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NH 1998 Bombardment of Fort Darling, Drewry's Bluff, Virginia

Photo #: NH 1998 Bombardment of Fort Darling, Drewry's Bluff, Virginia
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Title: Bombardment of Fort Darling, Drewry's Bluff, Virginia
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Description: 15 May 1862 Contemporary pencil sketch by F.H. Wilcke, depicting the Union warships Galena, Monitor, Aroostook, Port Royal and Naugatuck (listed as shown, left to right), under the command of Commander John Rodgers, bombarding the Confederate fort at Drewry's Bluff. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.
Catalog #: NH 1998
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