Photo #: NH 59187
"The Rebel Iron-Clad Fleet Forcing the Obstructions in James
River", 23 January 1865
Line engraving, based on a sketch by A.R. Waud, published in
"Harper's Weekly", 11 February 1865, page 81. It depicts
the Confederate ironclads Virginia II, Richmond
and Fredericksburg attempting to run past the obstructions
at Trent's Reach to attack Federal positions along the James
River.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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