Drawing
Repair Boat — Gunboat Cincinnatti [sic] and Lexington
![Four boats shown. One is a repair boat and the other two the gunboats "Cincinnatti" <i>[sic]</i> and "Lexington." There is a steamboat marked "Marie Denin" on the left.](http://images.wisconsinhistory.org/700005060010/0506000084-l.jpg "Repair Boat — Gunboat Cincinnatti <i>[sic]</i> and Lexington")
| Four boats shown. One is a repair boat and the other two the gunboats "Cincinnatti" [sic] and "Lexington." There is a steamboat marked "Marie Denin" on the left. |
| Image ID: | 32877 |
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| Creation Date: | circa 1863 |
| Creator Name: | Simplot, Alexander |
| City: | Cairo |
| County: | |
| State: | Illinois |
| Collection Name: | A. Simplot papers and drawings, 1866-1911 |
| Genre: | Drawing |
| Original Format Type: | drawings |
| Original Format Number: | PH 1558.5 |
| Original Dimensions: | 9.75 x 3.5 inches |
| Alexander Simplot became well known during the Civil War for furnishing many of the sketches used by Harper's Weekly in their coverage of the war. Because of his location, Simplot primarily covered the war on the Mississippi River and Missouri. Working primarily in pencil, he captured the flavor of the war in the Transmississippi. He was the only artist on hand to cover the Battle of Memphis which took place on June 6, 1862. |
| Civil War, 1861-1865 |
| Naval art and science |
| Warships |
| Flags |
| Signs and signboards |
| Steamboats |
| Rivers |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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