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Sinking Ships and (Relative) Ancient History

Posted on June 18, 2008 by | Posted in: Charles Summersell Collection, CSS Alabama, Jessica Lacher-Feldman, Publishers' Bindings Online | Leave a comment

One hundred and forty-four years ago, on June 19, 1864, the CSS Alabama was sunk at the end of a fierce naval engagement with the USS Kearsarge off the coast of Cherbourg in France. The Alabama had docked in Cherbourg … Continue reading →