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NH 1855 USS Kanawha (1862-1866)

Photo #: NH 1855  USS Kanawha (1862-1866)
Title: USS Kanawha (1862-1866)
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Description: 19th Century phototype by F. Gutekunst, Philadelphia, depicting Kanawha cutting out a blockade runner from under the guns of Fort Morgan, at the mouth of Mobile Bay, Alabama. There is no record of Kanawha capturing a steam blockade runner as depicted here, though she took several prizes while enforcing the blockade of Mobile Bay. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.
Catalog #: NH 1855
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