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NH 55562 USS Charleston (C-2)

Photo #: NH 55562 USS Charleston (C-2)
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Title: USS Charleston (C-2)
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Description: Halftone photograph, from a contemporary publication, showing Brigadier General Thomas B. Anderson, U.S. Army, and his staff visiting the cruiser at Honolulu, 2 June 1898. Anderson was in command of the first expedition of troops sent to the Philippines, convoyed by Charleston from Honolulu to Manila. He was a son of Major General Robert Anderson, who had commanded Fort Sumter at the beginning of the Civil War. Note breech of 6-inch gun and carved wooden entryway sideboard at left, and boat stowage overhead. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.
Catalog #: NH 55562
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