Photo #: NH 59220
"The Octorora & Naugatuck shelling the Merrimac"
Line engraving published in "Harper's Weekly", January-June
1862, page 277, depicting the gunboats Octorara and Naugatuck
firing on Confederate warships, including CSS Virginia,
near Fortress Monroe, Virginia, circa March 1862.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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Photo #: NH 59207
"The First Day's Firing at Yorktown, April 1862."
Line engraving, published in "Harper's Weekly", Volume
of January-June 1862, page 261.
It depicts aspects of the seige of Yorktown, Virginia, by General
McClellan's army at an early stage of the Peninsular Campaign.
U.S. Navy gunboats are shown engaging Confederate forces ashore
and afloat, with USS Naugatuck specifically identified
(in the upper center of the print).
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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Photo #: NH 58756
Bombardment of Sewell's Point, Virginia, 8 May 1862
Print published in Fiveash, "Virginia-Monitor Engagement",
Norfolk, Virginia, 1907. It depicts USS Monitor (at left)
accompanied by the Federal warships Naugatuck, Dacotah,
Seminole and Susquehanna (listed in no particular
order, and depicted rather inaccurately), firing on the Confederate
batteries at Sewell's point, near Norfolk.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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Photo #: NH 59213
Bombardment of Sewell's Point, Virginia, 8 May 1862
Print published in Fiveash, "Virginia-Monitor Engagement",
Norfolk, Virginia, 1907. It depicts CSS Virginia (at left)
making her appearance near Craney Island as USS Monitor
(left center) and other Federal warships withdraw after bombarding
Sewell's Point, near Norfolk. The other U.S. Navy ships presented
included Naugatuck, Dacotah, Seminole and
Susquehanna.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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Photo #: NH 59336
"View of the Attack on Fort Darling, in the James River,
by Commander Rogers's Gun-Boat Flotilla, 'Galena', 'Monitor',
etc."
Line engraving published in "Harper's Weekly", January-June
1862, page 337, depicting USS Galena at the head of the
attacking force with USS Monitor off her starboard quarter.
Among the other ships, the gunboat Naugatuck is identifiable
in the lower right. The city of Richmond, Virginia, is shown
in the left center distance.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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Photo #: NH 1998
Bombardment of Fort Darling, Drewry's Bluff, Virginia, 15
May 1862
Contemporary pencil sketch by F.H. Wilcke, depicting the Union
warships Galena, Monitor, Aroostook, Port
Royal and Naugatuck (listed as shown, left to right),
under the command of Commander John Rodgers, bombarding the Confederate
fort at Drewry's Bluff.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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Photo #: NH 82580-KN (Color)
Bombardment of Fort Darling, Drewry's Bluff, Virginia,
15 May 1862
Contemporary pencil sketch, with colors of flags and smoke lightly
worked in, depicting the Union ships Galena, Monitor,
Aroostook, Port Royal and Naugatuck (listed
as shown, left to right) bombarding the Confederate fort at Drewry's
Bluff.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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