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NH 59018 "Gun-Deck of One of the Mississippi Gun-Boats Engaged in the Attack on Fort Henry"

Photo #: NH 59018 "Gun-Deck of One of the Mississippi Gun-Boats Engaged in the Attack on Fort Henry"
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Title: "Gun-Deck of One of the Mississippi Gun-Boats Engaged in the Attack on Fort Henry"
Description: Photo #: NH 59018 Gun-Deck of One of the Mississippi Gun-Boats Engaged in the Attack on Fort Henry Line engraving after a sketch by Alexander Simplot, published in Harper's Weekly, 1862. It depicts a gun deck scene on board one of the City class ironclad gunboats. Of the seven ships of that class, Carondelet, Cincinnati and Saint Louis were present during the attack on Fort Henry, Tennessee, on 6 February 1862. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.
Catalog #: NH 59018
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