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NH 1851 "Attack on Acquia Creek Battery by United States Steamers 'Pawnee', 'Anacostia', and 'Freeborn'", 1 June 1861

Photo #: NH 1851 "Attack on Acquia Creek Battery by United States Steamers 'Pawnee', 'Anacostia', and 'Freeborn'", 1 June 1861
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Title: "Attack on Acquia Creek Battery by United States Steamers 'Pawnee', 'Anacostia', and 'Freeborn'", 1 June 1861
Description: Photo #: NH 1851 Attack on Acquia Creek Battery by United States Steamers 'Pawnee', 'Anacostia', and 'Freeborn', 1 June 1861 Line engraving published in Frank Leslie's Illustrated History of the Civil War. It depicts USS Pawnee, in the foreground, shelling the Confederate battery. USS Anacostia is partially visible beyond Pawnee's stern. USS Thomas Freeborn was also present, but only the tips of her masts are visible, ahead of Anacostia. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.
Catalog #: NH 1851
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