Photo #: NH 59349
"Destruction of a Schooner off Cumberland Inlet, Georgia,
by the Boats of the 'Alabama' -- Sketched by an Officer of the
'Alabama'."
Line engraving published in "Harper's Weekly", January-June
1862 volume, page 65, depicting a typical incident of the Civil
War blockade of the southern coast, circa late 1861 or early
1862.
USS Alabama, which was then serving on the blockade of
South Carolina and Georgia, is depicted in the right center distance.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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