Sinking of the CSS Alabama

This 1922 painting by Xanthus Smith depicts the last moments of the firefight between the USS Kearsarge, right, and the CSS Alabama, which was sunk in the English Channel on June 19, 1864.

Illustration depicting the sinking of the CSS Alabama by the USS Kearsarge off the coast of France
Courtesy of the U.S. Naval Historical Center. Painting by Xanthus Smith
Illustration depicting the sinking of the CSS Alabama by the USS Kearsarge off the coast of France