The Capture of Fort Henry, Tennessee, engraving by an unknown artist based on an original sketch by Alexander Simplot, 1862.
The engraving here depicts the Union gunboats that attacked Fort Henry on 06 February 1862, during the American Civil War, which was a historically significant moment, being the first time iron clad ships were deployed in battle. It was originally published in the American political magazine Harper's Weekly.
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