Print

Title:

We Fought Her Until She Would No Longer Swim - Then We Gave Her to the Waves

Object Name:

Print

Object ID:

1995.589.03

Creator:

Smith, Xanthus

Description:

Print, We Fought Her Until She Would No Longer Swim - Then We Gave Her to the Waves, after oil painting by Xanthus Smith. Steamer sailboat (Kearsarge) on left. Steamer sailboat (Alabama) sinking on right. Crew in rowboat in center. Inscription in lower margin: "WE FOUGHT HER UNTIL SHE WOULD NO LONGER SWIM-THEN WE GAVE HER / TO THE WAVES." / USS KEARSARGE VS. CSS ALABAMA-19 June 1864 / Bold and skilled Captain Rathel Semmes in CSS ALABAMA had long been sought by the Union Navy because during the course of the Civil War he had taken some 60 prizes valued at close to $6 million. ALABAMA reached / Cherbourg, France, where Semmes hoped to obtain permission to have her overhauled, which was sadly needed after a long cruise. However, when USS KEARSARGE, Captain John Winslow, appeared off the harbor, Semmes / coaled ship and took up the challenge. After an hour of steaming in a circle while firing continually, KEARSARGE's heavier and more accurate fire, better ammunition and condition took its toll. ALABAMA went down by the stern. / (at the left) OIL BY XANTHUS SMITH (on the right side) FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT LIBRARY". Unframed.

Material:

Paper

Dimensions:

H-16 W-20 inches

Credit Line:

Found in Collections

Subjects:

Civil War, Battles, Battleships, Ships