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Bombardment of Federal Point
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Harper's Staff, after sketches by John Everding, and C.F. Ellmore
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Harper's weekly
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Bombardment of Federal Point
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General Butler's Bombardment of Federal Point in the Civil War. His warships are pictured, and the target in the background.
BOMBARDMENT OF THE FORTIFICATIONS ON FEDERAL POINT DURING THE DECEMBER OF 1864
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The Monitors in the Gale of December 21. Sketched by F.C. Ellmore. - Acting Master's Mate, C. F. Elmore (ALABAMA, (3d rate.). North Atlantic Squadron, Rear-Admiral David D. Porter, Commanding.)

Fleet of Army Transports at the Rendezvous Off Federal Point, latitude 33° 56' north, longitude 77° 20' West, December 17, 1864. Sketched by John Everding.
Shown L-R (RHS): Highland Light, Western Metropolis,T.A. Scott, Baltic. Shown L-R (LHS): Dispatch Boat, Commodore Dupont.

The Power Ship 'Louisiana', sketched by C.F. Ellmore. - Acting Master's Mate, C. F. Elmore (ALABAMA, (3d rate.). North Atlantic Squadron, Rear-Admiral David D. Porter, Commanding.)

Landing of General Butler's Army Under Cover of the Gunboats, December 25, 1864.
Shown L-R (RHS): Mound Battery, Fort Fisher, Fleet shelling Fort Fisher and the woods, Troop landing, Brooklyn. Listed ships in italics shown L-R (LHS): Emma, A.D.Vauce; Alabama, Cherokee, Tristram Shandy.

Bombardment of the fortifications of Federal Point during the debarkation of General Butler's army, December 26, 1864. -. Sketched by John Everding.
Shown L-R (RHS): Missing. Listed ships in italics shown L-R (LHS): Colorado, Fort Fisher; Minnesota, Vanderbilt, Mohican, New Ironsides Iron Clads, Ticonderoga, Vance.

(GENERAL BUTLER'S ARMY, December 26, 1684) HARPER'S WEEKLY. January 28. 1865.
Depicted place Pleasure Island (North Carolina)
Date 28 January 1865
date QS:P571,+1865-01-28T00:00:00Z/11
Medium Wood engraving
Credit line Harper's weekly
Source/Photographer Harper's weekly, January 28, 1865
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