
In this Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper engraving, the Potomac Flotilla’s Thomas Freeborn and Reliance fire upon “secession forces” occupying Mathias Point on June 27, 1861. (Naval History and Heritage Command)
In this Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper engraving, the Potomac Flotilla’s Thomas Freeborn and Reliance fire upon “secession forces” occupying Mathias Point on June 27, 1861. (Naval History and Heritage Command)