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During Civil War, both Union and Confederates relied on steamboats to move troops and supplies - steamboats made the war possible.Created by: PICRYL - Public Domain Media Search EngineDated: 1865
Gunboat "Mendota", Deep Bottom, James River, Virginia
In the early years of the war many civilian ships were confiscated for military use, while both sides built new ships. The most popular ships were tinclads—mobile, small ships that actually contained no tin. These ships were former merchant ships, generally about 150 feet in length, with about two to six feet of draft, and about 200 tons. Shipbuilders would remove the deck and add an armored pilothouse as well as sheets of iron around the forward part of the casemate and the engines. Most of the tinclads had six guns: two or three twelve-pounder or twenty-four-pounder howitzers on each broadside, with two heavier guns, often thirty-two-pounder smoothbores or thirty-pounder rifles, in the bow. These ships proved faster than ironclads and, with such a shallow draft, worked well on the tributaries of the Mississippi.
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[Port views of the U.S.S. Susquehanna and the U.S.S. Mississippi understeam]

[Port views of the U.S.S. Susquehanna and the U.S.S. Mississippi under...

Drawings are panels one and two of the "Machinery scroll' depicting Perry's expedition to Japan, 1853. Watercolor by a contemporary Japanese artist.

[Paddle wheel mechanism of side-wheel steamer]

[Paddle wheel mechanism of side-wheel steamer]

Drawing is third panel on the "Machinery Scroll", depicting Perry's expedition to Japan in 1853. Watercolor drawing by contemporary Japanese artist.

The Mississippi River Fleet at Mound City, Illinois

The Mississippi River Fleet at Mound City, Illinois

No. 3132. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites a... More

[Sailors and a cannon on deck of a gunboat]

[Sailors and a cannon on deck of a gunboat]

Forms part of: Civil War Photograph Collection (Library of Congress). Public domain photograph - ship, port, harbor, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

U.S. gunboat Commodore Barney(?) during American Civil War

U.S. gunboat Commodore Barney(?) during American Civil War

No. B113. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites a... More

[B]alloon view of the attack on Fort Darling in the James River, by Commander Rogers's [sic] [i.e., Rodger's] gun-boat flotilla, "Galena," "Monitor," etc. [May 16, 1862]

[B]alloon view of the attack on Fort Darling in the James River, by Co...

Not drawn to scale. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 541.2 From Harper's weekly, v. 6, May 31, 1862. p. [337] This view was acquired by the Library of Congress in 1948 with the purchase of the papers and maps of Ma... More

Little Mack and his party "going up" Salt River on a gunboat. Terrific explosion of the "Quaker gun" and destruction of the entire party.

Little Mack and his party "going up" Salt River on a gunboat. Terrific...

Public domain image related to President Abraham Lincoln, gelatin silver print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[The cannon drill on the Imperial Ironclad Frigate Hamidiye] / Constantinople, Abdullah Frères.

[The cannon drill on the Imperial Ironclad Frigate Hamidiye] / Constan...

Title translated from album caption. Captioned in Ottoman Turkish and French. No. 11. No. 595. In album: Imperial frigates and naval personnel, Istanbul, Ottoman Empire. Forms part of: Abdul-Hamid II Collection... More

The steamboat St. Lucie - Public domain image of a steam boat

The steamboat St. Lucie - Public domain image of a steam boat

Public domain photograph of a steamboat ship, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

On deck of U.S.S. New Hampshire off Charleston, S.C.

On deck of U.S.S. New Hampshire off Charleston, S.C.

No. 4954. Mounted with four other photographs and one print. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

U.S.M. steam ship Baltic. Collins line builders, hull by Brown & Bell N.Y. engines by Allaire Works N.Y.

U.S.M. steam ship Baltic. Collins line builders, hull by Brown & Bell ...

Print shows a port side view of the U.S. Mail Steam Ship Baltic at sea.

[James River, Virginia Bow of Confederate gunboat Teaser, Lt. Hunter Davidson, captured by U.S.S. Maratanza on July 4, 1862]

[James River, Virginia Bow of Confederate gunboat Teaser, Lt. Hunter D...

