Confederate ironclads Chicora and Palmetto State in Charleston harbor, Conrad Wise Chapman

Photo #: nh 55237 confederate ironclads chicora and palmetto state nineteenth-century photograph of a painting by conrad wise chapman, depicting the ships in charleston harbor, south carolina, during the civil war. Note the spar torpedo fitted to the ironclad in the right center. The original painting is in the confederate museum, richmond, virginia. U. S. Naval historical center photograph. Date: 19th century.