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Moore, Henry P., 1833-1911 Forward Pivot Gun, 200 lb Rifle. U.S. ship Wabash

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05140.01.17 Author/Creator: Moore, Henry P., 1833-1911 Place Written: Hilton Head, South Carolina Type: Photograph Date: 1862-1863 Pagination: 1 photograph Height: 27.2 cm, Width: 34.6 cm Order a Copy

Naval officers and infantry officers facing each other on the deck in front of an artillery gun. Two other naval officers and three seamen pose around the gun. On the left. a infantryman feigns a charge with his bayonet.

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