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NH 42367 "The Total Annihilation of the Rebel Fleet by the Federal Fleet under Commodore Davis."

Photo #: NH 42367 "The Total Annihilation of the Rebel Fleet by the Federal Fleet under Commodore Davis."
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Title: "The Total Annihilation of the Rebel Fleet by the Federal Fleet under Commodore Davis."
Caption: "The Total Annihilation of the Rebel Fleet by the Federal Fleet under Commodore Davis." On the Morning of June 6th 1862, off Memphis, Ten. Lithograph by Middleton, Strobridge & Co. In the foreground, the print depicts the Confederate ships (from left to right): General M. Jeff Thompson (shown sinking); Little Rebel (shown burning); General Sterling Price; General Beauregard (shown being rammed by the Ellet Ram Monarch); General Bragg (shown aground) and Colonel Lovell (shown sinking). In the background are the Federal warships (from left to right): Queen of the West; Cairo; Carondelet; Louisville; Saint Louis; a tug; and Benton. The city of Memphis is in the right distance, with a wharf boat by the shore."
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Catalog #: NH 42367
Copyright Owner: Courtesy of the Naval Historical Foundation.
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