The Great Naval Battle Opposite the City of Memphis, Great Naval Battle at Memphis (Tenn.)
- Image
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- Created Date
- 1862-06-06
- Description
The scene depicts Confederate and Union ships in the midst of aa naval battle. In the foreground two ships fire upon each other and groupings of fighting ships are visible at the left, background and right, with one Confederate ship sinking at right. In the far background is a cityscape.
- Creator
Simplot, Alexander
- Partner
- Digital Library of Tennessee
- Contributing Institution
- Chicago History Museum
- Supporting Institution
- Digital Initiatives, James E. Walker Library, Middle Tennessee State University
- Collection
- Shades of Gray and Blue
- Publisher
- Chicago History Museum
- Subjects
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Naval operations
Visualizing the War
Naval warfare - Location
- Memphis (Tenn.)
- Type
- image
- Language
- English
- Rights
- Images reproduced on this website are intended for individual, educational use only. For research inquiries about specific objects or requests for high resolution images, contact Chicago History Museum, http://www.chicagohs.org/.
- Chicago citation style
- Simplot, Alexander. The Great Naval Battle Opposite the City of Memphis,Great Naval Battle at Memphis (Tenn.). 1862-06-06. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://cdm15838.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/shades/id/63. (Accessed February 4, 2023.)
- APA citation style
- Simplot, Alexander, (1862-06-06) The Great Naval Battle Opposite the City of Memphis,Great Naval Battle at Memphis (Tenn.). Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://cdm15838.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/shades/id/63
- MLA citation style
- Simplot, Alexander. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America <http://cdm15838.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/shades/id/63>.