The Steam Sloop Monongahela Experimenting upon the Batteries in Port Hudson, Louisiana

Title

The Steam Sloop Monongahela Experimenting upon the Batteries in Port Hudson, Louisiana

Abstract

In Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper 3/14/1863?.

Date

March 14, 1863

Transcription

Recto: "The steam sloop Monongahela experimenting upon the Port Hudson batteries after the attempt to run by Gen. Banks & staff on board."
Verso: No text [sketch of a view through a telescope of ships on fire].

Condition

Vertical and horizontal folds; loss of paper at right corners; dog ears at right; rip along lower and left margin.

Medium

Graphite and grey wash heightened with white on wove paper

Dimensions

9.75 x 13.25 in.

Genre

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

Coordinates

30.678056, -91.2694439

Source

Original drawing location: CW-FHS-LA-3/14/63b (Box 8.)

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/2345/4895

Ref. Number

(Becker)CW-FHS-LA-3/14/63b

Collection

Ships

Citation

Schell, Francis H., 1834-1909, “The Steam Sloop Monongahela Experimenting upon the Batteries in Port Hudson, Louisiana,” The Becker Collection, accessed April 25, 2024, https://beckercollection.bc.edu/items/show/2787.