The "Carondelet" Running the Gauntlet At Island No. 10.

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Item No: pdca00077
Title: The "Carondelet" Running the Gauntlet At Island No. 10.
Media Type: Engravings
Source: Print and Picture Collection
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HMI Civil War 1


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The engraving shows the ironclad under artillery bombardment from Island No. 10 in Mississippi River, April 6, 1862. In the foreground the water is choppy, and a stormy sky fills the upper half of the image. Artillery shells explode about the ship.


Creation Year: ca. 1862
Creator Name: Hamilton, J. R., active 1852-1866 - Artist
Sartain, Samuel, 1830-1906 - Engraver