ALL ITEMS: 'Woolsey--W-B-


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1027Color lithograph of U.S. Navy gunboat Nipsic.DetailsWoolsey, W.B.1869
Lithograph of the Union Naval Gunboat Nipsic
Woolsey, W.B.
1869
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$0.00Woolsey--W-B-Lithograph-of-the-Union-Naval-Gunboat-NipsicSOLD<br></br> Color lithograph of the 836-ton U.S. Navy screw gunboat Nipsic, launched June 1863 at Portsmouth Naval Yard in Kittery, Maine. In late 1863 and early 1864 Nipsic engaged in operations against Murrell's Inlet and Georgetown, South Carolina. In June 1864, she captured a sailing blockade runner. </br></br> From Charles Boynton's "The History of the Navy during the Rebellion". Printed by Major and Knapp Engraving, Manufacturing, and Lithograph Company, 71 Broadway, New York.
1028Lithograph of the U.S. Navy steam frigate WabashDetailsWoolsey, W.B.1869
Lithograph of the U.S. Naval Frigate Wabash
Woolsey, W.B.
1869
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$0.00Woolsey--W-B-Lithograph-of-the--U-S--Naval-Frigate-WabashSOLD<br></br> Attractive color lithograph of the 4808-ton U.S. Navy steam screw frigate Wabash. The Wabash was launched from Philadelphia Navy Yard in October 1855. During 1861 Wabash blockaded the Confederacy's Atlantic Coast and engaged in the capture of Hatteras Inlet, North Carolina, and Port Royal, South Carolina. The Wabash was flagship of the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron, an active force in the Blockade of Charleston, S.C., in 1862-64. She paricipated in the December 1864 and January 1865 assaults on Fort Fisher, North Carolina. </br></br> From Charles Boynton's "The History of the Navy during the Rebellion". Printed by Major and Knapp Engraving, Manufacturing, and Lithograph Company, 71 Broadway, New York.