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U.S. 13 Star Navy Boat Flag - Fort Fischer 1864.

Sub-collection: Crow Art Partnership Collection

13 star U.S. Flag - Navy Boat Flag used at the amphibious landings at Ft. Fisher, North Carolina, Dec 1864
This flag was used on one of the small boats of Rear Admiral David Dixon Porter's fleet when it attempted to capture Fort Fischer, a powerful bastion protecting the Confederacy's last open port, located in Wilmington, NC.

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