"The Chicomacomico Races," North Carolina, October 5, 1861, artist's impression, zoomable image

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John Osborne, Dickinson College

Scan date

11/07/2011

Notes

Sized, cropped, and adjusted for use here by John Osborne, Dickinson College, November 7, 2011.

Depicted ContentIn North Carolina, a Union counter-attack drives back a Confederate force in the "Chicomacomico Races"

Image type

engraving

Original caption

The U.S. Steamer Monticello shelling the Confederate troops at Chicamacomico on their return from an unsuccessful attempt to cut off the retreat of the 20th Indiana Regiment towards Hatteras Lighthouse, October 5 - from a sketch by an officer of the Monticello.

Source citation

Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper November 2, 1861, 377.