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Civil War Steam Frigate Near Alexandria

Tom Jun 28, 2016 Faces & Places of Yesterday Leave a comment

These old Civil War photos of Alexandria are amazing. This one shows the steam frigate Pensacola in 1861, the beginning of the war. Click on it for some incredible details.

Alexandria, Va. Steam frigate Pensacola. Photographs of the Federal Navy, and seaborne expeditions against the Atlantic Coast of the Confederacy -- the Federal Navy, 1861-1865. — Alexandria, Va. Steam frigate Pensacola. Photographs of the Federal Navy, and seaborne expeditions against the Atlantic Coast of the Confederacy — the Federal Navy, 1861-1865.

Source: Library of Congress

We also came across some amazing old photos of the frigate here.

Tags 1860s Alexandria VA Civil War

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