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NH 58885 "The United States Sloop of War 'Jamestown' driving the 'Alvarado' Ashore, near Fernandina, Florida."

Photo #: NH 58885 "The United States Sloop of War 'Jamestown' driving the 'Alvarado' Ashore, near Fernandina, Florida."
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Title: "The United States Sloop of War 'Jamestown' driving the 'Alvarado' Ashore, near Fernandina, Florida."
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Description: Photo #: NH 58885 The United States Sloop of War 'Jamestown' driving the 'Alvarado' Ashore, near Fernandina, Florida. Line engraving published in Harper's Weekly, 28 September 1861. The civilian bark Alvarado was captured by the Confederate privateer Jefferson Davis in the Atlantic on 21 July 1861. She driven ashore by USS Jamestown and burned near Fernandina, Florida, on 5 August 1861. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.
Catalog #: NH 58885
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