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Description: Full centerfold View Book Page: Book Viewer About This Book: Catalog Entry View All Images: All Images From Book Click here to view book online to see this illustration in context in a browseable online version of this book. Text Appearing Before Image: General Butler's Bombardment of Federal Point in the Civil War. His warships are pictured, and the target in the background. BOMBARDMENT OF THE FORTIFICATIONS ON FEDERAL POINT DURING THE DECEMBER OF 1864 Text Appearing After Image: The Monitors in the Gale of December 21. Sketched by F.C. Ellmore. - Acting Master's Mate, C. F. Elmore (ALABAMA, (3d rate.). North Atlantic Squadron, Rear-Admiral David D. Porter, Commanding.) Fleet of Army Transports at the Rendezvous Off Federal Point, latitude 33° 56' north, longitude 77° 20' West, December 17, 1864. Sketched by John Everding. Shown L-R (RHS): Highland Light, Western Metropolis,T.A. Scott, Baltic. Shown L-R (LHS): Dispatch Boat, Commodore Dupont. The Power Ship 'Louisiana', sketched by C.F. Ellmore. - Acting Master's Mate, C. F. Elmore (ALABAMA, (3d rate.). North Atlantic Squadron, Rear-Admiral David D. Porter, Commanding.) Landing of General Butler's Army Under Cover of the Gunboats, December 25, 1864. Shown L-R (RHS): Mound Battery, Fort Fisher, Fleet shelling Fort Fisher and the woods, Troop landing, Brooklyn. Listed ships in italics shown L-R (LHS): Emma, A.D.Vauce; Alabama, Cherokee, Tristram Shandy. Bombardment of the fortifications of Federal Point during the debarkation of General Butler's army, December 26, 1864. -. Sketched by John Everding. Shown L-R (RHS): Missing. Listed ships in italics shown L-R (LHS): Colorado, Fort Fisher; Minnesota, Vanderbilt, Mohican, New Ironsides Iron Clads, Ticonderoga, Vance. (GENERAL BUTLER'S ARMY, December 26, 1684) HARPER'S WEEKLY. January 28. 1865.
Title: Bombardment of Federal Point
Credit: Harper's weekly, January 28, 1865
Author: Harper's Staff, after sketches by John Everding, and C.F. Ellmore
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
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