Memphis h42367

"The Total Annihilation of the Rebel Fleet by the Federal Fleet under Commodore Davis."
"On the Morning of June 6th 1862, off Memphis, Ten." Lithograph by Middleton, Strobridge & Co.
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. Courtesy of the Naval Historical Foundation.
Removed caption read: Photo # NH 42367 "The Total Annihilation of the Rebel Fleet ...", off Memphis, Tennessee, June 1862; THE TOTAL ANNIHILATION OF THE REBEL FLEET UNDER COMMODORE DAVIS [smaller illegible text] U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.