Photographs of the Federal Navy, and seaborne expeditions against the Atlantic Coast of the Confederacy -- the Federal Navy, 1861-1865.

[Charleston Harbor, S.C. Rear Admiral John A. Dahlgren standing by a Dahlgren gun on deck of U.S.S. Pawnee]

[Charleston Harbor, S.C. Rear Admiral John A. Dahlgren standing by a D...

Photographs of the Federal Navy, and seaborne expeditions against the Atlantic Coast of the Confederacy -- the Federal Navy, 1861-1865.

Providence and Stonington Steamship Co's. steamers, Massachusetts and Rhode Island: New York and Boston and Providence

Providence and Stonington Steamship Co's. steamers, Massachusetts and ...

Public domain photograph of a steamboat ship, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Deck of one of Porter's mortar schooners

Deck of one of Porter's mortar schooners

Hand written on verso: "Miller, vol. VI, p. 197". Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

The levee at Memphis, Tenn.-Hauling sugar and cotton from their hiding-places for shipment north / sketched by Mr. Alex Simplot.

The levee at Memphis, Tenn.-Hauling sugar and cotton from their hiding...

Public domain history book page scan, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

High pressure steamboat Mayflower first class packet between St. Louis and New Orleans on the Mississippi River - Capt. Joseph Brown.

High pressure steamboat Mayflower first class packet between St. Louis...

Artist: Charles Parsons. Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Research. Detroit, MI : Gale Research, c1983, no. 3052

[James River, Virginia Deck and turret of U.S.S. Monitor]

[James River, Virginia Deck and turret of U.S.S. Monitor]

Photo shows the light damage caused to the turret of the ironclad USS Monitor during her fight with the Confederate ironclad CSS Virginia, March 9, 1862 at the Battle of Hampton Roads-the first battle of two ir... More

Transatlantic sketches--the Mississippi River

Transatlantic sketches--the Mississippi River

Wood engravings showing three views of the Mississippi River, captioned: 1. Down the lower Mississippi--from the Baton Rouge; 2. Voyageurs ascending the lower Mississippi; 3. Woodchopper's hut, lower Mississippi.

Arrival of the Twenty-Second Indiana Volunteers, Colonel J.C. Davis, at St. Louis, Missouri / sketched by James Guire.

Arrival of the Twenty-Second Indiana Volunteers, Colonel J.C. Davis, a...

Soldiers getting off steamboat. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, v. 5, no. 246 (1861 Sept. 14), p. 582.

James River, Virginia. Captain W.N. Jeffers on deck of U.S.S. MONITOR

James River, Virginia. Captain W.N. Jeffers on deck of U.S.S. MONITOR

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo, American history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

[Winter Palace, St. Petersburg, Russia]

[Winter Palace, St. Petersburg, Russia]

Photograph shows the exterior of the Winter Palace along the Neva River, with steam-powered passenger boats and posts in the foreground. Library of Congress copy mounted on cardboard. Purchase; I. Daziro; St. ... More

Our city, (St. Louis, Mo.) / lith. by A. Janicke & Co., St. Louis.

Our city, (St. Louis, Mo.) / lith. by A. Janicke & Co., St. Louis.

Bird's-eye view of Saint Louis, Missouri as seen from above the Mississippi River.

The progress of the century - the lightning steam press, the electric telegraph, the locomotive, [and] the steamboat

The progress of the century - the lightning steam press, the electric ...

Man using telegraph in foreground; in background are people using steam press, steamboat, and locomotive. 4614 U.S. Copyright Office. Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Research. Detroit, ... More

Gun-boat quick step - American Civil War sheet music
U.S. gunboats DeKalb, Mound City, and Cincinati [i.e. Cincinnati] - Mississippi River Fleet

U.S. gunboats DeKalb, Mound City, and Cincinati [i.e. Cincinnati] - Mi...

No. 3123. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites a... More

[The Imperial Ironclad Corvette, Necm-i Şevket] / Constantinople, Abdullah Frères.

[The Imperial Ironclad Corvette, Necm-i Şevket] / Constantinople, Abdu...

