Steam Frigate Mississippi Grounded and Blown Up by Her Commander, Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Steam Frigate Mississippi Grounded and Blown Up by Her Commander, Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Naval scene; in Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper 4/18/1863.

March 14, 1863

Recto: "[?]ie's on the night of Saturday, March 14th // [?]iff & sky. The distant shipping should be very indefinite // [signed] F.H.S. // Levee // Steam frigate Mississippi ashore & fired // crowd of sailors leaving // Sailors escaping // Gunboat Sachem // mortar fleet // Iron clad gunboat Essex." [Upper portion of this image was not photographed; it includes the first caption (to signature), more of the sky, and a sketch of an ironclad, upside down].

Verso: No text.

In four pieces, once glued together. Rough paper along all margins; loss of paper at corners; rips along lower margins.

Graphite on wove paper

19 x 14.5 in.

Graphite drawings--American--1860-1870

Marine drawings--American--1860-1870

38.3224293, -92.1632633

Original drawing location: CW-FHS-LA-3/14/63a (Box 8.)

http://hdl.handle.net/2345/4894

(Becker)CW-FHS-LA-3/14/63a