File:Memphis-naval-battle.jpg
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English: "The Great Naval Battle before Memphis, June 6, 1862". Engraving after a sketch by Alexander Simplot, published in "Harper's Weekly", depicting the action between the Confederate River Defense Fleet and Federal warships off Memphis, Tennessee.
In the foreground, the print depicts the Confederate ships (from left to right): General M. Jeff Thompson (shown sinking); Little Rebel (shown burning); General Sterling Price; General Beauregard (shown being rammed by the Ellet Ram Monarch); General Bragg (shown aground) and Colonel Lovell (shown sinking). In the background are the Federal warships (from left to right): Queen of the West; Cairo; Carondelet; Louisville; Saint Louis; a tug; and Benton. The city of Memphis is in the right distance, with a wharf boat by the shore. |
| Date | published June 28, 1862 |
| Source | Harper's Weekly, June 28, 1862 (from http://www.sonofthesouth.net/leefoundation/civil-war/1862/june/memphis-naval-battle.htm). Also U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph #NH 58891 |
| Author | Harper's Weekly |
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| Other versions | Image:Memphis h42367.jpg |
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