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NH 63680 Korean expedition, 1871

Korean expedition, 1871
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Title: Korean expedition, 1871
Caption: Corporal Charles Brown and Private Hugh Purvis, with Captain McLane Tilton, USMC, aboard USS COLORADO, off Korea in June 1871. In the background is the Korean Military Flag, captured in the attack on Fort McKee on 11 June. Brown and Purvis won the Medal of Honor for taking this flag. Note the nine-inch Dahlgren gun on the right.
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Catalog #: NH 63680
Copyright Owner: Naval History and Heritage Command
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After this Year: 1870
Before this Year: 1879
Original Medium: BW Photo
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