Digital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library
Iron-clad gun-boat "Galena," showing the effect of Rebel shot
[ca. 1862–1865]
From "War Memories" catalog: This is a view of the United States gun-boat "Galena" after her fight with Fort Darling, on Drewey's Bluff, James River, in July 1862. The "Galena" is an iron-clad, but the shot and shell from the Rebel guns have pierced her armor in various places.
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