| Credit: | unknown photographer |
|---|---|
| Date: | 1863 |
| Locations & Lines: | Mound City IL; Mississippi River; Illinois |
| Military Units: | US Navy |
| Transports: | ironclad; sternwheeler; USS Key West – 32 |
| Sources: | Library of Congress; Naval History and Heritage Command; USAMHI – MOLLUS collection |
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File Details: ANDVm, 800 DPI, TIFF, Original Photograph, 20.6 Mb
Image ID: ANDV
Naval History and Heritage Command says: Mississippi Squadron Gunboats. Off the Naval Station at Mound City, Illinois, circa 1863. Ships present include USS Key West (1863-64) at left, with her number (32) painted on her pilothouse; at least ten other Tinclad gunboats; one City class ironclad (just astern of Key West; and one Timberclad gunboat (seen beyond the ironclad’s stern).