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Civil War Illustrations

Obstructions Placed by the Rebels in Croatan Sound 

men rowing away from wooden spikes in the water and a sailing ship in the distance

Caption: Obstructions placed by the Rebels in Croatan Sound – Sunken vessels and chevaux des frise [defensive structures consisting generally of sharply pointed nails or spikes set in timber or an iron barrel] – (See page 251 [for related story])

Source: Illustration from Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, March 8, 1862, page 251