William Waud Leslies 1862, Frank Leslie

American civil war artist correspondent william waud's depiction of himself in the rigging of the u. S. Steamer mississippi in action against confederate gunboats. This detail is from waud’s illustration of a naval engagement during farragut’s expedition against new orleans, published in the may 31, 1862 edition of frank leslie's illustrated newspaper. This is one of only two known likenesses of william. Date: 1862.