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| Keywords: Sighting a gun aboard USS Thomas Freeborn, 1861.jpg en The steam tug USS Thomas Freeborn in 1861 The photo shows some of the ship's officers and men demonstrating how her late commanding officer Commander James H Ward was sighting her bow gun when he was mortally wounded on 27 June 1861 during an action with Confederate forces at Mathias Point Virginia The gun is a 32 pounder smoothbore of 60 hundredweight on a Novelty Carriage This mounting was developed by Commander Ward before the Civil War Location appears to be the Washington Navy Yard D C http //www history navy mil/photos/sh-usn/usnsh-t/t-frebrn htm Photo NH 60990 Naval History and Heritage Command U S Navy 1861 PD-USGov-Military-Navy USS Thomas Freeborn ship 1861 Historical naval artillery | ||||
