U.S. ironclad gunboat Essex (LOC)
U.S. ironclad gunboat Essex
1863 March.
1 photographic print on stereo card : stereograph, albumen ; 3.5 x 7 in..
Notes:
Photo shows the USS Essex, launched in 1856 as the New Era and
acquired during the American Civil War by the US Army in 1861 for the
Western Gunboat Flotilla. Transferred to the US Navy in 1862 and
participated in several operations on the Mississippi River, including
the capture of Baton Rouge and Port Hudson in 1863.
"Probably Baton Rouge, La."--handwritten on back of card.
Civil War Photograph Collection (Library of Congress).
Print from Mathew Brady studio negative; cf. negative LC-B8184-10648.
Title from item.
Forms part of: Civil War Photograph Collection (Library of Congress).
Subjects:
Armored vessels--Union--Louisiana--Baton Rouge--1860-1870.
Gunboats--Union--Louisiana--Baton Rouge--1860-1870.
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Naval operations.
Format: Stereographs--1860-1870.
Albumen prints--1860-1870.
Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication.
Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
Persistent URL: hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/stereo.1s02823
hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/stereo.2s02823
Call Number: LOT 4182, no. 204 [item]
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Kilted Cowboy (22 months ago | reply)
USS Essex was originally constructed in 1856 at New Albany, Indiana as a steam-powered ferry named New Era.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Essex_(1856)
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b0b42 (21 months ago | reply)
Unfortunately my eyesight precludes stereo view.
But I do recall my Bro (RIP) telling me a ballistics story about these ironclad monitors. One side or the other invented such thick armour they were ball shot proof. However, the other side (from a fort at a higher elevation) poured so much shot on the thing (which couldn't move quickly) that the extra weight caused her to list and sink. I cannot find the references now though - who is good at detective work?
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