GREAT CIVIL WAR ERA STEEL ENGRAVED CDV OF U S NAVY COMMODORE DU PONT

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GREAT CIVIL WAR ERA STEEL ENGRAVED CDV OF U S NAVY COMMODORE DU PONT - MEASURES 4" BY 2 9/16"  - TITLED ON THE BOTTOM COM DU PONT - BY ELIAS DEZTER 562 BROADWAY - STEEL ENGRAVING PRINT - MEMBER OF THE FAMED DELEWARE MANUFACTURING FAMILY - SAMUEL F DU PONT SERVICED IN THE U S NAVY FOR 40 YEARS -  COMMANDER OF THE SOUTH ATLANTIC BLOCKADING SQUARDON - HE FAILED TO  CAPTURE THE PORT OF CHARLESTON IN APRIL OF 1863 USING IRONCLADS - HE  WAS RELEASED OF THAT POST AND SERVCED IN  WASHINGTON - THE PORT DID NOT FALL TO THE UNION UNTIL THE END OF THE WAR IN 1865- DU PONT HAD A VERY GOOD CAREER IN THE NAVY - A PROFESSIONAL  - ENGRAVING SHOWS DU PONT EARLIER IN HIS CAREER - VERY GOOD CONDITION - GREAT COLLECTIBLE