Battle of Pittsburgh Landing, Shiloh, Tennessee: Gunboats Shelling Rebel Positions
Title
Battle of Pittsburgh Landing, Shiloh, Tennessee: Gunboats Shelling Rebel Positions
Abstract
Panorama with gunboats.
Artist
Date
April 6, 1862
Transcription
Recto: "No. 5. // Left Wing. // About 4:00, the gunboats noticed an attempt of the rebels to cross one the hollows leading to the river and plant a battery on the hill to prevent Nelson's crossing and capture or destroy our transports, they immediately opened fire, and shelled the woods and hollow with such affect [sic] that the rebels abandoned the attempt and fell back. This action and the grand artillery defences which Maj. Cavender and Capt. Madison (see sketch) made on the hills just back of the landing saved our troops from defeat. // Pittsburgh Landing. // Transport. // Gen. Nelson crossing his troops. // Gunboat Taylor, Capt. Gwinn. // Gunboat Lexington, Captain Sherk."
Verso: no text; sketch of page layout?
Condition
Good; slight loss of paper at lower right corner; horizontal folds.
Medium
graphite on wove paper with brown ink
Dimensions
7.5 x 9.5 in.
Genre
Graphite drawings--American--1860-1870
Panoramic views--American--1860-1870
Coordinates
35.1153617, -88.3617084999999
Source
Original drawing location: CW-HL-TN-4/6/62e (Box 5.)
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2345/4509
Ref. Number
(Becker)CW-HL-TN-4/6/62e