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Moore, Henry P., 1833-1911 Mortar U.S. Schooner C.P. Williams, Port Royal, S.C

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05140.01.14 Author/Creator: Moore, Henry P., 1833-1911 Place Written: Hilton Head, South Carolina Type: Photograph Date: 1862-1863 Pagination: 1 photograph Height: 27 cm, Width: 34.4 cm Order a Copy

An officer leans against the mortar gun with the rest of the crew posed in back of the gun. Two infantry drummer boys stand to the left, behind the gun

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