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NH 58891 "The Great Naval Battle before Memphis, June 6, 1862"

Photo #: NH 58891 "The Great Naval Battle before Memphis, June 6, 1862." Engraving after a sketch by Alexander Simplot, published in Harper's Weekly, depicting the action between the Confederate River Defense Fleet and Federal warships off Memphis, Tennessee. In the center foreground the CSS General Beauregard is being rammed by the Federal ram Monarch. At left are the disabled Federal ram Queen of the West and the Confederate ships General Sterling Price and Little Rebel. Other Federal ships are in the center and left distance, with other Confederate ships in the center and right middle distance.
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Title: "The Great Naval Battle before Memphis, June 6, 1862"
Caption: "The Great Naval Battle before Memphis, June 6, 1862." Engraving after a sketch by Alexander Simplot, published in Harper's Weekly, depicting the action between the Confederate River Defense Fleet and Federal warships off Memphis, Tennessee. In the center foreground the CSS General Beauregard is being rammed by the Federal ram Monarch. At left are the disabled Federal ram Queen of the West and the Confederate ships General Sterling Price and Little Rebel. Other Federal ships are in the center and left distance, with other Confederate ships in the center and right middle distance.
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Catalog #: NH 58891
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