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NH 1055 The 'Tennessee' at Bay, in the Battle of Mobile Bay;, 5 August 1864

Photo #: NH 1055 The 'Tennessee' at Bay, in the Battle of Mobile Bay, 5 August 1864
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Title: The 'Tennessee' at Bay, in the Battle of Mobile Bay;, 5 August 1864
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Description: Photo #: NH 1055 The 'Tennessee' at Bay, in the Battle of Mobile Bay, 5 August 1864 Halftone reproduction of a Currier & Ives lithograph, published in Admiral Franklin Buchanan, Fearless Man of Action, by Charles Lee Lewis. The original lithograph was provided by Mr. Franklin Buchanan Owen. Another copy is reportedly held by the Library of Congress. This view depicts, none too accurately, the CSS Tennessee in the center at the time she surrendered, surrounded by the Union warships. The latter include (at right) the twin-turret monitors Chickasaw and Winnebago at right. One of the single-turret monitors would be Manhattan. There was no second single-turret monitor present at this stage of the battle. The large ship in the left foreground is presumably USS Hartford. Fort Morgan is shown in the right distance, but much closer to the action than was actually the case. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.
Catalog #: NH 1055
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