Battle of Plum Point Bend
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The Battle of Plum Point Bend took place in Tennessee during the American Civil War on May 10, 1862, on the Mississippi River, between ships of the Confederate River Defense Fleet and the Union Wester
Battle of Plum Point Bend, Tennessee, May 10, 1862. The Confederate vessels are to the right, while the Union ironclads are in the center and left
USS Cincinnati, a City-class ironclad, built in 1861.
CSS General Sterling Price, converted from a Mississippi steamboat in 1862.
First Battle of Memphis
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The First Battle of Memphis was a naval battle fought on the Mississippi River immediately north of the city of Memphis, Tennessee on June 6, 1862, during the American Civil War. The engagement was wi
USS (ex-CSS) Little Rebel
(Ex CSS) USS General Bragg probably photographed at Cairo or Mound City, Illinois, circa 1862–63.
The Total Annihilation of the Rebel Fleet by the Federal Fleet under Commodore Davis. On the Morning of June 6, 1862, off Memphis, Tenn. CSS General Beauregard (center foreground) is being rammed by the federal ram Monarch. At left are the disabled federal ram Queen of the West and the Confederate ships General Sterling Price and Little Rebel.