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NH 65698 Sinking of USS Cumberland by CSS Virginia, 8 March 1862

Photo #: NH 65698 Sinking of USS Cumberland by CSS Virginia, 8 March 1862
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Title: Sinking of USS Cumberland by CSS Virginia, 8 March 1862
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Description: Line engraving published in Leslie's Weekly, circa 1862, depicting the scene on board the Cumberland as she went down off Newport News, Virginia, with her crew still firing on the Confederate ironclad. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.
Catalog #: NH 65698
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