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Virginia in Dry Dock
The CSS Virginia, formerly the USS Merrimack, sits in dry dock No. 1 at
Gosport Navy Yard in Norfolk, Virginia as Confederate engineers fit it with
iron plates. 24"x 20½" limited edition print is signed and numbered by the
artist. |
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Fredericksburg at Trent's Reach
Attempting to pass down the James River in 1865, CSS Fredericksburg and CSS
Virginia II quickly come under fire from Union shore batteries and the USS
Onodaga. 28½"x 22¾" limited edition print is signed and numbered by the
artist. |
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First Shot
The revenue cutter Harriet Lane fires the
first naval shot of the Civil War when the S.S. Nashville, a Confederate
merchantman steamer, attempts to run an impromptu blockade on Charleston,
South Carolina. 29½"x 22¼" limited edition print is signed and numbered by
the artist. |
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CSS Florida
Commerce raiders such as the CSS Florida were a successful component of the
Confederacy's naval campaign against the Union. They inflicted significant
damage to Union cargo and ships and, in terms of damage to the economy of
the United States, were more effective than any other military investment
made by the Confederacy. 19"x 13¾" limited edition print is signed and
numbered by artist.
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Point Blank
The CSS Tennessee battles Union naval forces during
the Battle of Mobile Bay on August 5, 1864. 29¾"x 25¾" limited edition print
is signed and numbered by the artist. |
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Returning Fire
The USS Monitor and the CSS Virginia (Formerly USS Merrimack) forever change
the character of naval warfare as they engage in their famous clash of March
9, 1862. 29"x 16¼" limited edition print is signed and numbered by the
artist.
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Shave that Line
On July 15, 1862, though battered and bruised, the
CSS Arkansas managed to survive her run through the Union Naval fleet to
reach the protection of the Confederate guns at Vicksburg. 25½"x 18¼"
limited edition print is signed and numbered by the artist. |
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Abandon Ship
On March 13, 1863, in a daring attempt to
rescue the USS Indianola, the USS Mississippi finds herself aground and
under deadly cannon fire from the Confederacy. In the end, all that was left
was to "Abandon Ship." 25½"x 19" limited edition print is signed and
numbered by the artist. |
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Sunday Showdown
On June 19th, 1864, the CSS Alabama meets
her fate off the coast of France while challenging the USS Kearsarge - thus
bringing to an end two years of adventure on the high seas. 27¼"x 19"
limited edition print is signed and numbered by the artist. |
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Ships and Commanders
Confederate Navy. Hand-colored reproduction of an antique engraving features
the most memorable ships and commanders of the Confederate navy. Print
measures 17"x 12". |
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CSS Hunley
Here we see the CSS Hunley as it becomes the first submarine to engage and
sink a warship, sending the USS Housatonic to a watery grave off Charleston,
South Carolina, February 17, 1864. 19"x 13¾" limited edition print is signed
and numbered by artist. |
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The Sinking of the CSS Alabama
Andy Thomas. The able and experienced crew of the CSS
Alabama had spent two years preying on merchant ships - rarely did they
engage warships. So when the final battle commenced, the gunners of the USS
Kearsarge fired with greater accuracy, dooming the Alabama to its sinking
outside the harbor of Cherbourg, France. 25"x 19" limited edition print is
signed and numbered by the artist. |
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The Hellish Machine
CSS Manassas. C.Ron Virts. The C.S.S. Manassas, an ironclad ram of radically
modern design, was described by the Union intelligence as a "hellish
machine." Limited edition print measures 26"x 13". |
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Kearsarge & Alabama
J. O. Davidson. On the deck of the USS Kearsarge, sailors cheer the
sinking of the CSS Alabama, which had managed to raid Union commerce for
nearly two years before this final battle off the coast of Cherbourg,
France on July 19th, 1864. Print measures 24"x 18". |
