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NH 59346 "The pirate 'Sumter' firing at the brig 'Joseph Parks', of Boston. -- Sketched by one of the Crew of the 'Sumter'."

Photo #: NH 59346 "The pirate 'Sumter' firing at the brig 'Joseph Parks', of Boston. -- Sketched by one of the Crew of the 'Sumter'."
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Title: "The pirate 'Sumter' firing at the brig 'Joseph Parks', of Boston. -- Sketched by one of the Crew of the 'Sumter'."
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Description: Photo #: NH 59346 The pirate 'Sumter' firing at the brig 'Joseph Parks', of Boston. Sketched by one of the Crew of the 'Sumter'. Line engraving published in Harper's Weekly, January-June 1862, page 65. The American merchant ship Joseph Park was captured by CSS Sumter off the northeast coast of South America on 25 September 1861 and burned three days later. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.
Catalog #: NH 59346
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