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Showing posts with label USS Congress. Show all posts
Wednesday, November 4, 2020

Recent Reads: From Sail to Steam: Recollections of Naval Life by Alfred Thayer Mahan

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  Alfred Thayer Mahan shown late in his career ( Naval History and Heritage Command ) By Dr. Ira Hanna HRNM Docent If any group of nav...
Wednesday, October 29, 2014

Pulp Fiction in "Civil War News" Trading Cards

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In 1962, during the Centennial of the Civil War, the Topps Trading Card company released a set of 88 cards with graphic depictions (very...
Tuesday, September 25, 2012

1907 Print of the Battle of Hampton Roads

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This is a lithograph entitled Last of the Wooden Navy .  Published in 1907 by the Washington, D.C., print shop of A.B. Graham and Company,...
Thursday, March 8, 2012

USS Cumberland-Defeated, but Not Conquered

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Today marks the 150th anniversary of the first day of the Battle of Hampton Roads. It began with the attack by the ironclad CSS Virginia o...
Wednesday, March 7, 2012

The Calm Before the Storm, March 7, 1862

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This calm and pleasant scene of the Union shore batteries at Newport News is brought to you by the fine folks at Harper's Weekly . An ar...
Wednesday, October 12, 2011

USS Minnesota Ship Model and USS Congress Jack

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This is a model of the magnificently designed 48-gun steam frigate USS Minnesota that is on display in the museum's gallery. C. Lest...
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Tuesday, March 8, 2011

Cutlass of USS Zouave's Commanding Officer

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On this anniversary of the first day of the Battle of Hampton Roads (March 8, 1862), we present the cutlass of Henry Reaney, who was a vo...