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NH 60873 USS Miami (1862-1865)

Photo #: NH 60873  USS Miami (1862-1865)
Title: USS Miami (1862-1865)
Caption:
Description: Members of the ship's crew on the forecastle, circa 1864-65. Frank W. Hackett, a former officer of the ship, wrote in 1910: The officer standing in the background, at the extreme prow of the ship, is W.N. Wells, Executive Officer. The man in the fore ground with his arm on the nine-inch gun is White, the gunner. Sergeant of Marines, Stanley, is sitting in the fore-ground, near the capstan. Men are playing checkers by the capstan. Anti-boarding nettings are rigged on each side of the ship but rolled up in way of the bow guns. There are a number of black sailors visible among the crew. The text of Mr. Hackett's comments was provided by John W. Hinds in 1994. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.
Catalog #: NH 60873
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