Photo #: NH 42369
"Attack on the 'Cricket' by 2,500 Confederates, Under General
Green"
Engraving from Porter's "History of the Civil War",
page 522, depicting USS Cricket (1863-1865) engaged in
a running battle with Confederate troops and artillery along
the Red River on 26 April 1864. Cricket was flagship of
Rear Admiral David Dixon Porter during this action.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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