Admiral Dahlgrens flag ship Philadelphia-off. Charleston 1863 – Vintage Wall Art
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Few images capture their era like this historic drawing of Admiral Dahlgrens flag ship Philadelphia-off. Charleston 1863. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Admiral Dahlgrens flag ship Philadelphia-off. Charleston 1863
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This small pencil and watercolor sketch shows Rear Admiral John A. Dahlgren's flagship *Philadelphia* off Charleston, South Carolina, in 1863, with signal flags flying from its rigging. Dahlgren took command of the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron that summer and used the ship as his base for the long effort to close Charleston's harbor and reduce its defenses, including Fort Sumter. Drawings like this, made on modest paper, often served as quick records of naval life during the war, and the flags in the picture hint at the constant signaling that kept a blockade fleet coordinated.
| Created / published | 1863 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 drawing on light yellow paper : pencil and watercolor ; 17.6 x 12.8 cm. (sheet). |
| Genre | Drawings American 1860-1870. |
| Subjects | Dahlgren, John Adolph--Military service. Philadelphia (Steamship)--1860-1870. Signal flags--1860-1870. Ships--1860-1870. United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Transportation. United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Naval operations.United States--North Carolina--Charleston |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,139 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-113798 |
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