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Online Library of Selected Images -- Picture Data

Photo #: NH 1851 "Attack on Acquia Creek Battery by United States Steamers 'Pawnee', 'Anacostia', and 'Freeborn'", 1 June 1861 Line engraving published in "Frank Leslie's Illustrated History of the Civil War". It depicts USS Pawnee, in the foreground, shelling the Confederate battery. USS Anacostia is partially visible beyond Pawnee's stern. USS Thomas Freeborn was also present, but only the tips of her masts are visible, ahead of Anacostia. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 87KB; 740 x 320 pixels

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16 June 2003