The Blockade of Charleston - NH 59302

Line engraving published in Harper's Weekly, July-December 1861, page 599, probably depicting the capture of the blockade runner Arthur Middleton, off Charleston, South Carolina, on 21 August 1861. Arthur Middleton is shown in the center of the view, flying a Confederate flag. USS Vandalia is at left, and USS Roanoke is at right. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.