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Haas & Peale, fl. 1846-1867; No. 1 - Naval Battery

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05134.001 Author/Creator: Haas & Peale, fl. 1846-1867; Place Written: s.l. Type: Photograph Date: circa 1861 Pagination: Order a Copy

One undated albumen print entitled, "No.1 - Naval Battery." Depicts soldiers sitting on sand bags with two 80-pound Whitworths before breaching Fort Sumter. Printed by Haas and Peale.

Haas, Philip, fl. 1863
Peale, Washington, fl. 1863

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