Public domain image of a sailing ship, caravel, harbor, sea, naval battle, 16th-17th century maritime seascape, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

A scene on the levee, New Orleans

A scene on the levee, New Orleans

Public domain photograph of steamboat ship, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Cotton on the levee, New Orleans

Cotton on the levee, New Orleans

Public domain image of cattle, livestock, farm animals, agriculture, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

[Boatswain piping in front of large cannon on deck of U.S. Naval warship; other sailors standing in background]

[Boatswain piping in front of large cannon on deck of U.S. Naval warsh...

Title devised by library staff. U.S. Navy photo, (186-?). Public domain photograph of United States navy, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Steamship Victoria of the Anchor line

Steamship Victoria of the Anchor line

G1314 U.S. Copyright Office. This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Lubrecht, Charles.

The great Mississippi steamboat race: from New Orleans to St. Louis, July 1870

The great Mississippi steamboat race: from New Orleans to St. Louis, J...

Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Research. Detroit, MI : Gale Research, c1983, no. 2849

Terrific combat between the "Monitor" 2 guns & "Merrimac" 10 guns The first fight between iron clad ships of war, in Hampton Roads, March 9th 1862, in which the little "Monitor" whipped the "Merrimac" and the whole " school" of Rebel steamers.

Terrific combat between the "Monitor" 2 guns & "Merrimac" 10 guns The ...

Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Research. Detroit, MI : Gale Research, c1983, no. 6463 Exhibited: Capitol Visitors Center of the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., 2011.

[Unknown location. U.S. gunboat Kansas (built in 1863)]

[Unknown location. U.S. gunboat Kansas (built in 1863)]

Photographs of the Federal Navy, and seaborne expeditions against the Atlantic Coast of the Confederacy -- the Federal Navy, 1861-1865.

(Sailors on deck of warship) - A black and white photo of a large group of people on a boat

(Sailors on deck of warship) - A black and white photo of a large grou...

Part of Brady-Handy Collection. Cited in Miller, vol. 6, p. 278-279, as the gunboat Mendota.

Gunboat COMMORDORE MCDONOUGH - Public domain image of a steam boat

Gunboat COMMORDORE MCDONOUGH - Public domain image of a steam boat

Broadside view; Union soldiers sitting in rowboat in foregrd. Hilton Head, South Carolina, 1863. Photo by Haas & Peale. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Civil ... More

Photographic copy of lithograph,"The Sinking of the Steamship Ville du Havre" (1873)

Photographic copy of lithograph,"The Sinking of the Steamship Ville du...

Public domain illustrated book page scan, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[The Imperial Frigate Hamidiye] during American Civil War

[The Imperial Frigate Hamidiye] during American Civil War

Title translated from album caption. Captioned in Ottoman Turkish and French. No. 1. In album: Ships, naval schools and the Naval Fire Brigade, Istanbul and environs, Ottoman Empire. Forms part of: Abdul-Hamid ... More

U.S. gunboat Fort Hindman - Mississippi River Fleet

U.S. gunboat Fort Hindman - Mississippi River Fleet

The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites and salt, which creates a glossy surface to h... More

Drewry's Bluff, Virginia. Exterior of Confederate Fort Darling. (Masked battery position shown)

Drewry's Bluff, Virginia. Exterior of Confederate Fort Darling. (Maske...

Public domain photograph of American Civil War era building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

U.S.M. steam ship Baltic. Collins line builders, hull by Brown & Bell N.Y. engines by Allaire Works N.Y.

U.S.M. steam ship Baltic. Collins line builders, hull by Brown & Bell ...

Print shows a port side view of the U.S. Mail Steam Ship Baltic at sea.

The great Mississippi steamboat race: from New Orleans to St. Louis, July 1870

The great Mississippi steamboat race: from New Orleans to St. Louis, J...

Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Research. Detroit, MI : Gale Research, c1983, no. 2849

[James River, Virginia Deck and turret of U.S.S. Monitor]

[James River, Virginia Deck and turret of U.S.S. Monitor]

Photo shows the light damage caused to the turret of the ironclad USS Monitor during her fight with the Confederate ironclad CSS Virginia, March 9, 1862 at the Battle of Hampton Roads-the first battle of two ir... More

The first battle between "iron" ships of war

The first battle between "iron" ships of war

Print shows the Monitor and the Merrimack firing at each other during battle, with other battleships in the background, one sinking on the left. Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1862 by Henry B... More

[U.S.S. Susquehanna, Commodore Perry's flag ship, full starboard view]

[U.S.S. Susquehanna, Commodore Perry's flag ship, full starboard view]

Drawing is on the "Susquehanna & Mississippil Scroll", depicting Perry's expedition to Japan. Watercolor drawing Taguchi Shumpei.

View of St. Louis, Mo. [Levee] - stereoscopic view, public domain photorpaph

View of St. Louis, Mo. [Levee] - stereoscopic view, public domain phot...

Purchase; Christie's, South Kensington; 1981; (DLC/PP-1981:260). Public domain photograph of industrial revolution, stereoscopic card, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Public ... More

[Ship deck with sailors and cannons]

[Ship deck with sailors and cannons]

Photograph possibly by George H. Houghton, photographer of other photographs in this album and fellow resident of Mead's in Brattleboro, Vermont. Houghton worked as a photographer at Camp Griffin and in the Tid... More

James River, Virginia. Officers on deck of U.S.S. MONITOR

James River, Virginia. Officers on deck of U.S.S. MONITOR

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo, American history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Birds eye or balloon view of Rocky Point. Narragansett Bay, R.I.

Birds eye or balloon view of Rocky Point. Narragansett Bay, R.I.

Print shows a bird's-eye view of the waterfront at Rocky Point, Warwick, Rhode Island, with a large building, possibly a hotel, and pavilions on the grounds, and a steamboat named the "Bay Queen" taking on pass... More

[The cannon drill on the Imperial Ironclad Frigate Osmaniye] / Constantinople, Abdullah Frères.

[The cannon drill on the Imperial Ironclad Frigate Osmaniye] / Constan...

Title translated from album caption. Captioned in Ottoman Turkish and French. No. 29. No. 587. In album: Imperial frigates and naval personnel, Istanbul, Ottoman Empire. Forms part of: Abdul-Hamid II Collection... More

A steamboat race on the Mississippi, (between the Baltic & Diana)

A steamboat race on the Mississippi, (between the Baltic & Diana)

118 U.S. Copyright Office. This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Weingärtner. Published in: Viewpoints; a selection from the pictorial collections of t... More

Admiral Farragut and Captain Drayton on deck of U.S. frigate Hartford

Admiral Farragut and Captain Drayton on deck of U.S. frigate Hartford

No. 3169. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites a... More

White House - Pamunkey River / McIlvaine.

White House - Pamunkey River / McIlvaine.

Soldiers (?) on porch of a house on the Pamunkey River, Virginia, with steamship flying American flag at landing to the left. Similar view filed under: DRWG/US - McIlvaine, no. 3, of 1862. Forms part of the Mar... More

[The Imperial Ironclad Frigate Osmaniye] / Constantinople, Abdullah Frères.

[The Imperial Ironclad Frigate Osmaniye] / Constantinople, Abdullah Fr...

Title translated from album caption. Captioned in Ottoman Turkish and French. No. 25. No. 601. In album: Imperial frigates and naval personnel, Istanbul, Ottoman Empire. Forms part of: Abdul-Hamid II Collection... More

Admiral Farragut's fleet engaging the rebel batteries at Port Hudson, March, 14th 1863

Admiral Farragut's fleet engaging the rebel batteries at Port Hudson, ...

Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Research. Detroit, MI : Gale Research, c1983, no. 0057

Intérieur de la batterie du Merrimac, pendant le combat avec le Monitor / C. Maurano(?).

Intérieur de la batterie du Merrimac, pendant le combat avec le Monito...

Interior of the Merrimac showing Confederate sailors loading cannon, during combat with the Monitor. Illus. from: Le Monde Illustré. Exhibited: Capitol Visitors Center of the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., 2011.

