Sinking of the C.S.S. Florida, off Fort Monroe, Virginia, November 28, 1864, artist's impression, zoomable image

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Sinking of the C.S.S. Florida, off Fort Monroe, Virginia, November 28, 1864, artist's impression, zoomable image

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Don Sailer, Dickinson College

Scan date

08/25/2013

Notes

Sized, cropped, and adjusted for use here by John Osborne, Dickinson College, January 29, 2015.

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engraving

Original caption

The Sinking of the Rebel War Steamer, near Fortress Monroe, Nov. 28 - From a sketch by our Special Artist, Joseph Becker.

Source citation

Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, December 24, 1864, p. 209.

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