Mourn Columbia!: The Death and Legacy of Stephen Decatur - Photo 2
This nineteenth-century painting depicts Decatur battling Tripolitans during the First Barbary War (1801-1805). Decatur gained tremendous fame for his exploits during this conflict, particularly the burning of the captured ship USS Philadelphia.
- Credit
- Decatur Boarding the Tripolitan Gunboat, Dennis Malone Carter, artist. Public Domain. Accessed via Wikimedia Commons.
