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NH 59055 "Colonel Ellet's Ram Approaching the City of Memphis, Tennessee, to Demand its Surrender."

Photo #: NH 59055 "Colonel Ellet's Ram Approaching the City of Memphis, Tennessee, to Demand its Surrender."
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Title: "Colonel Ellet's Ram Approaching the City of Memphis, Tennessee, to Demand its Surrender."
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Description: Photo #: NH 59055 Colonel Ellet's Ram Approaching the City of Memphis, Tennessee, to Demand its Surrender. Line engraving after a sketch by Alexander Simplot, published in Harper's Weekly, 1862, depicting an incident at the close of the Battle of Memphis on 6 June 1862. The steamer shown may be Mingo or Lioness, the stern-wheel rams of Ellet's fleet. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.
Catalog #: NH 59055
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