Photo #: NH 59121
"The United States Fleet off Fort Pickens, Florida"
Line engraving published in "Harper's Weekly", 1861,
depicting U.S. Navy ships off Pensacola, Florida, in April 1861.
Federal troops were landed at Fort Pickens on 12 April.
Ships identified in the title line are (left to right): USS Wyandotte
(partially visible); USS Supply (in the distance); USS
Sabine; USS Brooklyn and USS Crusader (partially
visible).
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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