Md’s Mariners – Shannon’s Creative Photo Challenge: Silhouettes

Posted on October 8, 2015 by Mike

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Maryland’s tribute to her loyal sons, who served in the United States Navy During the war for The Preservation of The Union

Maryland furnished 4152 men who participated in the important naval battles of the Civil War.

Port Royal, November 7th., 1861
Monitor & Merrimac, March 9th., 1862
New Orleans, April 18th -28th., 1862
Vicksburg, May 19th – July 4th., 1863
Mobile, August 5th., 1864
Fort Fisher, Jannuary 13th – 15th., 1865

Erected by the veterans association of Maryland, September 12th, 1996

taken from the base of the monument in the Civil War National Cemetery in Baltimore, Md.

for Shannon’s Creative Photo Challenge: Silhouettes

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1 Response to Md’s Mariners – Shannon’s Creative Photo Challenge: Silhouettes

  1. Shannon Hart says:
    October 9, 2015 at 2:48 pm

    Statues make great silhouette subjects. Nice work!

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