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NH 59591 "The Rebel Steamer 'Page', now lying at Acquia Creek"

Photo #: NH 59591 "The Rebel Steamer 'Page', now lying at Acquia Creek"
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Title: "The Rebel Steamer 'Page', now lying at Acquia Creek"
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Description: Photo #: NH 59591 The Rebel Steamer 'Page', now lying at Acquia Creek Engraving, after a sketch by Lieutenant Osbon, published in Harper's Weekly, 1861. It depicts the steamer George Page, originally a U.S. Army transport, which was captured by the Confederates in May 1861. Later possibly renamed City of Richmond, she was employed by Confederate forces until destroyed on 9 March 1862. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.
Catalog #: NH 59591
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