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Taft, J. W. The hull of the U.S. Ironclad Steamer Indianola

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06739.02 Author/Creator: Taft, J. W. Place Written: Memphis, Tenn. Type: Photograph Date: 1864 November Pagination: 1 albumen ; 19.7 x 24.4 cm. Order a Copy

Title from inscription on mount. The U.S.S. Indianola was sunk by Confederate rams and grounded on Jefferson Davis Island, 1863 February 24.

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