(MILITARY CIVIL WAR) Carte de visite photograph of George S

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(MILITARY--CIVIL WAR.) Carte-de-visite photograph of George Stewart, W[arrant]. Officer's Boy. Shows a full length portrait of Stewart in uniform, ink caption on the card mount, beneath the image; 'Pensacola,' April 25th, 1876 on the reverse; tiny spot on the sailor's left shoulder. (WGC) Vallejo, CA, circa 1876

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rare image of an African American sailor. The 'Pensacola' was launched in 1859, commissioned in September of 1861. She joined Farragut's Gulf-blockading squadron and was engaged in the battle for New Orleans. She remained in the lower Mississippi for most of the war, returning to New York for refitting in spring of 1864. After two years, she headed around Cape Horn to join the Pacific Squadron, where she was when this photo was taken. She was in service until 1912.