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NH 59213 Bombardment of Sewell's Point, Virginia, 8 May 1862

Photo #: NH 59213 Bombardment of Sewell's Point, Virginia, 8 May 1862
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Title: Bombardment of Sewell's Point, Virginia, 8 May 1862
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Description: Print published in Fiveash, Virginia-Monitor Engagement, Norfolk, Virginia, 1907. It depicts CSS Virginia (at left) making her appearance near Craney Island as USS Monitor (left center) and other Federal warships withdraw after bombarding Sewell's Point, near Norfolk. The other U.S. Navy ships presented included Naugatuck, Dacotah, Seminole and Susquehanna. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.
Catalog #: NH 59213
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