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NH 57926 "Lieutenant Gordon, of the Frigate Cumberland, Rescuing the 9-inch Sawyer Gun from the Burning Steamer Cataline."

Photo #: NH 57926 "Lieutenant Gordon, of the Frigate Cumberland, Rescuing the 9-inch Sawyer Gun from the Burning Steamer Cataline."
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Title: "Lieutenant Gordon, of the Frigate Cumberland, Rescuing the 9-inch Sawyer Gun from the Burning Steamer Cataline."
Description: Photo #: NH 57926 Lieutenant Gordon, of the Frigate Cumberland, Rescuing the 9-inch Sawyer Gun from the Burning Steamer Cataline. Line engraving published in Frank Leslie's Illustrated Magazine, 1861, depicting an incident in Hampton Roads, Virginia, in late 1861. The Sawyer gun was eventually emplaced on the Rip-Raps and used to bombard Confederate positions on the water approaches to Norfolk, Virginia. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.
Catalog #: NH 57926
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