NH 59160 "New Advance upon Charleston -- The Gunboat Com. M'Donough, and a Mortar Boat, shelling the Rebel Position on James Island, S.C., Feb. 9."

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Title: "New Advance upon Charleston -- The Gunboat Com. M'Donough, and a Mortar Boat, shelling the Rebel Position on James Island, S.C., Feb. 9."

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Description: Photo #: NH 59160 New Advance upon Charleston The Gunboat Com. M'Donough, and a Mortar Boat, shelling the Rebel Position on James Island, S.C., Feb. 9. Line engraving after a sketch by W.T. Crane, published in Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, 1865. It depicts USS Commodore McDonough (probably seen distantly at right) another steamer and a mortar schooner in action during operations against Charleston, South Carolina, on 9 February 1865. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.

Catalog #: NH 59160

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