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Sketch Showing the Position of the Rebel Iron Clad 'Atlanta' and the Monitors Weehawken & Nahant at the Time of the Engagement in Wassaw Sound
Title
Sketch Showing the Position of the Rebel Iron Clad 'Atlanta' and the Monitors Weehawken & Nahant at the Time of the Engagement in Wassaw Sound
Date(s)
1863
Contributor(s)
Smith, Xanthus, 1839-1929 (artist)
Description
Painting by Xanthus Russell Smith depicting the capture of the Confederate ironclad 'C.S.S. Atlanta' on 17 June 1863. The U.S. Navy monitor 'U.S.S. Weehawken,' assisted by the monitor 'U.S.S. Nahant,' captured the 'Atlanta' after a brief engagement in Wassaw Sound, located near Savannah, Georgia. The vessels in the painting are, from left to right, C.S.S. Atlanta, U.S.S. Weehawken, and U.S.S. Nahant.
Collection ID
Winterthur Manuscripts (Accession WMSS). Group IX. Samuel Francis du Pont and Sophie Madeleine du Pont papers
Hagley ID
WMSS_9_C_19033
Collection
Civil War gallery, Samuel Francis du Pont and Sophie Madeleine du Pont papers (Winterthur)