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Online Library of Selected Images:
-- SHIPS of the CONFEDERATE STATES --
CSS George Page (1861-1862).
Later possibly renamed City of Richmond
CSS George Page, a 410-ton side-wheel steamship, was
built at Washington, D.C., in 1853 as a U.S. Army Quartermaster
Corps transport. She was captured by Southern forces at Aquia
Creek, Virginia, in May 1861 and taken into the Confederate Navy.
Possibly renamed City of Richmond at some point, she was
employed on the Potomac River near Quantico, Virginia. On 7 July
1861 she was damaged by gunfire from USS Pocahontas. George
Page was destroyed to prevent capture on 9 March 1862.
This page features the only views we have related to CSS
George Page.
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a larger view of the same image.
Photo #: NH 59591
"The Rebel Steamer 'Page', now lying at Acquia Creek"
Engraving, after a sketch by Lieutenant Osbon, published in "Harper's
Weekly", 1861. It depicts the steamer George Page,
originally a U.S. Army transport, which was captured by the Confederates
in May 1861. Later possibly renamed City of Richmond,
she was employed by Confederate forces until destroyed on 9 March
1862.
Naval Historical Center Photograph.
Online Image: 164KB; 740 x 580 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 73988
"The Confederate Batteries on the Lower Potomac, Virginia
Shore, Opposite Budd's Ferry -- Government Store Schooners Running
the Blockade"
Hand colored engraving, "from a sketch by our Special Artist",
published in the "Illustrated London News Supplement",
1861.
It depicts Confederate batteries near Quantico, Virginia, firing
on U.S. Government supply vessels (a schooner to the left and
a sloop in the right center), in mid-1861. The steamer George
Page, captured by the Confederates from the U.S. Army in
May 1861, is partially visible in the right background, along
with the schooner Fairfax.
Courtesy of the U.S. Navy Art Collection, Washington, D.C.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
Online Image: 156KB; 1200 x 390
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