Civil War Sketches by Champney

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Civil War Sketches by Champney

1862-1863

https://digital.ncdcr.gov/digital/collection/p15012coll8/id/14201/

Sixty unpublished pen-and-ink sketchbook drawings of coastal North Carolina between 1862-1863 illustrated by soldier and artist, Edwin G. Champney (1843-1899). Champney was a native Bostonian and Union soldier. Champney enlisted as a private in the 5th Massachusetts Volunteer Militia, Company G at the time he sketched the drawings. He arrived in Eastern North Carolina in October 1862 and took part in the Goldsboro Expedition. Champney was stationed at Cape Hatteras from February 23, 1863 until the close of his North Carolina tour on June 22, 1863. The original artwork include scenes showing landmarks, landscapes, and Union military activity from or in the vicinity of Hatteras Island, New Bern, Kinston, Plymouth, and Hyde County. The sketchbook was donated to the Outer Banks History Center in Manteo, which is the permanent home for the drawings.

Sixty drawings

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North Carolina. State Dept. of Archives and History.

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SNAC Resource ID: 11651358

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Champney, Edwin Graves, 1842-1899

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Edwin Graves Champney was born in Boston on August 24, 1842, the son of George M. Champney and Lucy A. Brown. He moved to Woburn in 1847 at a young age when his parents relocated there. He enlisted as a Private at the age of 19 in September of 1862 in the 5th Massachusetts Regiment, Company G, serving until July of 1863 during which time he served eight months in eastern North Carolina. He enlisted again in July of 1864 as a Corporal, serving until November of that year. During his Civil War...