NH 73736 "The Attack on the Secession Batteries at Aquia Creek, Potomac River, by the U.S. Vessels Pawnee, Live Yankee, Freeborn, Anacostia and Lioness, June 1, 1861."

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Title: "The Attack on the Secession Batteries at Aquia Creek, Potomac River, by the U.S. Vessels Pawnee, Live Yankee, Freeborn, Anacostia and Lioness, June 1, 1861."

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Description: Photo #: NH 73736 The Attack on the Secession Batteries at Aquia Creek, Potomac River, by the U.S. Vessels Pawnee, Live Yankee, Freeborn, Anacostia and Lioness, June 1, 1861. Line engraving, based on a sketch by an Officer of the Expedition published in Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, 1861. Ships depicted are (from left to right-center, in the foreground): U.S. Tug Resolute (called Lioness in the original text), USS Anacostia, USS Thomas Freeborn, USS Yankee (called Live Yankee in the original text) and USS Pawnee. A two-masted schooner is in the right foreground. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.

Catalog #: NH 73736

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