1866 engraving, Federal 'Queen of the West' attacking Rebel 'City of Vicksburg' on 2 February 1863.
1866 engraving, The Federal Ram 'Queen of the West' attacking the Rebel Gun-boat 'City of Vicksburg' off Vicksburg, Mississippi on 2 February 1863. After ramming the City of Vicksburg, the Queen's forward guns fired combustible balls saturated with turpentine into the ship, but her own cotton cladding caught fire in the conflagration and was forced to withdraw.
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Photo credit: © Old Paper Studios / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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