DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY -- NAVAL HISTORICAL CENTER
805 KIDDER BREESE SE -- WASHINGTON NAVY YARD
WASHINGTON DC 20374-5060
Online Library of Selected Images -- Picture Data
Photo #: NH 53235
USS Indianola (1862-1863)
Is blown up by her Confederate captors, below Vicksburg, Mississippi,
circa 25 February 1863, upon the appearance of Rear Admiral David
Dixon Porter's fake monitor "Wooden Dummy".
Taken from a sketch by RAdm. Porter, this print is entitled "Dummy
Taking a Shoot".
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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