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The departure of General Fremont with troops from St. Louis for Bird's Point, Missouri.

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English: Print of several steam boats on river with a crowd of men in foreground behind a fence. There is a tree in the foreground on the right edge. "Departure of Fremont's Flotilla for Bird's Point. - [Sketched by Alexander Simplot.]" (printed below image).

Steamboat Jeanie Deans on the far left.

Clipping from Harper's Weekly, Aug. 31, 1861, page 555. Two other prints on the same page.
Title: "Departure of Fremont's Flotilla For Bird's Point."

Article: WE publish on this page several illustrations of the progress of the war at the West. One of them represents THE DEPARTURE OF GENERAL FREMONT WITH TROOPS FROM ST. LOUIS FOR BIRD'S POINT, MISSOURI. He had with him four regiments of infantry, several detached companies of riflemen, two companies of artillery, and a. number of guns. The force left in eight steamers, and was enthusiastically cheered by the people. With this reinforcement, the troops at Bird's Point number 8000, and are able to stand any attack from the rebels.
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Source Missouri History Museum
URL: http://images.mohistory.org/image/18E9908F-BF8C-BA75-72F6-BBB7495458EE//original.jpg
Gallery: http://collections.mohistory.org/resource/156378
Author Alexander Simplot
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P0084-1322
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Newspaper and Illustrations of Civil War in Missouri I (unmatted)
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wood engraving
Alexander Simplot
Harper's Weekly
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black and white
Bird's Point
Rivers
Steamboats
Boats
flotilla
Men
fence
Trees
Civil War, 1861-1865
Armed Forces
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156378

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current18:02, 11 February 2022Thumbnail for version as of 18:02, 11 February 20227,088 × 4,681 (9.91 MB)Broichmore (talk | contribs)Cropped 15 % horizontally, 19 % vertically using CropTool with precise mode.
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