Photo of Stereograph,United States Ironclad Gunboat ESSEX,American Civil War

Title: U.S. ironclad gunboat Essex
Date Created/Published: 1863 March.
Summary: Photo shows the USS Essex, launched in 1856 as the New Era and acquired druing the American Civil War by the US Army in 1861 for the Western Gunboat Flotilla. Transferred to the US Navy in 1862 and participated in several operations on the Mississippi River, including the capture of Baton Rouge and Port Hudson in 1863.
Notes:
'Probably Baton Rouge, La.' handwritten on back of card.
Civil War Photograph Collection (Library of Congress).
Print from Mathew Brady studio negative; cf. negative LC-B8184-10648.
Title from item.
Forms part of: Civil War Photograph Collection (Library of Congress).
Subjects:
Armored vessels--Union--Louisiana--Baton Rouge--1860-1870.
Gunboats--Union--Louisiana--Baton Rouge--1860-1870.
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Naval operations.
Albumen prints--1860-1870.
Stereographs--1860-1870.
Bookmark /97501522/
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