. The photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities . )i;///j//7f/^jf/j/j/j//^/j7///j-r7-. Tuscarora, theKearsarge and the Ino. Semmes, see-ing that escape was impossible,sold his vessel and disbandedher crew. Her prizes totalledfifteen, and Semmes was soonmaking another record for him-self in the Alabama. The Florida was the first cruiserbuilt for the Confederacyabroad. She was allowed toclear from Liverpool on March22, 1862, under the nameOreto. On August 7th shebegan her career under Cap-tain John Xewland Maffit,with

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. The photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities . )i;///j//7f/^jf/j/j/j//^/j7///j-r7-. Tuscarora, theKearsarge and the Ino. Semmes, see-ing that escape was impossible,sold his vessel and disbandedher crew. Her prizes totalledfifteen, and Semmes was soonmaking another record for him-self in the Alabama. The Florida was the first cruiserbuilt for the Confederacyabroad. She was allowed toclear from Liverpool on March22, 1862, under the nameOreto. On August 7th shebegan her career under Cap-tain John Xewland Maffit,with a crew of but twenty-twomen. She had an adventurouscareer till she ran into theharbor of Bahia, Oct. 5, 1864,where she encountered a vesselof Wilkcs flying squadron, the Wachusett. CommanderNapoleon Collins, in violationof the neutrality laws, sudden-ly attacked the Florida and received her surrender. ^^N^^^^^^^^■^^^^^^^v^^..^^^^.^^v^-^V

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