Print, Union gunboat "Essex"
Object number1992.003.01
DateSeptember 6, 1862
Mediumpaper and ink
Dimensions15 x 11 in. (38.1 x 27.9 cm)
Credit LineOld State House Museum Collection
DescriptionColor wood engraving depicting the Union gunboat "Essex" destroying the rebel ironclad ram "Arkansas" in the Mississippi. Page 565 of Harpers Weekly 6 Sept. 1862.Status
Not on view
April 15, 1882
March 9, 1861
Unknown Date