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NH 59013 "The Southwest-Pass Bar."

Photo #: NH 59013 "The Southwest-Pass Bar."
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Title: "The Southwest-Pass Bar."
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Description: Photo #: NH 59013 The Southwest-Pass Bar. Line engraving published in Harper's Weekly, 1862, depicting the Federal blockading fleet near the mouth of the Mississippi River. Also shown, in left center, is what appears to be CSS Manassas. She attacked Union warships at Southwest Pass on 12 October 1861. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.
Catalog #: NH 59013
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