The Raid into North Carolina - The Return Across the Chowan River

Title

The Raid into North Carolina - The Return Across the Chowan River

Abstract

Large scale panorama.

Date

July 30, 1863

Transcription

Recto: "Turn Over // The Raid into North Carolina - The Return: Col Spear's Cavalry (under protection of gunboats) recrossing into the Chowan River July 30th. 1863."
Verso: "Make Contrabands (negroes) Men, Women, & Children standing in groups // [signed] C.E.H. Bonwill // July 30th/63." Sketches of ironclads.

Condition

Vertical and horizontal folds; stain on back; dog ears at all corners; loss of paper at upper margin; ripping along central fold at top and bottom; .

Medium

Graphite on heavy gauge wove paper

Dimensions

9.5 x 13.25 in.

Genre

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

Coordinates

36.3957098, -76.9319034999999

Source

Original drawing location: CW-CB-NC-7/30/63b (Box 7.)

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/2345/4639

Ref. Number

(Becker)CW-CB-NC-7/30/63b

Collection

Ships

Citation

Bonwill, Charles E. H., b. ca. 1836, “The Raid into North Carolina - The Return Across the Chowan River,” The Becker Collection, accessed April 20, 2024, https://beckercollection.bc.edu/items/show/2781.