The Rescue of the Gunboat Ranger by the Tug Tempest during the Bombardment of Fort Bartow

Title

The Rescue of the Gunboat Ranger by the Tug Tempest during the Bombardment of Fort Bartow

Abstract

Naval scene.

Date

February 8, 1862

Transcription

Recto: "Bombardment of Fort Bartow. The gun boat Ranger having got aground, Capt Haswell, Chief Engineer of the navy went in the tug Tempest, Capt Osman, to her rescue and succeeded in getting her off, while exposed to a heavy fire."
Verso: No text. Light drawing of boat.

Condition

Vertical and horizontal folds; pin holes in lower and upper left quadrants; uneven bottom margin.

Medium

Graphite on heavy gauge wove paper

Dimensions

7 x 10 in.

Genre

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

Coordinates

35.8897427, -75.6615384

Source

Original drawing location: CW-FHS-NC-2/8/62b (Box 8.)

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/2345/4869

Ref. Number

(Becker)CW-FHS-NC-2/8/62b

Collection

Ships

Citation

Schell, Francis H., 1834-1909, “The Rescue of the Gunboat Ranger by the Tug Tempest during the Bombardment of Fort Bartow,” The Becker Collection, accessed December 26, 2024, https://beckercollection.bc.edu/items/show/2782.