The Confederate raider Nashville burning the American commercial vessel Harvey Birch, November 19, 1861, artist's impression

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Depicted ContentCaptain W.H. Nelson of the Harvey Birch, Sworn protest at the November 19, 1861 destruction of his ship, November 22, 1861

Depicted ContentUnder cover of darkness, the Confederate commerce raider Nashville escapes Beaufort, North Carolina

Depicted ContentAt Beaufort, North Carolina, Confederate commerce raider Nashville returns home

Depicted ContentIn southern England, the Confederate commerce raider Nashville docks for repairs in the port of Southampton

Depicted ContentIn the Atlantic, the Confederate commerce raider Nashville burns the U.S. merchantman Harvey Birch

Image type

engraving

Original caption

Burning of the American merchantman "Harvey Birch," of New York, in the British Channel by the Confederate steamer "Nashville," November 17, 1861.

Source citation

Frank Leslie's Scenes and Portraits of the Civil War ... (New York: Mrs Frank Leslie, 1894), 162.

Source note

The illustration's caption gives the date of the capture and burning as November 17, 1861. All official records give the actual date as November 19, 1861.