldsonville having 4 men killed and 4 wounded, one of her engines disabled and her upper works riddled [like?] an eel trap. She affords a picturesque [?] the trim and clean naval architecture of the North Star alongside." "[signed] F.H.S."

Horizontal folds; dog ear at upper right; loss of paper at bottom corners; hole in the top center margin; glue stains on corners; brown stain at top margin; paper glued to reverse; nail (?) hole in upper center.

Graphite on wove paper

7.5 x 10 in.

Graphite drawings--American--1860-1870

30.4582829, -91.1403196

Original drawing location: CW-FHS-LA-3/7/63 (Box 8.)

http://hdl.handle.net/2345/4892

(Becker)CW-FHS-LA-3/7/63