Image: Capture of the Blockade Runner Emma, 1863
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Description: View from the deck of the unarmed Army transport USS Arago during its seven hour chase and capture of the blockade runner Emma during the American Civil War. "The capture was one of the most unique exploits on the Atlantic Ocean during the war. It was accomplished through a "big bluff," resulting in a prize of 450,000 dollars."
Title: Capture of the Blockade Runner Emma, 1863
Credit: Original publication: The National Tribune Immediate source: http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn82016187/1898-01-06/ed-1/seq-6/
Author: The National Tribune (Washington, D.C.) Life time: Not applicable.
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