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Taken: 1861
Caption: Engagement at Mathias Point
Additional Description: "Engagement between the Gunboat Flotilla, Freeborn and Reliance, under the Command of Captain James H. Ward, and a Secession Force at Mathias Point, Va., on the Potomac River -- Death of Captain Ward.", 27 June 1861 Line engraving, based on a sketch by an "Officer of the Expedition", published in "Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper", 1861. It depicts USS Thomas Freeborn, Ward's flagship, in the left foreground. The U.S. Tug Resolute is at right. Naval History & Heritage Command, Photo #: NH 59242
Submitted: September 6, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.
Database Locator Identification Number: p76519
File Size: 0.117 Megabytes

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