Parsons, Charles, 1821-1910 The Capture of New Orleans; The Fleet Pasing Forts on the Mississippi
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08878.0129 Author/Creator: Parsons, Charles, 1821-1910 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Engraving Date: 1863 Pagination: 1 print : b&w Height: 28 cm, Width: 20.5 cm Order a Copy
One engraving entitled "The Capture of New Orleans; The Fleet Passing Forts on the Mississippi" dated 1863. Depicts a naval battle on the Mississippi River. Caption notes [names and descriptions of ships featured in the painting], Fort St. Phillip, Brooklyn, Pawnee, Fort Jackson, Louisiana (iron plated battery exploding), Varuna (fighting through iron clad gunboats), Hartford (flagship, firecraft alongside), Pensacola, Mississippi, Manassas (ram)." Engraved by William Ridgeway after a painting by Charles Parsons.
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