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Online Library of Selected Images -- Picture Data
Photo #: NH 59144
"Bombardment of Fort Powell by Admiral Farragut's Fleet,
on February 24, 1864."
Line engraving published in "Harper's Weekly", 1864,
depicting the bombardment of Fort Powell, in Grant's Pass between
Mississippi Sound and Mobile Bay, Alabama. The steamer at right
is USS Calhoun, flagship during this operation.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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