Historical sketches of U.S. and Confederate naval vessels named for Tennessee and Tennessee cities, [undated].

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Historical sketches of U.S. and Confederate naval vessels named for Tennessee and Tennessee cities, [undated].

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Consists of historical sketches and photographs of U.S. and Confederate naval vessels named for Tennessee and major cities in Tennessee. Included is information on C.S.S. Nashville, C.S.S. Tennessee, U.S.S. Memphis, U.S.S. Nashville, and U.S.S. Tennessee. Also includes a print of the naval engagement between the U.S.S. Hartford and the C.S.S. Tennessee in Mobile Bay, 1864.

ca. 35 items.

Tennessee State Library & Archives, TSLA

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SNAC Resource ID: 7264436

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