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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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16 November 2001