Title

Commodore Farragut's Fleet, Passing The Forts Of The Mississippi April 24th 1862.

Creator

Currier and Ives

Files

Creator Role

publisher

Description

Reproduction of Currier & Ives: ""Com. Farragut's Fleet, Passing The Forts Of The Mississippi..."" From Portfolio #3 of an 8 portfolio set: ""Currier & Ives...Engravings For The People Of The Civil War."" A color print which depicts Commodore David Farragut's fleet attaching the Confederate Ram Manassas.

Contributor

Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams

Approximate Creation Date

n.d.

Measurement

10 3/4 X 15 inches

Materials and Techniques Display

ink on paper; engraving (printing process)

Inscription

recto bottom center: "Commodore Farragut's Fleet, Passing The Forts Of The Mississippi April 24th 1862./ The U.S. Frigate Mississippi destroying the rebel Ram Manassas "

Subjects

United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Naval operations Fort Jackson (La.)--History--Siege, 1862

Work Type

color print--reproduction (derivative object)

Class

prints

Preferred Citation

[Physical ID#]: [Title], Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana, Mississippi State University Libraries.

Rights

Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.

Related Source

Objects 520.1-520.7

ID

520.4

Digital ID

FVW_00520.4

Current Location

Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana (Mississippi State, Mississippi, United States)

Repository

Mississippi State University Libraries

Digital Publisher

Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version).

Contact Information

For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.msstate.edu.