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U.S.S. Hartford

U.S.S. Hartford Ships
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Stock #:779764
Type: Postcard
Era: Real Photo
Publisher: The Rotograph Co.
Size: 3.25" x 5.25" (9 x 14 cm)
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After Confederate forces fired on Ft. Sumter, President Lincoln directed the U.S. Navy to establish a blockade of all states that seceded from the Union. The plan was for the Navy to starve the South of resources. To that end, the Confederate coastline was divided up, and responsibility for each section was assigned to an independent squadron. In January 1862, Hartford became the flagship for the West Gulf Blockading Squadron under the command of Flag Officer David G. Farragut. His area of responsibility began at the mouth of the Mississippi River and ran west to the Rio Grande.
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