Return to Naval Historical Center home page. Return to Online Library listing

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 59075

"The United States Steamer 'Mississippi' crippling the Ram 'Manassas,' April 24."


Line engraving published in "Harper's Weekly", 1862, depicting USS Mississippi in action with CSS Manassas, during the battle off Forts Jackson and St. Philip, 24 April 1862.
The depiction of Manassas is rather inaccurate.

U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

Online Image: 115KB; 900 x 355 pixels

 

Click on the small photograph to prompt a larger view of the same image.

If you want higher resolution reproductions than this digital image, see: "How to Obtain Photographic Reproductions."

Return to Naval Historical Center home page.

5 September 2001