Attack on the Confederate Batteries at Aquia Creek, June 1, 1861, Frank Leslie

"the attack on the secession batteries at aquia creek, potomac river, by the u. S. Vessels pawnee, live yankee, freeborn, anacostia and lioness, june 1, 1861. " line engraving, based on a sketch by an "officer of the expedition" published in "frank leslie's illustrated newspaper", 1861. Ships depicted are (from left to right-center, in the foreground): u. S. Tug resolute (called "lioness" in the original text), uss anacostia, uss thomas freeborn, uss yankee (called "live yankee" in the original text) and uss pawnee. A two-masted schooner is in the right foreground. Date: 1861.