Thunderbolt Battery looking down the River – Antique Wall Art
![Thunderbolt Battery looking down the River, [1864 December ca. 2] — historic drawing](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/70/7043ee025047-L.webp)
(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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A window into the past: Thunderbolt Battery looking down the River, preserved in this historic drawing. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Thunderbolt Battery looking down the River
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Thunderbolt Battery was a Confederate earthwork on the Savannah River, a few miles below Savannah, Georgia, that helped guard the water approach to the city. This small sheet, dated around early December 1864, shows the river view from the fortification as Union forces under William T. Sherman closed in during his march to the sea. The drawing combines pencil, white gouache, and ink wash on tan paper, a method often used by officers and artists to record terrain quickly in the field. Its value lies in showing how the river and defenses looked to those planning the campaign, as Savannah was evacuated later that month.
| Created / published | [1864 December ca. 2] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 drawing on tan paper : pencil, Chinese white, brown ink, and black ink wash ; 18.4 x 25.1 cm. (sheet). |
| Genre | Drawings American 1860-1870. |
| Subjects | Thunderbolt Battery (Savannah, Ga.)--1860-1870. Sherman's March to the Sea. Forts & fortifications--1860-1870. Military officers--Union--1860-1870. Artillery (Weaponry)--1860-1870. United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns & battles.United States--Georgia--SavannahUnited States--Georgia--Savannah River |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 6,137 × 4,568 px · prints to 20 × 15 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 21726u Thunderbolt Battery looking down the River |
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