File:USS Varuna engaged.jpg
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English: From U.S. Navy public domain. "Engagement between the U.S. Gunboat 'Varuna' and the Confederate Ram 'Breckinridge' and Gunboat 'Governor Moore'." Line engraving published in "The Soldier in Our Civil War", Volume I. It depicts USS Varuna in the center, being rammed by a Confederate ship identified as "Breckinridge" (at left) while engaging CSS Governor Moore (at right) during the battle off Forts Jackson and St. Philip, 24 April 1862. The side-wheel steamer identified here as "Breckinridge" (General Breckinridge), is more probably the "Stonewall Jackson." U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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| Source | http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/sh-usn/usnsh-v/varuna.htm; https://www.history.navy.mil/content/history/nhhc/our-collections/photography/numerical-list-of-images/nhhc-series/nh-series/NH-59000/NH-59077.html |
| Author | Naval History and Heritage Command |
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This file is a work of a sailor or employee of the U.S. Navy, taken or made as part of that person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, it is in the public domain in the United States.
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| 2008-03-17 23:17 | 724×379× (106402 bytes) | Wikited | {{PD-USGov-Military-Navy}} From U.S. Navy public domain Photo #: NH 59077 "Engagement between the U.S. Gunboat 'Varuna' and the Confederate Ram 'Breckinridge' and Gunboat 'Governor Moore'." Line engraving published in "The Soldier in Our Civil War", Vol |
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