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NH 42217 Burning of CSS Virginia, 11 May 1862

Photo #: NH 42217 Burning of CSS Virginia, 11 May 1862
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Title: Burning of CSS Virginia, 11 May 1862
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Description: Painting after a sketch made on the scene by Colonel Samuel Wetherill, 11th Pennsylvania Volunteer Cavalry, depicting the destruction of Virginia by her crew, off Craney Island, Virginia. Presented by Mrs. M.K.W. Davis, Colonel Wetherill's daughter, 15 June 1939. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.
Catalog #: NH 42217
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