Earthworks and Position of General Terry's Army on the East Bank of the Cape Fear River (Capture of Wilmington)
Title
Earthworks and Position of General Terry's Army on the East Bank of the Cape Fear River (Capture of Wilmington)
Abstract
In Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper 3/4/1865, p. 377.
Artist
Date
February 8, 1864
Transcription
Recto: numerals.
Verso: "1 Rebel Gunboat in Cape Fear river // 2 Flag Pond Battery // 3 Union gun boats abutting [?] rebel lines // 4 Line of rifle pits thrown up by our troops the night of the capture of Fort Fisher and now held by our pickets // View showing the Earthworks and position of Gen Terry's army an[d] the eastern bank of Cape Fear river about 3 miles above Fort Fisher // Feb 8th 65 // [Signed] J.B. // 5 1/2 wide." Different hand: "N Carolina." Sketch of various hats, male and female. In Greek?: "Agion."
Subject
Condition
Dog ears at corners; vertical creases; rips along lower and left margins.
Medium
graphite heightened with white
Dimensions
14 x 10 in.
Genre
Drawings--American--1860-1870
Panoramic views--American--1860-1870
Coordinates
33.8404533, -77.9602652
Source
Original drawing location: CW-JB-NC-2/8/65b (Box 3.)
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2345/4624
Ref. Number
(Becker)CW-JB-NC-2/8/65b
Citation
Becker, Joseph, 1841-1910, “Earthworks and Position of General Terry's Army on the East Bank of the Cape Fear River (Capture of Wilmington),” The Becker Collection, accessed November 24, 2024, https://lutro.bc.edu/items/show/3036.