100 lb. gun on board the Confederate gunboat Teazer [i.e. Teaser], which was captured on the 4th of July, by the Meritanza [i.e. Maratanza]
Summary
Photograph shows a seaman sitting next to the 100 lb. gun that was captured by the U.S.S. Maratanza on July 4, 1862, on the James River, Virginia.
Brady's Album Gallery, no. 482
Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1862, by Gardner & Gibson, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Columbia.
Stamped on verso: Nov. 28, 1949, source unknown.
Digitized, 2014. Funding from The Center for Civil War Photography.
Original glass negative may be available: LC-B811-482.
Tags
artillery weaponry
virginia
james river
gunboats
confederate
history
civil war
equipment and supplies
albumen prints
collecting cards
james river landing
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teazer
confederate gunboat teazer i
teaser
meritanza
meritanza i
maratanza
1862
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united states navy
united states ships
4th of july
independence day
19th century
american civil war
confederate states of america
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lot 4197
gardner and gibson
james f gibson
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confederate gunboat teazer
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navy
us navy ships
Date
01/01/1862
Contributors
Gibson, James F., 1828-, photographer
Gardner & Gibson, copyright claimant
Source
Library of Congress
Link
Copyright info
No known restrictions on publication.