Today's the anniversary of the Civil War sinking of the USS Hatteras by the CSS Alabama...the only time during the war that a Confederate ship sank a US ship.
The wreckage of the ship
was recently discovered in just 60 feet of water off Galveston, Texas.
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| January 11, 1863, The CSS Alabama sinks The USS Hatteras. |
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This sketch was done in the days after the sinking for Harper's.
[ PLUS: The New York Times published an interesting story about the anniversary this week as well. If you are not blocked by the paper's pay-wall, you can read it here. ] |
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