Lithograph

Title:

Capture of Roanoke Island, Feby. 8th, 1862.

Object Name:

Lithograph

Object ID:

1969.052.01

Creator:

Currier & IvesLithographer

Place of Origin:

New York City, NY

Date:

1862

Description:

Lithograph. Capture of Roanoke Island, Feby. 8th, 1862, by Currier & Ives, 1862. Hand-colored, ink and watercolor on paper. Scene of Navy boats off in the distance in the water in upper right corner; Federal troops charging onto Roanoke Island toward a hill; three soldiers carry the Federal flag, one at bottom of hill in center of scene, second at top of hill in upper left corner, third is over the hill in upper left corner; a gold colored canon is positioned at top of hill in upper left corner as aimed at Federal soldiers charging toward the hill; three dead soldiers lay on ground with a fourth soldier falling to ground in foreground. Lower left, under image: "PUBLISHED BY CURRIER & IVES". Lower right, under image: "152 NASSAU ST. NEW YORK". Title, lower center in margin: "CAPTURE OF ROANOKE ISLAND, FEBY. 8TH. 1862. / By the Federal Forces, under command of Genl. Ambrose E. Burnside, and Gunboats under Commodore L.M. Goldsborough." "5-" in pencil in top right corner. Unframed.

Material:

Paper

Dimensions:

H-12.3 W-16 inches

Provenance:

Objects and manuscripts from the Nims and Knight families of Roxbury and the Rugg family of Sullivan, given by a descendant, Helen E. (Mrs. Charles B.) Knight of Marlborough.

Credit Line:

Gift of Helen E. Knight

People:

Currier, Nathaniel (1813-1888), Ives, James M. (1824-1895), Knight, Helen E. (1895-1985), Knight, Charles B. (1892-1968)

Subjects:

Roanoke Island, Battles, Death, Flag bearers, Gunboats