Great naval victory in Mobile Bay, Aug. 5th 1864

Great naval victory in Mobile Bay, Aug. 5th 1864

Print shows battle between Union monitors and sloops against Confederate ships and ram CSS Tennessee in Mobile Bay with Fort Morgan in the distance. Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Rese... More

U.S. gunboat Black Hawk - An old photo of a steamboat boat in the water

U.S. gunboat Black Hawk - An old photo of a steamboat boat in the wate...

No. 3140. Mounted with five other photographs with general caption: Mississippi River Fleet. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

On deck of U.S.S. Vermont off Charleston, S.C.

On deck of U.S.S. Vermont off Charleston, S.C.

Picryl description: Public domain image of an American Civil War, military forces and conflict, officer, uniform, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

U.S. hospital boat Red Rover - Mississippi River Fleet

U.S. hospital boat Red Rover - Mississippi River Fleet

No. 3125. Caption continues: Mississippi River fleet. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

U.S. gunboat General Grant, Tennessee River

U.S. gunboat General Grant, Tennessee River

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of Tennessee, mid-19th century albumen print, no copyright restrictions.

Map of operations at Bermuda Hundred and Drewry's Bluff, Virginia, 10th May 1864.

Map of operations at Bermuda Hundred and Drewry's Bluff, Virginia, 10t...

In this map Sneden attempts to show several engagements that took place between Butler's Army of the James and Beauregard's Confederates, May 6th through May 13th, 1864. He includes Port Walthall Junction, whe... More

[The Imperial Ironclad Frigates Hamidiye, Osmaniye and Aziziye seen during equipping] / Abdullah Frères, Constantinople.

[The Imperial Ironclad Frigates Hamidiye, Osmaniye and Aziziye seen du...

Title translated from album caption. Captioned in Ottoman Turkish and English. No. 23. In album: Ships and naval personnel, Istanbul and Black Sea lifesaving stations, Ottoman Empire. Forms part of: Abdul-Hamid... More

[The Imperial Frigate Osmaniye] during American Civil War

[The Imperial Frigate Osmaniye] during American Civil War

Title translated from album caption. Captioned in Ottoman Turkish and French. No. 2. In album: Ships, naval schools and the Naval Fire Brigade, Istanbul and environs, Ottoman Empire. Forms part of: Abdul-Hamid ... More

Duck shooting from the Cleo - Public domain image of a steam boat

Duck shooting from the Cleo - Public domain image of a steam boat

Public domain photograph of a steamboat ship, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Bombardment and capture of Fort Hindman, Arkansas Post, Ark. Jany. 11th 1863

Bombardment and capture of Fort Hindman, Arkansas Post, Ark. Jany. 11t...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an American Civil War, military forces and conflict, officer, uniform, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

The iron steam ship "Great Eastern" 22,500 tons: constructed under the direction of I.K. Brunel, F.R.S. -- D.C.L. commanded by Capt. William Harrison

The iron steam ship "Great Eastern" 22,500 tons: constructed under the...

Artist: Charles Parsons. Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Research. Detroit, MI : Gale Research, c1983, no. 3370

Crew on deck of monitor Lehigh, James River, Virginia

Crew on deck of monitor Lehigh, James River, Virginia

No. B80. Hand written on verso: "Miller, vol. VI, p. 179". Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

Wreck of U.S. gunboat Indianola - Mississippi River Fleet

Wreck of U.S. gunboat Indianola - Mississippi River Fleet

No. 3117. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites a... More

Terrible collision between the steamboats Stonington and Narragansett: at 11.30 p.m., of Friday, June 11th, 1880, off Cornfield Light, Long Island Sound

Terrible collision between the steamboats Stonington and Narragansett:...

Print shows people in lifeboats and people jumping from blazing steamboats. 7163 U.S. Copyright Office. Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Research. Detroit, MI : Gale Research, c1983, no. 6461

The Steamship Oregon, of the Cunard Line, between New York and Liverpool via Queenstown

The Steamship Oregon, of the Cunard Line, between New York and Liverpo...

Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Research. Detroit, MI : Gale Research, c1983, no. 6189.

