Siege of Charleston - Remains of Blockade Runners on Sullivans Island Shore

Title

Siege of Charleston - Remains of Blockade Runners on Sullivans Island Shore

Abstract

Related to CW-WC-SC-9/5/63? (also from 'Craigs Hill').

Artist

Crane, W. T.

Date

no date

Transcription

Recto: "Rebel Battery // Sullivans Island // Beauregard // name unknown // Stonewall Jackson // Georgiana."
Verso: [ink]"Remains of Blockade Runners on Sullivans Island Shore destroyed by the U.S. Blockading Fleet - sketch'd from 'Craigs Hill'."

Condition

Vertical fold; uneven paper at lower margin; faint spotting throughout.

Medium

graphite on wove paper

Dimensions

2.75 x 9.75 in.

Genre

Graphite drawings--American--1860-1870
Panoramic views--American--1860-1870

Coordinates

32.7632323, -79.8367511

Source

Original drawing location: CW-WC-SC-NDa (Box 6.)

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/2345/4742

Ref. Number

(Becker)CW-WC-SC-NDa

Collection

Ships

Citation

Crane, W. T., “Siege of Charleston - Remains of Blockade Runners on Sullivans Island Shore,” The Becker Collection, accessed April 18, 2024, https://beckercollection.bc.edu/items/show/2765.