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DescriptionDahlgren Pawnee H63362t.jpg
Rear Admiral John A. Dahlgren, USN, standing beside a 50-pounder Dahlgren rifle, on board USS Pawnee in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina, circa 1863-1865. He was then commanding the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron.
Identification of the gun is from Warren Ripley: "Artillery and Ammunition of the Civil War", page 104.
Date
between circa 1863 and circa 1865
date QS:P,+1863-00-00T00:00:00Z/8,P1319,+1863-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1865-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Source
The original negative for this photograph is held by the Library of Congress (their photo # is LC-B8171-3417).
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.
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* 03:01, 25 July 2006 [[:en:User:ERcheck|ERcheck]] 190×162 (14,347 bytes) <span class="comment">('''Rear Admiral John A. Dahlgren''', USN, standing beside a 50-pounder Dahlgren rifle, on board USS Pawnee in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina, circa 1863-1865. He was then commanding the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron. Identification of the gun is )</span>
Removed caption read: Photo # NH 63362 Rear Admiral John A. Dahlgren, on board USS Pawnee in Charleston Harbor
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