. The photographic history of the Civil War : in ten volumes . REMARKABLE PHOTOGRAPHS OF CONFEDERATE RAMS—THE ALBEMARLE THE CAPTURED RAMS These pictures are remarkableas being among the scantremaining photographic evi-dence of the efforts made bythe Confederacy to put a navyinto actual existence. TheAlbemarle was built at thesuggestion of two men whoseexperience had been limited tothe construction of the supervision of Com-mander James W. Cooke,C. S. N., the vessel was com-pleted; and on April 18, 1864,she started down the river,with the forges and workmenstill aboard of her,
. The photographic history of the Civil War : in ten volumes . REMARKABLE PHOTOGRAPHS OF CONFEDERATE RAMS—THE ALBEMARLE THE CAPTURED RAMS These pictures are remarkableas being among the scantremaining photographic evi-dence of the efforts made bythe Confederacy to put a navyinto actual existence. TheAlbemarle was built at thesuggestion of two men whoseexperience had been limited tothe construction of the supervision of Com-mander James W. Cooke,C. S. N., the vessel was com-pleted; and on April 18, 1864,she started down the river,with the forges and workmenstill aboard of her, completingher armor. Next day shesank the Southfield. Inthe picture she is in Federalhands, having been raised after
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