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Title
172 - U.S.S. Lexington
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Date Created
1864 (approximate)
Description
The camera stands on the bank of a river looking toward the USS Lexington, a 448-ton side-wheel steamer built in 1860 at Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania, for commercial use. She was acquired for the Army's Western Gunboat Flotilla in June 1861 and converted to a "timberclad" river gunboat, with officers to be provided by the Navy. Assigned to duty on the Mississippi River and its tributaries, Lexington took part in several actions with Confederate vessels and land forces during the last four months of 1861 and early 1862. She operated on the Mississippi River during much of the rest of 1862 and was formally transferred to the Navy in October. In March-May 1864, she took part in expeditions up the Black, Ouachita, and Red rivers in Louisiana, and helped defeat an attack on White River Station, Arkansas, in June. The verso inscribed, "Lexington," though there is reason to believe this may not be the "Lexington."
Type of Resource
still image
Medium
Albumen prints
Size
2.5" x 4.0" (CDV studio card)
Media Type
image/jp2
Digital Collection
Marshall Dunham Photograph Album
Physical Location
LSU Libraries
Hill Memorial Library: Special Collections
Rights
Physical rights are retained by the LSU Libraries. Copyright of the original material is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws. Permission to reproduce this image must be requested through the Special Collections Division, Louisiana State University Libraries.
Contact Information
Please submit an LSU Special Collections reference ticket at https://askus.lib.lsu.edu/special for any questions or comments about this digital object.
Cite As
Marshall Dunham Photograph Album (Mss. 3241), Louisiana and Lower Mississippi Valley Collections, LSU Libraries, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA.
Item Number
32410172
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