Civil War re-enactors and mourners process into a church for a memorial service to mark the 150th anniversary of the sinking of the USS Housatonic by the Hunley February 17, 2014 on Sullivan's Island, SC. The Hunley was the first submarine to sink a ship in battle and then suffered an accident killing the crew.

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Civil War re-enactors and mourners process into a church for a memorial service to mark the 150th anniversary of the sinking of the USS Housatonic by the Hunley February 17, 2014 on Sullivan's Island, SC. The Hunley was the first submarine to sink a ship in battle and then suffered an accident killing the crew.

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Location: Sullivan's Island, South Carolina
Photo credit: © Richard Ellis / Alamy / Afripics
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