Print of destroyed steamboats with a river island in the background. Boat names are listed below corresponding vessels in image. "view of steamers sunk by the rebles between island number ten and new madrid. - sketched by mr. A. Simplot. - [see page 283. ]" (printed below image). Newspaper clipping from harper's weekly, may 3, 1862 page 285. Another print on same page. Title: "view of steamers sunk by the rebels between island number ten and new madrid. "
ships l-r: memphis ferry-boat champion, yazoo, rebel gun-boat grampus, john simonds, red rover, prince, admiral, ohio belle de soto, kenawha valley, burned steamer winchester, mars. Date: 3 May 1862. "View of Steamers Sunk by the Rebels Between Island Number Ten and New Madrid."
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