Siege of Fort Macon: Bombardment by Ten Inch Mortar Battery
Title
Siege of Fort Macon: Bombardment by Ten Inch Mortar Battery
Abstract
Attributed to Berghaus at newspaper? Clearly in style and writing of F.H. Schell.
Date
April 25, 1862
Transcription
Recto: "Seige [sic] of Fort Macon // Bombardment by 10 inch mortar battery -- See dailies. // [different hand] 6 x 9 3/8 Berghaus."
Verso: No text.
Subject
Condition
Vertical and horizontal folds; ink stain at upper right; loss of paper at bottom margin (torn from a sketchbook?).
Medium
Graphite on wove paper
Dimensions
6.75 x 10 in.
Genre
Graphite drawings--American--1860-1870
Coordinates
34.6971403999999, -76.6786693999999
Source
Original drawing location: CW-FHS-NC-4/25/62b (Box 8.)
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2345/4874
Ref. Number
(Becker)CW-FHS-NC-4/25/62b
Citation
Schell, Francis H., 1834-1909, “Siege of Fort Macon: Bombardment by Ten Inch Mortar Battery,” The Becker Collection, accessed April 20, 2024, https://beckercollection.bc.edu/items/show/2904.