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English: Bombardment and Capture of Island Number Ten on the Mississippi River, April 7, 1862

Colored lithograph published by Currier & Ives, New York, circa 1862.

It depicts the bombardment of the Confederate fortifications on Island Number Ten by Federal gunboats and mortar boats. Ships seen include (from left to right): Mound City, Louisville, USS Pittsburg, Carondelet, Flagship Benton, Cincinnati, Saint Louis and Conestoga (timberclad). Mortar boats are firing from along the river bank.
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Source http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/sh-usn/usnsh-c/conestga.htm
Author Official U.S. Navy Photograph. Photo #: KN-969 (Color)
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Battle of Island # 10 on Mississippi River

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