Capture of the C.S.S. Atlanta, coastal Georgia, June 17, 1863, artist's impression

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Joseph Williams, Archives and Special Collections, Dickinson College

Scan date

06/20/2013

Notes

Cropped, sized, and prepared for use here by John Osborne, Dickinson College, July 9, 2013

Depicted ContentThe C.S.S. Atlanta attempts to attack the U.S. Navy off Savannah, Georgia and lasts fifteen minutes

Image type

engraving

Original caption

Capture of the Rebel steam ram Atlanta, by the U.S. monitors Weehawken, Capt. Rogers, and Nahant, Commander Downes, in Warsw Sound, Georgia, June 17- from a sketch by our Special Artist, W. T. Crane.

Source citation

Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, July 11, 1863, 244.