Photo #: NH 59057
"Battle at St. Charles, White River, Arkansas--Explosion
of the 'Mound City'"
Line engraving after a sketch by Alexander Simplot, published
in "Harper's Weekly", 1862.
This action between Federal gunboats and Confederate shore batteries
took place on 17 June 1862. USS Mound City was disabled
by a shot that penetrated her steam drum, causing heavy casualties
among her crew. Other U.S. ships present were the ironclad Saint
Louis (seen in the right foreground) and "timberclads"
Lexington and Conestoga. The gunboat in left center
is one of the "timberclads".
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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