The Scourge Gun Crew, 1812
![An African American gun crew loading a cannon, there is steam coming off the cannon, it is a night scene An African American gun crew loading a cannon, there is steam coming off the cannon, it is a night scene](/content/history/nhhc/our-collections/art/exhibits/conflicts-and-operations/the-war-of-1812/engagements-on-lake-ontario/the-scourge-gun-crew--1812/_jcr_content/mediaitem/image.img.jpg/1597934105126.jpg)
This painting depcits the African American gun crew onboard USS Scourge during the War of 1812. It depicts 4 of the 5 gun crew and their gun “The Black Jack.”
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- Art
Wars & Conflicts
- War of 1812 1812-1815
Navy Communities
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- Image (gif, jpg, tiff)
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- NHHC
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