cover pictorially postmarked at Manassas, VA on April 1, 2023.
Art Image of the ship printed in color on cachet #3090 by Alvin Eckert, #9964, USCS.
Cover franked with a 3 cent UCV Veterans stamp # 998 and a 63 cent flag stamp # 5788 (FDOI).
Cover prepared on an Archive Quality Envelope without gum on the flap.
USS Tennessee: a 209' long ironclad gunboat that was built in Selma, Alabama in 1863-64.
She was towed to Mobile, Al in 1964 and fought in the Battle of Mobile Bay against Admiral Farragut's
Union attackers on August 5, 1864. She was captured and used by the Union forces to bombard Fort Morgan.
See her web pages for the details of her design, construction and service history, including battle narratives.
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These items make fine gifts when mounted on a colored matte and placed in a 5x7 picture frame.
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