Sgt. Charles Worret, 20th New York Infantry, artist. The Naval Engagement Between the Merrimac and the Monitor at Hampton Roads on the 9th of March 1862.  Lithographed Baltimore: E. Sachse & Co., 1862. Published Washington, D.C., C. Bohn, [1862]. Visible 19 1/2 x 13 in., framed to 20 3/4 x 14 in. 

A rare print featuring a drawn-from-life vignette of the Battle of Hampton Roads, which the print notes was "drawn on the Spot by Charles Worret, Sgt. 20th Rgt. N.Y.V." Worret enlisted in New York City on 7 May 1861 and was elected a Sergeant of Company G of the 20th New York. They were stationed at Fort Monroe, giving Worret a perfect vantage spot to observe and capture the naval battle. 

The print demonstrates Worret's prodigious skill, each ship rendered in exquisite detail. Each ship and important landmark is labeled and captioned. 

He was promoted to 1st Lieutenant on 9 October 1862. On 30 April 1863, he was promoted to Major General Dix's staff and mustered out on July 9th at Fort Monroe. 

RARE: At the time of cataloguing, we located only 4 other copies held at the National Museum of American History (nmah_324413), The New York Public Library (53889), the Chrysler Museum of Art (50.36.2), and the Royal Museums Greenwich (PAG9274).

[Civil War, Union, Confederate] [Art, Folk Art, Military Art, Etching, Engraving, Lithographs, Prints, Ephemera]

Minor even toning. Some residue to modern frame.