The Raid into North Carolina - Colonel Spear's Cavalry Crossing the Chowan River at Winton

Title

The Raid into North Carolina - Colonel Spear's Cavalry Crossing the Chowan River at Winton

Abstract

River boat scene.

Date

July 27, 1863

Transcription

Recto: "Turn over // trees on the opposite shore // thick growth of trees // [?] and water // gentle slope."
Verso: "The Raid into North Carolina - Col. Spear's Cavalry Crossing the Chowan River at Winton, N.C. July 27th. 1863."

Condition

Vertical and horizontal folds; uneven paper, bottom margin; loss of paper at upper left corner and along right margin; rips along top margin.

Medium

Graphite on wove paper

Dimensions

6.5 x 13.25 in.

Genre

Graphite drawings--American--1860-1870

Coordinates

36.3957098, -76.9319034999999

Source

Original drawing location: CW-CB-NC-7/27/63 (Box 7.)

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/2345/4638

Ref. Number

(Becker)CW-CB-NC-7/27/63

Collection

Ships

Citation

Bonwill, Charles E. H., b. ca. 1836, “The Raid into North Carolina - Colonel Spear's Cavalry Crossing the Chowan River at Winton,” The Becker Collection, accessed November 21, 2024, https://beckercollection.bc.edu/items/show/2780.