Capture of Fort Fisher Near Wilmington, N.C. Jan. 15th. 1865. by Major General Alfred H. Terry, Assisted by the Naval Fleet Under Command of Admiral David D. Porter.

PrinterPrinted by E.B. & E.C. Kellogg American, 1840 - 1867

PublisherPublished by E.B. & E.C. Kellogg American, 1840 - 1867

PublisherPublished by F. P. Whiting American, born 1840

Date1865

MediumLithography; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 8 1/8 x 12 5/8in. (20.6 x 32.1cm)
Sheet (height x width): 10 x 14in. (25.4 x 35.6cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineGift of Samuel St. John Morgan

DescriptionUnion troops bearing American flags charge earthworks in the background. A shell explodes in the center foreground. Some men fall dead or wounded. Behind the explosion, soldiers are tearing down a picket fence. Some hold axes. Most soldiers hold rifles with fixed bayonets or swords. In the left background, men run along what appears to be a narrow bridge leading into the fort. An American flag flies nearby. Cannon protrude from the top of the earthworks, and men fire down at the attackers. The sky is full of smoke. In the left background are four ships at sea.

Object number1948.13.6

InscribedOn recto, lithographed title beneath image, "CAPTURE OF FORT FISHER NEAR WILMINGTON, N.C. JAN. 15TH.. 1865. / By Major General Alfred H. Terry, Assisted by the Naval Fleet under command of Admiral David D. Potter." In pencil, lower left, "44".
On verso, in pencil: upper left, "Pri[nt] / Bo[x] / 17" "898"; upper right, "Dwr 26"; lower right, "Consv CPC 1987" and accession number.

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