Photo #: NH 57261
"Capture of the U.S. Mail Steamer 'Ariel,' off the East
End of Cuba, by the Privateer 'Alabama,' December 7th 1862"
Line engraving, from a sketch by R.C. Thomas, published in "The
Soldier in Our Civil War", volume II, page 33, depicting
CSS Alabama capturing the steamer Ariel with hundreds
of passengers on board, including about 150 U.S. Marines.
Ariel, en route from the U.S. to Panama with mail and
passengers en bound for California, was ransomed and released,
and her military passengers were paroled.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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