Engraving

Title:

Morning Detail - The Fourth New Hampshire Volunteers Going To Their Work On The Fortifications At Hilton Head

Object Name:

Engraving

Object ID:

1992.078.14

Creator:

Crane, W. T.; Leslie, Frank (1821-1880)

Date:

circa 1890

Description:

Hand-colored engraving, Morning Detail - The Fourth New Hampshire Volunteers Going To Their Work On The Fortifications At Hilton Head, after W.T. Crane, published in "Frank Leslie's The Soldier in our Civil War", c. 1890. Ink and watercolor on paper. Successive rows of men stand in a horizontal line holding shovels, pick axes, axes, pitch forks, and rakes, from left to right across the engraving; a man stands at the head of the line reading from a piece a paper while a second man stands facing him holding a sword and gun in each hand, in the lower left corner; a young boy carrying a drum stands off to the side of troops in formation at the head of the line facing front, centered at the bottom; two men on horseback ride along the rows of men, on right side of engraving; three tents in a horizontal line, the middle tent has an American flag at the top of its front side, in the upper left corner; a row of tents, in the upper right corner; a horse-drawn wagon follows at the back of the line of marching men; "MORNING DETAIL.-THE FOURTH NEW HAMPSHIRE VOLUNTEER GOING TO THEIR WORK ON THE FORTIFICATIONS AT THE HILTON HEAD. / FROM A SKETCH BY W. T. CRANE." centered at the bottom of the engraving; "190," vertical in the upper right corner; "THE SOLDIER IN OUR CIVIL WAR." vertical on the right side of the engraving. Unframed.

Material:

Paper

Dimensions:

H-11.3 W-16.6 inches

Provenance:

Purchased from Prints Old Rare by the New Hampshire Historical Society

Credit Line:

New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase

People:

Crane, W. T., Leslie, Frank

Subjects:

Civil War, Fourth New Hampshire Volunteers, Hilton Head, Forts fortifications