The Siege of Charleston - Capture of the Lower Portion of Morris Island, South Carolina
Title
The Siege of Charleston - Capture of the Lower Portion of Morris Island, South Carolina
Abstract
Wide battle panorama; is the date 7/10 or 7/18?.
Artist
Date
July 18, 1863
Transcription
Recto: "marsh filled with rifle pits // Strong's brigade charging // no horses in this picture // observatory // marsh // Bluffs filled with rebels and heavy guns // 6th Conn. storming the bluffs // plain // The 7th N.H. 100th N.Y. & part of the 48th- NY & 45th & 62d Ohio crossing the inlet - // monitor of the Ironsides - shelling Morris Isl // Light house inlet // sand bags and palmetto logs -loosely made - // Battery of Parrott Guns - in irregular sand Bluffs - on Folly Island."
Verso: "The Seige [sic] of Charleston // capture of the lower portion of Morris Island S.C." By Gen Gillmore July 10th // From a sketch by an eye witness", [two worked sums].
Subject
Condition
Vertical and horizontal folds; old adhesive at edges, apparently once attached to CW-WC-SC-7/18/63b; stains and pin holes.
Medium
graphite on wove paper
Dimensions
5.25 x 13.5 in.
Genre
Graphite drawings--American--1860-1870
Panoramic views--American--1860-1870
Coordinates
32.7124021, -79.8940806
Source
Original drawing location: CW-WC-SC-7/18/63a (Box 6.)
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2345/4727
Ref. Number
(Becker)CW-WC-SC-7/18/63a