NH 46255 USS Miami (1862-65)

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NH 46255 USS Miami (1862-65)

1864-1865

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Photographed during the Civil War. Frank W. Hackett, a former officer of the ship, wrote of this photograph in 1910: (it) represents the Miami coaling from a schooner out in the sound somewhere, near Roanoke Island. That indicates that the photograph was taken in 1862-64, while Miami was serving in the North Carolina Sounds. It may have been taken at the same time as Photo # NH 60873, a view on board the ship. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.

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Navy Department Library, Naval History & Heritage Command

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Navy Department Library, Naval History & Heritage Command

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