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Bombardments of Forts Hatteras & Clark, by the U.S. fleet

Description: Image of the Union fleet bombarding two Confederate forts (Fort Hatteras and Fort Clark) in North Carolina during the American Civil War; ten vessels are visible; captions in bottom margin name all vessels.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: ©1861
Call number: priJLC_MIL_001445
Creator: Last, Jay T(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Gift of Jay T. Last, 2005. This collection forms part of the Jay T. Last collection of graphic arts and social history, which was donated to the Huntington Library by Jay T. Last in 2005 as a gift in progress. The bulk of the view prints were transferred to the Library between 2010 and 2012.

Part of Charleston Harbor embracing forts Moultrie, Sumter, Johnson, and Castle Pinckney

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Image of a map of Charleston Harbor and the surrounding forts, including Fort Moultrie, Fort Sumter, Fort Johnson, and Castle Pinckney with the location of Union merchant ship Star of the West when it was fired upon from Morris Island during the American Civil War; bust-length portrait of Union Major Robert Anderson in military uniform; small image of a view of the city of Charleston, South Carolina, off the North Channel in bottom margin.

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Vie de la ville et du fort de Veracruz. Bombardment of San Juan de Ulua

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Image of the United States bombarding the citadel of San Juan de Ulua that defended the city of Veracruz, Mexico, during the Mexican-American War; the city of Veracruz and the attack on the fort are visible in the distance with American ships and soldiers performing an amphibious invasion on the shore in the foreground.

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View of the Stone Fleet which sailed from New Bedford Nov. 16th. 1861

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Image of a fleet of ships that made up the Stone Fleet that sailed from New Bedford, Massachusetts, on November 16, 1861 during the American Civil War; names of all pictured vessels along with their captains and tonnage captioned in bottom margin.

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View of the Stone Fleet which sailed from New Bedford Nov. 16th. 1861

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Image of a fleet of ships that made up the Stone Fleet that sailed from New Bedford, Massachusetts, on November 16, 1861, during the American Civil War; names of all pictured vessels along with their captains and tonnage captioned in bottom margin.

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The U.S. naval battery during the bombardment of Vera Cruz on the 24 and 25 of March 1847

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Image of the United States Naval Battery during the bombardment of Veracruz, Mexico, in 1847 during the Mexican-American War; soldiers load and fire cannons behind a barricade towards the city, dead and wounded men and horses visible in the foreground; walled city of Veracruz visible past barricades; names of guns and officers printed in bottom margin.

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Bombardment and Capture of Fort Henry, Tenn

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Image of Union gunboats firing on Confederate-held Fort Henry along the bank of the Tennessee River during the American Civil War; bombs burst in the air.

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Bombardments of Forts Hatteras & Clark, by the U.S. fleet

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