Photo #: NH 59242
"Engagement between the Gunboat Flotilla, Freeborn and Reliance,
under the Command of Captain James H. Ward, and a Secession Force
at Mathias Point, Va., on the Potomac River -- Death of Captain
Ward.", 27 June 1861
Line engraving, based on a sketch by an "Officer of the
Expedition", published in "Frank Leslie's Illustrated
Newspaper", 1861. It depicts USS Thomas Freeborn,
Ward's flagship, in the left foreground. The U.S. Tug Resolute
is at right.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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