Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of Civil War materials., View showing the Union iron-clads, including the New Ironsides, ablaze and under heavy fire from the batteries at the harbor. Includes the names of the forts and "New Ironsides" printed below the image. Also includes several lines of text below the image describing the bravery of the vessels sustaining 300 rounds of fire for two hours before the order to retreat "on account of obstructions in the harbor."
Creator
Currier & Ives., creator
Date
c1863.
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia Print Dept. *GC - Civil War - Campaigns & battles - Charleston [5794.F.1]
