Caption: Coal Heavers of the Essex--resting.
Notes: The Union fleet off the coaling yard at Baton Rouge in the summer of 1862. Farragut needed the coal he found here to keep his larger vessels operating. [East, "Civil War Album," text, p. 22; image, p. 23.]
Photographer: Ascribed to McPherson & Oliver, Baton Rouge
Image Format: Carte de visite - 4in. x 2.5in
Caption: Crew of Richmond at quarters. Baton Rouge La. 1863.
Notes: The Richmond was crippled in Farragut's attempt to pass the guns of Port Hudson on the night of March 14, 1863, and fifteen of her officers and crew were killed or wounded. [East, "Civil War Album," text, p. 86; image, p. 86.]
Photographer: McPherson & Oliver, Baton Rouge
Image Format: Carte de visite - 4in. x 2.5in
