CSS Admiral
A small side-wheel river steamer, was used by the Confederacy as a picket boat on the Mississippi River. She was captured by Federal forces when Island Number Ten fell on 7 April 1862 and was thereafter employed by the Union Army. "View of Steamers Sunk by the Rebels Between Island Number Ten and New Madrid"
Line engraving, based on a sketch by Alexander Simplot, published in "Harper's Weekly", 1862,
Ddepicting ships sunk by the Confederates off their fortifications at Island Number 10, circa 7 April 1862.
As identified on the engraving, the ships are (from left to right):
Champion , Yazoo , Grampus , John Simonds , Red Rover , Prince , Admiral , Ohio Belle , De Soto , Kanawha Valley , Winchester and Mars .
Most of these vessels, some of which were not sunk, were later employed by the Union forces.
Line engraving, based on a sketch by Alexander Simplot, published in "Harper's Weekly", 1862,
Ddepicting ships sunk by the Confederates off their fortifications at Island Number 10, circa 7 April 1862.
As identified on the engraving, the ships are (from left to right):
Champion , Yazoo , Grampus , John Simonds , Red Rover , Prince , Admiral , Ohio Belle , De Soto , Kanawha Valley , Winchester and Mars .
Most of these vessels, some of which were not sunk, were later employed by the Union forces.