A steamboat race on the Mississippi, (between the Baltic & Diana)

A steamboat race on the Mississippi, (between the Baltic & Diana)

118 U.S. Copyright Office. This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Weingärtner. Published in: Viewpoints; a selection from the pictorial collections of t... More

Oswego, N.Y. / Lewis Bradley del. ; on stone by D.W. Moody.

Oswego, N.Y. / Lewis Bradley del. ; on stone by D.W. Moody.

Bird's-eye view of Oswego, New York, showing the mouth of the Oswego River at Lake Ontario.

Battle of Bad Axe = Schlacht von Bad Axe / H. Lewis pinx ; Lith. Inst. Arnz & Co., Dusseldorf.

Battle of Bad Axe = Schlacht von Bad Axe / H. Lewis pinx ; Lith. Inst....

Illustration shows an American steamship, the Warrior, firing at Indians on a raft. In the background, other Indians in boats. Illus. in: Das illustrirte Mississippithal: ... / von H. Lewis. Dusseldorf : Arnz ... More

[Ironclad USS Essex at Baton Rouge, Louisiana]

[Ironclad USS Essex at Baton Rouge, Louisiana]

Probably photographed by McPherson & Oliver. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2012; (DLC/PP-2012:127). More information about this collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.lilj Purchased from: The Histor... More

Wheeling, West Virginia, Ohio River steamer and the Island in 1869

Wheeling, West Virginia, Ohio River steamer and the Island in 1869

Photograph shows stern wheeler, the R. R. Hudson docked. Photo owned by Wm. Richardson.

The magnificent steamships Egypt and Spain: of the national steamship line, between New York and Liverpool

The magnificent steamships Egypt and Spain: of the national steamship ...

Artist: Charles R. Parsons (signature on image). Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Research. Detroit, MI : Gale Research, c1983, no. 4214

[James River, Virginia Deck and turret of U.S.S. Monitor seen from the bow (i.e. stern)]

[James River, Virginia Deck and turret of U.S.S. Monitor seen from the...

Photographs of the Federal Navy, and seaborne expeditions against the Atlantic Coast of the Confederacy -- the Federal Navy, 1861-1865.

Scene on the Delaware River at Philada. during the severe winter of 1856 / from nature and on stone by J. Queen.

Scene on the Delaware River at Philada. during the severe winter of 18...

Print shows many people from Philadelphia ice skating on the Delaware River, possibly near the Philadelphia Navy Yard, "during the severe winter of 1856." At head of title: Souvenir of the coldest winter on re... More

Gun crew on deck of U.S.S. Miami, [i.e. Mendota] James River, Virginia

Gun crew on deck of U.S.S. Miami, [i.e. Mendota] James River, Virginia

No. B504. Additional information from similar image, 111-B-374, held at the National Archives. Hand written on verso: "See Miller, vol. 6, page 275". Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

Robert Smalls, captain of the gun-boat "Planter" The gun-boat "Planter," run out of Charleston, S.C., by Robert Smalls, May 1862.

Robert Smalls, captain of the gun-boat "Planter" The gun-boat "Planter...

Illus. in: Harper's weekly, v. 6, 1862 June 14, p. 372.

[The cannon drill on the Imperial Ironclad Frigate Osmaniye] / Constantinople, Abdullah Frères.

[The cannon drill on the Imperial Ironclad Frigate Osmaniye] / Constan...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a navy artillery gun, cannon, ship weapon, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

[Artillery hold in the Imperial Ironclad Corvette, Feth-i Bülend] / Constantinople, Abdullah Frères.

[Artillery hold in the Imperial Ironclad Corvette, Feth-i Bülend] / Co...

Title translated from album caption. Captioned in Ottoman Turkish and French. No. 7. No. 419. In album: Ships and naval personnel, Istanbul and Black Sea lifesaving stations, Ottoman Empire. Forms part of: Abdu... More

[The deck of the Imperial Ironclad Corvette, Necm-i Şevket] / Constantinople, Abdullah Frères.

[The deck of the Imperial Ironclad Corvette, Necm-i Şevket] / Constant...

