File:Fort Fisher Bombardment.jpg

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This is an image of a place or building that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places in the United States of America. Its reference number is 66000595.

Summary

Description
English: "The Bombardment of Fort Fisher, January 15, 1865"

Ships of the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron bombarding Fort Fisher, North Carolina, prior to the ground assault that captured the fortification.

Identifiable ships include:

  • USS Monadnock (twin-turret monitor in the right center);
  • USS Vanderbilt (grey two-stack side-wheel steamer in right foreground); and
  • USS New Ironsides (at the right end of the main battle line).
http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/sh-usn/usnsh-n/new-ir-m.htm
Source Engraving by T. Shussler, after an artwork by J.O. Davidson, published in "Battles and Leaders of the Civil War". U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph #: NH 2051
Author Julian Oliver Davidson, after T. Shussler

Licensing

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This file is a work of a sailor or employee of the U.S. Navy, taken or made as part of that person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, it is in the public domain in the United States.
This file has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights.

Object location33° 57′ 57″ N, 77° 55′ 37″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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Fort Fisher

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33°57'56.999"N, 77°55'36.998"W

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current14:57, 1 January 2022Thumbnail for version as of 14:57, 1 January 20221,243 × 650 (356 KB)BroichmoreCropped 3 % horizontally, 10 % vertically using CropTool with precise mode.
14:53, 1 January 2022Thumbnail for version as of 14:53, 1 January 20221,280 × 721 (381 KB)BroichmoreCurrent version same source
17:47, 18 June 2012Thumbnail for version as of 17:47, 18 June 2012733 × 383 (144 KB)Cropbotupload cropped version, operated by User:Finavon. Summary: captions cropped
18:12, 21 September 2007Thumbnail for version as of 18:12, 21 September 2007740 × 435 (126 KB)Kkmurrayhttp://www.history.navy.mil/photos/sh-usn/usnsh-n/new-ir-m.htm http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/images/h02000/h02051.jpg Photo #: NH 2051 "The Bombardment of Fort Fisher, January 15, 1865" Engraving by T. Shussler, after an artwork by J.O. Davidson,
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