Suydam Collection - United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Naval operations

United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Naval operations

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		Suydam Collection MSS 1394013b Image Date: Circa 1863 Caption: Coal Heavers of the Essex--resting. Notes: The Union fleet off the coaling yard at Baton Rouge in the summer of 1862. Farragut needed the coal he found here to keep his larger vessels operating. [East, "Civil War Album," text, p. 22; image, p. 23.] Photographer: Ascribed to McPherson & Oliver, Baton Rouge Image Format: Carte de visite - 4in. x 2.5in

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