USS Cricket

Engraving from Porter’s History of the Civil War, depicting the USS Cricket engaged in a battle with Confederate troops and artillery along the Red River; April 26, 1864. The Cricket was the flagship of Rear Admiral David Dixon Porter during this action.

Naval steamboat being fired upon from shore

Courtesy of the Naval Historical Center

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