Caption: Ironclad. Essex, Farragut's fleet. Mississippi River La.
Notes: Originally a St Louis ferry boat, the largest on the Mississippi river, the Essex passed the Vicksburg batteries and reached Baton Rouge in July, 1862. It supported General Williams and his men when confederate forces attacked from the east on the morning of August 5, 1862. [East, "Civil War Album," text, p. 38; image, p. 39.]
Photographer: Ascribed to McPherson & Oliver, Baton Rouge
Image Format: Carte de visite - 4in. x 2.5in
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