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The Lexington
Photographer: Brandon Stahl
Taken: April 28, 2017
Caption: The Lexington
Additional Description: The wooden gunboat Lexington, like its sister ship U.S.S. Tyler, fired on Confederate troops during the Battle of Shiloh. Shells from these Union Gunboats harassed the Confederates during the night of April 6-7.
Submitted: April 30, 2017, by Brandon Stahl of Fairfax, Virginia.
Database Locator Identification Number: p381386
File Size: 0.032 Megabytes

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