Title translated from album caption. Captioned in Ottoman Turkish and French. No. 5. No. 625. In album: Ships and naval personnel, Istanbul and Black Sea lifesaving stations, Ottoman Empire. Forms part of: Abdu... More

U.S.S. Winona - Public domain image of a steam ship or boat

U.S.S. Winona - Public domain image of a steam ship or boat

Public domain photograph of American ship, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Steamer landing, Lake Chautauqua

Steamer landing, Lake Chautauqua

Picryl description: Public domain image of a residential building, colonial house, 19th-20th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

[James River], Virginia. U.S. gunboat MASSASOIT

[James River], Virginia. U.S. gunboat MASSASOIT

Public domain historical photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

High pressure steamboat Mayflower first class packet between St. Louis and New Orleans on the Mississippi River - Capt. Joseph Brown.

High pressure steamboat Mayflower first class packet between St. Louis...

Artist: Charles Parsons. Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Research. Detroit, MI : Gale Research, c1983, no. 3052

The iron steam ship "Great Eastern" 22,500 tons: constructed under the direction of I.K. Brunel, F.R.S. -- D.C.L. commanded by Capt. William Harrison

The iron steam ship "Great Eastern" 22,500 tons: constructed under the...

Artist: Charles Parsons. Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Research. Detroit, MI : Gale Research, c1983, no. 3370

Scenes in the Brooklyn Navy-Yard: Gunboat on the Stocks

Scenes in the Brooklyn Navy-Yard: Gunboat on the Stocks

Men building gunboat. Illus. in: Harper's Weekly, 1861 Aug. 24, p. 534. Reference copy may be in LOT 4397-I (oversize). This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: NYC, N... More

The Iron-coated French frigate La Gloire / Smythh.

The Iron-coated French frigate La Gloire / Smythh.

Illus. in: The Illustrated London news, 1861 March 9, p. 227.

U.S. gunboat Vindicator. Warship photograph collection

U.S. gunboat Vindicator. Warship photograph collection

No. 3144. Mounted with five other photographs with general caption: Mississippi River Fleet. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

On deck of U.S. gunboat Hunchback

On deck of U.S. gunboat Hunchback

No. B708. Mounted with five other photographs. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

Officers on deck of U.S.S. Mendota, James River, Virginia

Officers on deck of U.S.S. Mendota, James River, Virginia

No. B265. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. Public domain image of an American navy warship, 19th-century ship, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Confederate obstructions in James River at Drewry's Bluff

Confederate obstructions in James River at Drewry's Bluff

No. B470. Similar to LC-B811-2475. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

U.S. gunboat Benton. Warship photograph collection

U.S. gunboat Benton. Warship photograph collection

No. 3148. Mounted with five other photographs with general caption: Mississippi RIver Fleet. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

Map showing the system of Confederate fortifications on the Mississippi River at Island no. 10 and New Madrid, also the operations of the United States forces under General John Pope against these positions

Map showing the system of Confederate fortifications on the Mississipp...

Scale 1:84,480. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 300 In lower left margin: Report of Maj. Gen. John Pope to the Committee on the Conduct of War. "No. 1" is in the upper right margin. Similar to the preceding map, b... More

The Civil War in America--Naval engagement in Hampton Roads: the Confederate iron-plated steamer Merrimac (or Virginia) running into the Federal sloop Cumberland / from a sketch by T. Nast.

The Civil War in America--Naval engagement in Hampton Roads: the Confe...

Illus. in: The Illustrated London news, 1862 April 5, p. 327.

[The officers' club of the Imperial Ironclad Frigate Mes'udiye] / Constantinople, Abdullah Frères.

[The officers' club of the Imperial Ironclad Frigate Mes'udiye] / Cons...

Title translated from album caption. Captioned in Ottoman Turkish and English. No. 20. No. 433. In album: Imperial frigates and naval personnel, Istanbul, Ottoman Empire. Forms part of: Abdul-Hamid II Collectio... More

[The Imperial Ironclad Frigate Asar-i Şevket] / Constantinople, Abdullah Frères.

[The Imperial Ironclad Frigate Asar-i Şevket] / Constantinople, Abdull...

Public domain image of a sailing ship, caravel, harbor, sea, naval battle, 16th-17th century maritime seascape, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

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