Photo #: NH 59053
"Closing-Scene of the Naval Engagement Before Memphis, Tennessee.",
6 June 1862
Line engraving published in "Harper's Weekly", 1862.
Ships shown are (from left to right): CSS General Earl Van
Dorn (escaping, with the Federal fleet in pursuit); General
Sumter (captured); General Beauregard (sinking) and
General M. Jeff Thompson (blowing up).
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
Online Image: 86KB; 740 x 305 pixels |
 |