Skip to main content

Naval History and Heritage Command

NH 59003-KN "Gun-Boats Fitting Out at Cincinnati, Ohio, for Government Service on the Mississippi"

Photo #: NH 59003-KN "Gun-Boats Fitting Out at Cincinnati, Ohio, for Government Service on the Mississippi"
Download Image:
Low (PNG, 319x319px, 145KB)
Med (JPEG, 1280x1280px, 233KB)
High (TIFF, 2798x1584px, 13MB)
Title: "Gun-Boats Fitting Out at Cincinnati, Ohio, for Government Service on the Mississippi"
Caption:
Description: Gun-Boats Fitting Out at Cincinnati, Ohio, for Government Service on the Mississippi Line engraving published in Harper's Weekly, 1861. This example has been hand-tinted in water colors. The scene represents the conversion of the first timber-clad gunboats for the Western Gunboat Flotilla, in mid-1861. These ships were Conestoga, Lexington and Tyler, two of which are depicted here. Courtesy of the U.S. Navy Art Collection, Washington, DC. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.
Catalog #: NH 59003-KN
Related Content
Topic
Document Type
  • Photograph
Wars & Conflicts
  • Civil War 1861-1865
Navy Communities
File Formats
  • Image (gif, jpg, tiff)
Location of Archival Materials
Author Name
Place of Event
Recipient Name