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U.S. envoy to France John Bigelow learned that Stonewall had left Denmark and was headed for American waters via Portugal and the Azores. (The History Collection / Alamy Stock Photo
U.S. envoy to France John Bigelow learned that Stonewall had left Denmark and was headed for American waters via Portugal and the Azores. (The History Collection / Alamy Stock Photo