Civil War re-enactors representing the Confederate and Union sides play taps on the beach at Breach Inlet 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 representing the Confederate and Union sides play taps on the beach at Breach Inlet 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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Size: 4938px × 3292px
Location: Sullivan's Island, South Carolina
Photo credit: © Richard Ellis / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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