Image of Union and Confederate naval gunboats engaged on Mississippi River near Fort Wright, Tennessee, during the American Civil War; ships fire on each other on the river with explosions and billowing smoke rising into the sky. Printer supplied by cataloger based on publisher/printer history.
"Published by Currier & Ives."--text, bottom left margin.
"152 Nassau St New York"--text, bottom right margin.
"Entered according to act Congress in the year 1862 by Currier & Ives in the Clerks Office of the District Court of the United States, for the Southern District of New York."--text, bottom center margin.
"Mallory. / Louisiana (Ram.) / Cincinnati / Brenton. / Cairo. / Carondelet. / St Louis. / Conestoga (Wooden)"--text, bottom center margin.
"By the Union Flotilla of 6 Gunboats, commanded by Com. C. H. Davis; and the Rebel fleet of 8 Iron-clads, under Hollins._The action lasted one hour. Two of the Rebel gunboats were blown up, and one sunk, when the remainder retired precipitately under the guns of the fort."-text, bottom margin.
Type
image
Format
image/jpeg
Extent
1 lithograph : hand colored ; overall 30.16 x 40.64 cm (11 7/8 x 16 in.)
Bombardment--Pictorial works Mississippi River--Pictorial works Naval battles--Pictorial works Ships--Pictorial works United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Pictorial works Lithographs--Color--1850-1875. (gmgpc)
Source
Jay T. Last Collection Military Large Size American Civil War The Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History, Huntington Digital Library
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