Following the American Civil War Sesquicentennial with day by day writings of the time, currently 1863.

Battery Marshall from Long Island, November 18, 1863.

November 18, 2013

Miscellaneous document sources,Paintings of Conrad Wise Chapman

Battery Marshall from Long Island, November 18, 1863 by Conrad Wise Chapman

Painting by Conrad Wise Chapman.

“Shows boat ready to start out; old building used by the troops; sentinels; and dispatch boat.  This must be part of the battery not much exposed to the fire of the enemy; everything seeming to be very quiet.” – Conrad Wise Chapman, 1898

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