Brady, Mathew B. (ca. 1823-1896)
[Sassacus-class gunboat]
A print of a photograph taken of a US Navy riverine patrol boat during the Civil War. It is a steam double-ended sidewheel gunboat of what is popularly referred to as the "Sassacus"-class. Built for patroling rivers, many were deployed to Virginia...
GLC05111.01.0043