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Charleston at Sunrise
1863. William R. McGrath. CSS Chicora leaves for duty near Fort Sumter.
26"x 19½" limited edition print is signed and numbered by the artist.
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Charleston by Moonlight, 1861
William R. McGrath. "Four Corners of Law" just before the dawn of war,
1861. 20¼"x 26½" limited edition print is signed and numbered by the
artist.
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City Point, Virginia
March 31, 1865. William R. McGrath. Lower wharves along the James River.
31"x 20" limited edition print is signed and numbered by the artist.
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CSS Hunley
William R. McGrath. Here we see the CSS Hunley as it becomes the first
submarine to engage and sink a warship, sending the USS Housatonic to a
watery grave off Charleston, South Carolina, February 17, 1864. 19"x 13¾"
limited edition print is signed and numbered by artist.
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CSS Florida
William R. McGrath. Commerce raiders such as the CSS Florida were a
successful component of the Confederacy's naval campaign against the
Union. They inflicted significant damage to Union cargo and ships and,
in terms of damage to the economy of the United States, were more
effective than any other military investment made by the Confederacy.
19"x 13¾" limited edition print is signed and numbered by artist.
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Infernal Machines
William R. McGrath. The Union ironclad gunboat USS Cairo is sunk by
torpedoes in the Yazoo River, December 12, 1862. 26"x 17¼" limited edition
print is signed and numbered by the artist.
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Returning Fire
William R. McGrath. The USS Monitor and the CSS Virginia (Formerly USS
Merrimack) forever change the character of naval warfare as they engage
in their famous clash of March 9, 1862. 29"x 16¼" limited edition print
is signed and numbered by the artist.
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Richmond at Dawn, 1864
1864. William R. McGrath. The capital building and business district from
the James River and Kanawha Canal Basin. 24"x 18" limited edition print is
signed and numbered by the artist.
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Starboard Batteries Engaged
William R. McGrath. For more than an hour on June 19, 1864, the CSS
Alabama (foreground) and the USS Kearsarge fought their legendary battle
off the coast of Cherbourg, France. In the end, the most feared commerce
raider of the Confederate fleet lay on the bottom, 45 fathoms down. 27"x
16½" limited edition print is signed and numbered by the artist.
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USS Onondaga
William R. McGrath. The double-turreted ironclad USS Onondaga patrols the
James River in support of Grant's drive to Richmond. 19"x 13¾" limited
edition print is signed and numbered by the artist.
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USS Saugus
William R. McGrath. Firing on the Confederate Ironclads in the James
River, June 21, 1864 is the single-turreted monitor, USS Saugus. She
would be damaged by a 10" round shot fired from a Confederate battery at
Dutch Gap on this day, but survived the war and even served as temporary
prison for the eight conspirators from Lincoln's assassination. 19"x
13¾" limited edition print is signed and numbered by the artist.
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White House of the Confederacy
William R. McGrath. Richmond, Virginia in the winter of 1865. 18"x 21"
limited edition print is signed and numbered by the artist.
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11" Dahlgren Naval Pivot Gun
William R. McGrath. These unique black and white prints of Civil War
naval guns are produced on heavy cardstock and come ready to frame. Each
print is signed by the artist and measures 10"x 8".
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7" Brooke Naval Pivot Rifle
William R. McGrath. These unique black and white prints of Civil War naval
guns are produced on heavy cardstock and come ready to frame. Each print
is signed by the artist and measures 10"x 8".
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9" Dahlgren Naval Gun
William R. McGrath. These unique black and white prints of Civil War
naval guns are produced on heavy cardstock and come ready to frame. Each
print is signed by the artist and measures 10"x 8". |
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