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NH 59155 "The Siege of Mobile--Wreck of the 'Osage' and the Monitor 'Milwaukee.'"

Photo #: NH 59155 "The Siege of Mobile--Wreck of the 'Osage' and the Monitor 'Milwaukee.'"
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Title: "The Siege of Mobile--Wreck of the 'Osage' and the Monitor 'Milwaukee.'"
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Description: Photo #: NH 59155 The Siege of MobileWreck of the 'Osage' and the Monitor 'Milwaukee.' Line engraving published in Harper's Weekly, 29 April 1865, depicting USS Osage striking a mine and sinking near Spanish Fort on 29 March 1865. The wreck of USS Milwaukee, which had been sunk by a mine on the previous day, is in the center middle distance. The twin-turret monitors at right are two of the following: USS Winnebago, USS Chickasaw and USS Kickapoo. Ships in the right distance are Double-Ender and Tinclad gunboats also engaged in attacking the Confederate-held Spanish Fort. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.
Catalog #: NH 59155
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