Caption

This historic print by Currier & Ives from 1862 shows the squadron of Commodore David G. Farragut breaking through the night at Confederate Forts Jackson and St. Philip on the Mississippi on April 24, 1862. In the foreground, the USS Mississippi destroys the Confederate armored ship Manassas, while burning fire rafts and the fortifications can be seen in the background, authentic, digitally restored reproduction in high resolution of a original from the 19th century, exact date of depiction unknown, American History, Historic

Date

Aug 17, 2026

Credit line

Photo12/ImageBROKER/Sunny Celeste

Reference

BRK26I06_466

Model release

No

Property release

No

License type

Royalty free

Available size

78.9Mb (26.3Mb) / 20.0in x 15.3in / 6009 x 4587 (300dpi)

Keywords

no people dark darkness black old-fashioned obsolete date castle fortress fortification building architecture history drawing accurate month wreck destruction North America USA America classic illustration depiction mood American digital antiquity historic tourist attraction burn damage atmospheric state restored night shot contemporary nostalgia drawn retro destroyed high US-American authentic woodcut restoration bastion former nostalgic vintage sketch printing method travel photography Jackson defence work replication Mississippi 19th century Historic illustration Wood engraving april deserted oldfashioned outdated Castelo Fort castle structure precise destruct United States of America classical representation atmosphere ancient times historical place of interest lighted at night Retro style wrecked tall real xylograph reconstruction fort defensive work nineteenth century Historical illustration nobody old fashioned antiquated Castell construction exact destroy United States Famous Place night bust realistic woodprint defensive fortification reproduction 1900s outmoded out of date US-America broken genuine Castel defense facility replica damaged copy defective corrupted dates castles fortresses fortifications buildings drawings months wrecking destructions illustrations depictions digitally Altertum tourist attractions burning damages states nightshot woodcuts restorations bastions formerly printing methods defence works 19th-century Historic illustrations Bastei destructing classically historically places of interest night view night-time reconstructions forts Historical illustrations constructions destroying Famous Places nighttime defences replicas no one on black wrecks depicting historical image history image history images sight landmark tourist landmark burns blazing moody night photograph restoration work vintage-styled destructs representing night picture night photo destroys tourist spot