File:The Great Naval Expedition - Harper's Weekly 1861.jpg
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| The Great Naval Expedition | |
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| Artist |
Unknown artist, Harper's Staff |
| Author |
Harper's weekly |
| Title |
The Great Naval Expedition |
| Description |
English: The Great Naval Expedition "The Great Naval Expedition" to capture Port Royal, South Carolina, November 1861 Illustration for Harper's weekly, November 02, 1846. pages 440-441 Also published in "Harper's Weekly", July-December 1861 volume, pages 696-697.
It depicts Federal warships and transports, under Flag Officer Samuel F. DuPont, USN, departing Hampton Roads, Virginia, en route to Port Royal.
Ships, as identified below the image bottom, are (from left): Curlew, the Ocean Queen, Oriental, Baltic, USS O.M. Pettit, USS Gem of the Sea, Great Republic, USS Wabash (DuPont's flagship), USS Seneca, USS Pembina, USS Connecticut, tug Mercury, USS Unadilla, USS Augusta, USS Alabama and the James Adger.
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| Date | 2 November 1861 |
| Medium | Wood engraving |
| Credit line | Harper's weekly |
| Source/Photographer | Harper's weekly |
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