Photo #: NH 59302
"The Blockade of Charleston"
Line engraving published in "Harper's Weekly", July-December
1861, page 599, probably depicting the capture of the blockade
runner Arthur Middleton, off Charleston, South Carolina,
on 21 August 1861.
Arthur Middleton is shown in the center of the view, flying
a Confederate flag. USS Vandalia is at left, and USS Roanoke
is at right.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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