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Notes:
Condition: Vertical and tangent folds; ripping at lower right corner.
Original drawing location: CW-WC-SC-NDg (Box 6.)
Physical description of original: graphite on wove paper ; 9.75 x 13.75 in.
Recto: "put 79 on this flag // Lt. Col. Nobles quarters // Hilton Head Island // Route to Savannah, Geo. // Route to Beaufort, S.C. // stockad [sic] of pickets // dry ditch // magazines // Entrance to Fort // magazine covered with sods // dry ditch // -bank- // Interior of Fort (or battery) Beauregard St. Phillips Island. S.C. // not all of the guns were spiked some more left loaded."
Verso: "Battery on the West side of Fort Beauregard separated from the main work with an earth work connection // ramparts // style of gun in Forts Beauregard & Walker - 8-10-11-&12 inch columbians // Fort Beauregard is at present garrisoned by the 79th Regt. N.Y. Highlanders Lieut. Col. Wm. H. Noble commanding // style of guns in the East battery the carrieage are the same as above." Two neatly rendered sketches of guns and batteries.
