Photo #: NH 58898
"The Gun-boat Attack on the Water Batteries at Fort Donelson"
Line engraving, based on a sketch by Alexander Simplot, published
in "Harper's Weekly", 1862, depicting the bombardment
of Fort Donelson, Tennessee, by Federal warships, 14 February
1862. Many of the ships were damaged in this action. As identified
on the engraving, they are (from left to right): "Timberclads"
Tyler and Conestoga; Ironclads Carondelet,
Pittsburg, Louisville and Saint Louis.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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