Bombproof of Fort Fisher Used as a Hospital for Rebel Prisoners (Capture of Wilmington)

Item Information

Title:
Bombproof of Fort Fisher Used as a Hospital for Rebel Prisoners (Capture of Wilmington)
Description:
Two-sided drawing; in Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper 2/18/1865, p. 348.
Creator:
Becker, Joseph, 1841-1910
Date:
[1864?]
Format:
Drawings/Illustrations
Location:
Boston College
Collection (local):
Becker collection
Subjects:
History--Pictorial works--1800--1899--Fort Fisher (N.C. : Fort)
History--Hospitals--Pictorial works--1861--1865--North Carolina
History--Prisoners and prisons--Pictorial works--1861--1865--North Carolina
Places:
North Carolina > New Hanover (county) > Kure Beach
Extent:
1 online resource (2 images)
Link to Item:
https://hdl.handle.net/2345/4475
Terms of Use:
Rights status not evaluated.
Contact host institution for more information.
Notes:
Condition: Loss of paper on upper corners; ripping along top, left, and right margins.
Original drawing location: CW-JB-NC-2/65a + b (Box 3).
Physical description of original: graphite on wove paper ; 13.25 x 9.75 in.
Recto: no text.
Verso: "Bombproof of Fort Fisher used as a hospital for Rebel Prisoners." Different hand: "Used // N. Carolina // 5 1/2 wide." Sketch of earthworks.
Notes (date):
February ?, 1864
Identifier:
2345/4475
81489124650001021
99137908283001021
Call #:
E468.7