The Opening of the Ball- 1st Gun fired by a Rebel Tug at 5 O'Clock

Title

The Opening of the Ball- 1st Gun fired by a Rebel Tug at 5 O'Clock

Abstract

Artist

Date

November 4, 1861

Transcription

Recto: "Entrance to Port Royale // Broad River [?] // 5 Rebel tugs -- like x // [numerals 1--18] // Nov 4th // The Opening of the Ball // 1st gun fired by a rebel tug at 5 o clock p.m. Nov. 4th // [numerals 4-12] -- Union Gun Boats // 4 Mirabella [?] - 5 Isaac Smith - 6 Pawnee - 7 Pembia [?] // [numerals 13-20] // The Transports Webster, Ariel, Roanoke, Matangus. 19 Star of the South- Marion- many others except the large steamers such as the Atlantic -- Baltic -- Illinois Vanderbilt."
Verso: No text.

Condition

Tears on top and left edges; vertical crease through middle; another vertical crease middle of left half.

Medium

graphite on paper

Dimensions

13.25 x 9.75 in.

Genre

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

Coordinates

32.3746947, -80.8376943

Source

Original drawing location: CW-UK-VA-11-4-61 (Box 10).

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/2345/4947

Ref. Number

(Becker)CW-UK-VA-11-4-61

Collection

Citation

“The Opening of the Ball- 1st Gun fired by a Rebel Tug at 5 O'Clock,” The Becker Collection, accessed November 15, 2024, https://lutro.bc.edu/items/show/2778.