Photograph by Shannon Ruff, Canon EOS Mark II D digital slr-2007.

The Sinking of the "Cumberland" by the Iron Clad "Merrimac," off Newport News, March 8th, 1862

CultureAmerican

DateNo Date

MediumLithograph

DimensionsOverall: 9 3/4 x 12 1/4 in. (24.8 x 31.1 cm)

Credit LineMuseum collection

Object number74.0.26

Not on view

DescriptionColor illustration of the Merrimac firing at the Cumberland, and the sailors diving off the Cumberland into the water and waiting lifeboats.

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